The ATOM and the OCEAN
by E. W. Seabrook Hull
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
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Understanding the Atom Series
The Understanding the Atom Series
Nuclear energy is playing a vital role in the life of everyman, woman, and child in the United States today. In theyears ahead it will affect increasingly all the peoples of theearth. It is essential that all Americans gain an understandingof this vital force if they are to discharge thoughtfully theirresponsibilities as citizens and if they are to realize fully themyriad benefits that nuclear energy offers them.
The United States Atomic Energy Commission providesthis booklet to help you achieve such understanding.
Edward J. Brunenkant, Director
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UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman
James T. Ramey
Wilfrid E. Johnson
Dr. Theos J. Thompson
Dr. Clarence E. Larson
The ATOM and the OCEAN
by E. W. Seabrook Hull
CONTENTS
- SEEKING ANSWERS 1
- Energy for Exploration 3
- THE WORLD OCEAN 6
- Ocean Movements 7
- A Mix of Elements 10
- The Sea’s Interfaces 11
- The Sea’s Resources 11
- NUCLEAR ENERGY’S ROLE 13
- Radionuclides in the Sea 13
- Research Projects 23
- Oceanographic Instruments 35
- Environmental Safety Studies 41
- The Atom at Work in the Sea 42
- Ocean Engineering 51
- Fresh Water from Seawater 52
- Radiation Preservation of Seafood 54
- Project Plowshare 56
- A New Fram 56
- THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OCEAN 57
- SUGGESTED REFERENCES 58
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Division of Technical Information
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 67-62476
1968