Author: TAYLOR, SIMON
Title: The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain a History
Description: Cambridge, England: UIT Cambridge Ltd, 2016. First Edition. Second Printing; Paperback. ISBN: 1906860319. B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.7 inches; vii,245 pages; Soft cover has blue spine with white lettering. NEW. Illustrated with some b/w figures. 'The go-ahead for Britain's first new nuclear power station in 20 years, Hinkley Point C, marks a major change of policy. This book traces the UK's nuclear energy history, from the optimism of the 1950s, through the disillusionment of the 1980s to a new role for nuclear in the 21st century. How the dreams of cheap electricity and export success died. How privatizing the electricity industry revealed the wishful thinking of the nuclear sector....' Appendix; glossary; index.. New .

Keywords: 1906860319 9781906860318; Power Sources; Energy Conservation; Energy Sources; Nuclear Energy; Political History; Political Activism; Government History; Great Britain; Cultural History Education Science European History Geography English/British History W