Commoner, Barry
The Politics of Energy
(Alfred A. Knopf Inc., New York) 1979.
Pro-solar energy, anti-nuclear. A book that looks at these two energy alternatives. Examines former President Carter’s energy plan and how it related to these two topics.
Conner, David A., Winter, John V.,
Power Plant Siting
(Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York) 1978.
Environment is the key issue in this book. The siting of power plants is a highly researched and technical business that follows state and federal regulations.
Foreman M.D., Harry, editor,
Nuclear Power and the Public
(University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis) 1971.
Contributors to the book include medical doctors, members of various energy commissions, nuclear researchers, environmentalists. Shows both sides of the issue.
Glasstone, Samuel Sourcebook on Atomic Energy (D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., Princeton, N.J.) 1958.
Can be used as a handbook by teachers—complex ideas and theories can be easily followed.
National Geographic Special Report
Energy
(National Geographic Society, 1981 p. 67
The article,
URANIUM Too Hot To Handle
?, talks about uranium as fuel for energy. Also mentions breeder reactors and its stalled development in the U.S.
Oatman, Eric F. editor,
Prospects for Energy in America
(The H.W. Wilson Company, New York) 1980. Volume 52 No.3
A look at the energy problem, different alternatives and their pros and cons.
Robertson, J. Craig,
A Guide to Radiation Protection
(John Wiley & Sons, New York) 1976.
Explains what radioactivity is and its biological effects.
Wallace, Bruce and Dobshanskt, TH,
Radiation, Genes
,
and Man
(Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc., New York) 1959.
Explains nuclear energy and the effects of nuclear fallout and possible genetic damages to life.
