ALTERNATIVE ENERGY NUCLEAR ENERGY by Meg Marquardt Content Consultant Past President of the American Nuclear Society Andrew Kadak MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering Department Past Professor of the Practice Core Library An imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE POWERED BY NUCLEAR ENERGY The nuclear submarine has been underwater for a month It is stalking a rival sub The fresh air to run its engine It must surface every few second sub is powered by diesel fuel It needs weeks But the first sub has a nuclear reactor It does not need air It can stay underwater as long as it needs to The submarine can remain hidden in the depths of the ocean Submarines that use nuclear power can travel for years without refueling 5
