"Version: 20160301"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Scientific background -- 2.1. Fundamental forces -- 2.2. Model of the atom -- 2.3. Isotopes -- 2.4. Stability -- 2.5. Half-life -- 2.6. Fission and fusion3. Technology -- 3.1. Reactor physics -- 3.2. Nuclear…