Looking At Energy: Nuclear Power

The Earth's major sources of energy will not last forever. Coal, oil and natural gas may all run out in the next fifty years. How can we find new fuel supplies and develop new sources of energy? Can we use the power of wind, water and sun to meet our energy needs?

This book explains how the energy in uranium is released to make nuclear power. It looks at the harmful effects of radiation, and the worries about storing nuclear waste.