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Author : Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039569517
Author : Gar Smith
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781603584340
Nuclear power is not clean, cheap, or safe. With Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, the nuclear industry's record of catastrophic failures now averages one major disaster every decade. After three US-designed plants exploded in Japan, many countries moved to abandon reactors for renewables. In the United States, however, powerful corporations and a compliant government still defend nuclear power-while promising billion-dollar bailouts to operators. Each new disaster demonstrates that the nuclear industry and governments lie to "avoid panic," to preserve the myth of "safe, clean" nuclear power, and to sustain government subsidies. Tokyo and Washington both covered up Fukushima's radiation risks and-when confronted with damning evidence-simply raised the levels of "acceptable" risk to match the greater levels of exposure. Nuclear Roulette dismantles the core arguments behind the nuclear-industrial complex's "Nuclear Renaissance." While some critiques are familiar-nuclear power is too costly, too dangerous, and too unstable-others are surprising: Nuclear Roulette exposes historic links to nuclear weapons, impacts on Indigenous lands and lives, and the ways in which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission too often takes its lead from industry, rewriting rules to keep failing plants in compliance. Nuclear Roulette cites NRC records showing how corporations routinely defer maintenance and lists resulting "near-misses" in the US, which average more than one per month. Nuclear Roulette chronicles the problems of aging reactors, uncovers the costly challenge of decommissioning, explores the industry's greatest seismic risks-not on California's quake-prone coast but in the Midwest and Southeast-and explains how solar flares could black out power grids, causing the world's 400-plus reactors to self-destruct. This powerful exposé concludes with a roundup of proven and potential energy solutions that can replace nuclear technology with a "Renewable Renaissance," combined with conservation programs that can cleanse the air, and cool the planet.
Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309111249
There has been a substantial resurgence of interest in nuclear power in the United States over the past few years. One consequence has been a rapid growth in the research budget of DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). In light of this growth, the Office of Management and Budget included within the FY2006 budget request a study by the National Academy of Sciences to review the NE research programs and recommend priorities among those programs. The programs to be evaluated were: Nuclear Power 2010 (NP 2010), Generation IV (GEN IV), the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative (NHI), the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)/Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI), and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) facilities. This book presents a description and analysis of each program along with specific findings and recommendations. It also provides an assessment of program priorities and oversight.
Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electric utilities
ISBN : MINN:31951P00897315H
Author : John David Stevenson,F. A. Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : LOFT (Nuclear reactor safety test facility)
ISBN : UOM:39015095238138
Author : Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
Publisher : Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electric power
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039402370
Author : Watt Committee on Energy Publications
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203210291
At a number of meetings of the Watt Committee Executive, I mentioned my embarrassment at being askedrepeatedly by all sorts of people, OC What does The Watt Committee on Energy think about nuclear energy?OCOAt the Executive meeting on 20 October 1981, Mr G.K.C. Pardoe, our Deputy Chairman, suggested ananswer: we should form a working party to produce a summary of the position, all the way from the uraniummine to the disposal of nuclear waste. It would be as professional and objective as the time availablepermitted. It would deal with the question from the British standpoint a similar text produced by theAmericans or the French might be very different and would stress facts, rather than opinions, leaving it tothe reader to draw his or her own conclusions."
Author : Todd H. Otis
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015001310997
Author : Atomic Industrial Forum. Study Group on the Practical Application of Standardized Nuclear Power Plants in the United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Nuclear power plants
ISBN : UOM:39015011176248
Author : Jun Wang,Xin Li,Chris Allison,Judy Hohorst
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128181911
Nuclear Power Plant Design and Analysis Codes: Development, Validation, and Application presents the latest research on the most widely used nuclear codes and the wealth of successful accomplishments which have been achieved over the past decades by experts in the field. Editors Wang, Li,Allison, and Hohorst and their team of authors provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of nuclear code development and how to apply it to their work and research to make their energy production more flexible, economical, reliable and safe.Written in an accessible and practical way, each chapter considers strengths and limitations, data availability needs, verification and validation methodologies and quality assurance guidelines to develop thorough and robust models and simulation tools both inside and outside a nuclear setting. This book benefits those working in nuclear reactor physics and thermal-hydraulics, as well as those involved in nuclear reactor licensing. It also provides early career researchers with a solid understanding of fundamental knowledge of mainstream nuclear modelling codes, as well as the more experienced engineers seeking advanced information on the best solutions to suit their needs. Captures important research conducted over last few decades by experts and allows new researchers and professionals to learn from the work of their predecessors Presents the most recent updates and developments, including the capabilities, limitations, and future development needs of all codes Incudes applications for each code to ensure readers have complete knowledge to apply to their own setting
Author : Helen Caldicott
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781458721242
The world-renowned antinuclear activist's expertly argued(The Guardian) case against nuclear energy. In a world torn apart by wars over oil, politicians have increasingly begun to look for alternative energy sources and their leading choice is nuclear energy. Among the myths that have been spread over the years about nuclear-powered electricity are that it does not cause global warming or pollution, that it is inexpensive, and that it is safe. Helen Caldicott's look at the actual costs and environmental consequences of nuclear energy belies the incessant barrage of nuclear industry propaganda. Caldicott reveals truths, Martin Sheen has said, that confirm we must take positive action now if we are to make a difference. In fact, nuclear power contributes to global warming; the true cost of nuclear power is prohibitive, with taxpayers picking up most of the tab; there's simply not enough uranium in the world to sustain nuclear power over the long term; and the potential for a catastrophic accident or a terrorist attack far outweighs any benefits. Concluding chapters detail alternative sustainable energy sources that are the key to a clean, green future.
Author : Sonja D. Schmid
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262028271
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration and Translation -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Envisioning a Nuclear-Powered State -- 2: Between Atomic Bombs and Power Plants -- 3: Training Nuclear Experts -- 4: "May the Atom Be a Worker, Not a Soldier!"--5: Chernobyl -- 6: Conclusion -- Epilogue: Writing about Chernobyl after Fukushima -- Biographical Notes -- Methodological Appendix -- List of Interviews -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Author : Simon Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781906860721
The story of the rise, fall and second ascendancy of nuclear power in the United Kingdom. Britain was a pioneer in civil nuclear power and there were once high hopes in the 1950s that this could be a source of cheap electricity and a valuable export opportunity. In The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain, Simon Taylor examines why these hopes were never realised, and how we have come to see a new rise in nuclear power in recent years. He traces the UK's nuclear energy history, from the optimism of the 1950s, through the disillusionment of the 1980s, to a new role for nuclear in the 21st century. The construction of Britain's first new nuclear power station in 20 years, Hinkley Point C, marks a major change of policy. Throughout this book, Taylor provides a comprehensive overview of energy policy, economics, politics and changing environmental priorities, keying into debates about the generation and sustainability of this controversial energy source. Will this new nuclear energy turn out to be a heroic story of UK leadership on a matter of global importance, or will it prove a hugely costly folly, as with British nuclear power in the past?
Author : Nuclear Energy Policy Study Group,Spurgeon M. Keeny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015004492792
Author : Benjamin K. Sovacool,Scott Victor Valentine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136294372
This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics driving, and constraining, nuclear power development in Asia, Europe and North America, providing detailed comparative analysis. The book formulates a theory of nuclear socio-political economy which highlights six factors necessary for embarking on nuclear power programs: (1) national security and secrecy, (2) technocratic ideology, (3) economic interventionism, (4) a centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network, (5) subordination of opposition to political authority, and (6) social peripheralization. The book validates this theory by confirming the presence of these six drivers during the initial nuclear power developmental periods in eight countries: the United States, France, Japan, Russia (the former Soviet Union), South Korea, Canada, China, and India. The authors then apply this framework as a predictive tool to evaluate contemporary nuclear power trends. They discuss what this theory means for developed and developing countries which exhibit the potential for nuclear development on a major scale, and examine how the new "renaissance" of nuclear power may affect the promotion of renewable energy, global energy security, and development policy as a whole. The volume also assesses the influence of climate change and the recent nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, on the nuclear power industry’s trajectory. This book will be of interest to students of energy policy and security, nuclear proliferation, international security, global governance and IR in general.