Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy (Hardcover)

by Gwyneth Cravens (Author), Richard Rhodes (Introduction)

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Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Knopf (Oct 30 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307266567
ISBN-13: 978-0307266569
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17 x 3.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 794 g
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From Publishers Weekly

Novelist and science reporter Cravens (The Black Death) begins this journey of discovery "through the Nuclear world" dubious of nuclear power's safety and utility: "I'd participated in ban-the-bomb rallies" but "never considered the fate of a retired weapon." Her trip begins with a casual conversation with nuclear physicist Dr. Richard "Rip" Anderson on the hidden warheads being dismantled outside Albuquerque, N.M.; as it turns out, the nuclear "pits" were to be used for fuel in nuclear reactors. Curiosity, and Rip's conviction that no other large-scale energy source is as "safe, reliable, and clean," drives Craven to spend 10 years with the scientist traveling to national laboratories, uranium mines and nuclear waste sites; reviewing accounts of Chernobyl and Three Mile Island; and examining modern reactor designs, the life cycle of uranium and studies on radiation's effects since 1945. Gradually convinced that "uranium is cleaner and safer throughout its shielded journey from cradle to grave than our other big baseload electricity resource, fossil fuel," Craven has submitted a thorough, persuasive report from the front lines of the world's energy and climate crises, illuminating for general readers the pros and cons of a highly misunderstood resource.
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“There is by now a pretty long list of enviromentalists who used to be anti-nuke and are now in favor of it . . . If a new book called Power to Save the World is half as good as this Wall Street Journal review says it is, expect that list to get much, much longer.”
-New York Times Freakonomics blog by Stephen J. Dubner

“Illuminating . . . a picaresque, flat-out love song to the bad boy of the great American energy debate–as good a book as we’re likely to get on a subject mired in political incorrectness.”
-Wall Street Journal

“In a vividly descriptive, exhaustively researched, and unfailingly lucid narrative, Cravens tracks the life cycle of uranium, tours nuclear facilities, and asks tough questions . . . Cravens’ thorough inquiry dispels myths, clarifies science, and portrays an astonishing and ever more crucial hidden world.”
-Booklist, starred review

“Let’s hope this clear-eyed, up-to-date tour of all things nuclear . . . sparks a renewed nationwide debate.”
-Wired

“Craven has submitted a thorough, persuasive report from the front lines of the world’s energy and climate crises, illuminating for general readers the pros and cons of a highly misunderstood resource.”
-Publisher’s Weekly

“Her presentation of these arguments is lucid and convincing, and her prose is lively and colorful . . . this is a sensible and important contribution to the dialog.”
-Library Journal

“Interesting and informative . . . if you are concerned about global warming and the damage caused by our consumption of fossil fuels, as Ms. Cravens is, you would do well to read this book . . . very readable . . . understandable to the lay person while remaining technically rigorous.”
-East Hampton Star

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