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The Physical Concept of Energy.- Resources and Reserves of Fossil and Nuclear Fuels.- Synthetic Fuels.- The Carbon Dioxide Problem.- Electricity and Heat from Thermal Nuclear Reactors.- High-temperature Reactors.- Technology of Fast Breeder Reactors.- Fast Breeder Reactors in France in 1979.- Nuclear Fuel Cycle.- Deposition of Radioactive Waste.- Nuclear Fusion with Magnetic Containment.- Laser-Driven Nuclear Fusion.- Hydroelectricity.- Solar Power Plants.- Electricity from the Sun — Photovoltaics.- Exploitation of Wind Energy by Wind Power Plants.- Tidal Power Stations.- Geothermal Energy.- Demands and Resources of Energy in the Present and Future.- Energy Strategies.