Inside front cover

FRONT COVER

Hands Up for Nuclear Science !

Staff and graduate students of the Research School of Nuclear Science at the Australian National University inCanberra.The research school is one of the few places in Australiawhere nuclear science is studied and taught at advancedlevel. Their enthusiasm is obvious.As the inevitable events predicted in this book unfold,graduates in nuclear science and engineering will beabsolutely essential for assisting a change for the better inAustralia's vulnerable future prospects.It is impossible to overstate the vital importance of highlevel trained personnel to replace those now retiring orabout to retire, but far too few are currently in training.The current shortage of science and mathematics studentsin secondary schools will not help the situation,remembering that the better part of ten years is needed totrain a nuclear scientist or engineer to make a usefulcontribution to a highly technological enterprise such asnuclear electricity production.

Photo courtesy of Prof. George Dracoulis, Head, Nuclear Science, ANU.