Nuclear Power: Both Sides

The best arguments for and against the most controversial technology.

With over half the American public living near a reactor, nuclear power is one of the most urgent issues of our time. If you read one book about nuclear energy, this should be the one. In twenty-one provocative essays, those who have shaped the course of nuclear power substantiate their views and set forth refutations of their opponents' views.

"[Covers] the basic issues on both sides of the debate over the public hazard of nuclear power generation. the contributors are prominent experts who present the facts fairly, whose opinions are recognizable as such, and whose views are presented without self-serving exaggeration. A supremely useful book." —Christian Science Monitor

"High-caliber essays by internationally reknowned educators, environmentalists, scientists and other experts. A fine balance of viewpoints is expressed." —Library Journal

"A guide for the perplexed citizen that provides cogent arguments from both sides of a complex issue." —Science News