_Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman_
_James T. Ramey_
_Dr. Gerald F. Tape_
_Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit_
_Wilfrid E. Johnson_
_ONE OF A SERIES ON
UNDERSTANDING THE ATOM_
Nuclear energy is playing a vital role in the life of every man, woman,
and child in the United States today. In the years ahead it will affect
increasingly all the peoples of the earth. It is essential that all
Americans gain an understanding of this vital force if they are to
discharge thoughtfully their responsibilities as citizens and if they
are to realize fully the myriad benefits that nuclear energy offers
them.
The United States Atomic Energy Commission provides this booklet to help
you achieve such understanding.
[Illustration: Edward J. Brunenkant]
Edward J. Brunenkant
Director
Division of Technical Information
This booklet is one of the “Understanding the Atom” Series. Comments are
invited on this booklet and others in the series; please send them to
the Division of Technical Information, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission,
Washington, D. C. 20545.
Published as part of the AEC’s educational assistance program, the
series includes these titles:
NUCLEAR POWER AND MERCHANT SHIPPING
PLUTONIUM
OUR ATOMIC WORLD
NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR DESALTING
CONTROLLED NUCLEAR FUSION
WHOLE BODY COUNTERS
PLOWSHARE
POPULAR BOOKS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE
SNAP, NUCLEAR SPACE REACTORS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
ATOMS, NATURE, AND MAN
MICROSTRUCTURE OF MATTER
SYNTHETIC TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
COMPUTERS
RESEARCH REACTORS
GENETIC EFFECTS OF RADIATION
POWER FROM RADIOISOTOPES
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
RARE EARTHS
FOOD PRESERVATION BY IRRADIATION
FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOISOTOPES IN INDUSTRY
ATOMS AT THE SCIENCE FAIR
RADIOISOTOPES AND LIFE PROCESSES
ATOMIC FUEL
ATOMIC POWER SAFETY
DIRECT CONVERSION OF ENERGY
CAREERS IN ATOMIC ENERGY
RADIOISOTOPES IN MEDICINE
ACCELERATORS
NUCLEAR TERMS, A BRIEF GLOSSARY
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
ATOMS IN AGRICULTURE
POWER REACTORS IN SMALL PACKAGES
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