The necessity for nuclear power

The subject is covered in chapters, entitled: the need for more energy; energy demand; the availability of oil; coal; nuclear power; how much nuclear plant in operation by the year 2000; nuclear power utilisation (especially as electricity); nuclear process heat; comparative hazards of energy production and use; hazards of fuel production; hazards of power generation; carbon dioxide and the 'greenhouse effect'; hazard of major accidents; Three Mile Island; waste disposal; nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation; opposition to nuclear power. (U.K.)