文档介绍：Nuclear Technology
Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.
GREENWOOD PRESS
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
Sourcebooks in Modern Technology
Space Technology
Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.
Sourcebooks in Modern Technology
Nuclear
Technology
Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.
GREENWOOD PRESS
Westport, Connecticut • London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Angelo, Joseph A.
Nuclear technology / Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.
p. cm.—(Sourcebooks in modern technology)
Includes index.
ISBN 1–57356–336–6 (alk. paper)
1. Nuclear engineering. I. Title. II. Series.
2004
—dc22 2004011238
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
Copyright © 2004 by Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2004011238
ISBN: 1–57356–336–6
First published in 2004
Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this plies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information anization (–1984).
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To my wife, Joan—a panion and soul mate
Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1. History of Nuclear Technology and
Science 1
Chapter 2. Chronology of Nuclear Technology 65
Chapter 3. Profiles of Nuclear Technology Pioneers,
Visionaries, and Advocates 95
Chapter 4. How Nuclear Technology Works 155
Chapter 5. Impact 315
Chapter 6. Issues 375
Chapter 7. The Future of Nuclear Technology 443
Chapter 8. Glossary of Terms Used in Nuclear
Technology 485
Chapter 9. Associations 539
Chapter 10. Demonstration Sites 571
Chapter 11. Sources of Information 605
Index 613
Preface
Modern nuclear technology emerged in the twentieth century from the
pioneering intellectual achievements of many scientists who struggled to
explain the atom, identify and characterize