A Course Case Study: Nuclear Power Generation and the Environment.

Schlesinger, Allen B.

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A Course Case Study: Nuclear Power Generation and the Environment

Schlesinger, Allen B.

Journal of College Science Teaching, 4, 3, 185-186, Jan 75

Describes a course that uses the Ft. Calhoun nuclear power plant as a case study. The course involves three component parts: physics of fission events, engineering requirements, and economic considerations; environmental impact from radiation and thermal effluents; and the impact of social, political and legal factors. (GS)

Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Energy, Environment, Higher Education, Nuclear Physics, Objectives, Science Education

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