MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011047557
003 DLC
005 20141125110814.0
008 111115s2012 nyu 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011047557
020 $a9780230116474 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aTK9360$b.M319 2012
082 00 $a669/.2922$223
084 $aSCI024000$aSCI034000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMartin, Richard,$d1958-
245 10 $aSuperfuel :$bthorium, the green energy source for the future /$cRichard Martin.
246 3 $aSuper fuel
250 $aFirst edition.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2012.
300 $a262 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $a"In this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer Richard Martin introduces us to thorium, a radioactive element and alternative nuclear fuel that is far safer, cleaner, and more abundant than uranium. At the dawn of the Atomic Age, thorium and uranium seemed to be in close competition as the fuel of the future. Uranium, with its ability to undergo fission and produce explosive material for atomic weapons, won out over its more pacific sister element, relegating thorium to the dustbin of science. Now, as we grapple with the perils of nuclear energy and rogue atomic weapons and mankind confronts the specter of global climate change, thorium is reemerging as the overlooked energy source that can wean us off our fossil-fuel addiction and avert the risk of nuclear meltdown"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aThorium.
650 0 $aThorium$xSeparation.
650 0 $aNuclear fuels.
650 0 $aNuclear reactors$xDesign and construction.
650 0 $aNuclear fuels$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aNuclear reactors$zUnited States$xDesign and construction$xHistory.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Energy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSCIENCE / History.$2bisacsh