Double or Quits? : The Future of Civil Nuclear Energy
Malcolm C. Grimston
Bok Engelsk 2002 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2002.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (249 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Double or Quits?; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; About the authors; 1. Setting the scene; The energy challenge; Timescales; Different futures; Incentives and barriers to nuclear development; The key issues; References; 2. Public perceptions and decision-making in civil nuclear energy; Introduction; Public opinion; A brief history of early nuclear perceptions; Attitudes and feelings; Factors affecting our perceptions of risk; New approaches to decision-making; Summary; References. - Appendix 2.1: Innovative techniques to increase participation in decision-makingAppendix 2.2: Using participative techniques in policy formulation; 3. The relative economics of nuclear power; Introduction; The costs of generating electricity; The effects of market liberalization; The role of government in a liberalized market; Nuclear power in developing countries; Future nuclear options; The effects of market instruments on combating climate change; Security and diversity of energy supplies; Summary; References; 4. Radioactive waste management, reprocessing and proliferation; Introduction. - Energy research, development and commercializationNuclear R&D in the context of total energy R&D; Main areas of nuclear R, D & C; International cooperation; Summary; References; 7. Nuclear power and the Kyoto Protocol; Introduction; Alternative approaches; Flexibility mechanisms; Principles underpinning the CDM; The role of nuclear power in the CDM; Nuclear power and the CDM: generic and non-nuclear issues; Specific difficulties with the CDM; Nuclear power and sustainable development; Summary; References; 8. Recommendations and conclusions; Recommended actions; Conclusions; Glossary. - Sources and types of radioactive wasteReprocessing; Major spent fuel management options; Partition and transmutation; Nuclear weapons proliferation; Sidestepping the problem? The thorium cycle; Summary; References; 5. Nuclear safety; Introduction; Particular issues in nuclear safety; Principles of reactor safety; Major reactor accidents; Measures taken since Chernobyl; The current situation; The future safety of nuclear plants; Summary; References; 6. Nuclear energy research, development and commercialization; Introduction; The context of research expenditure. - Global energy demand is likely to rise substantially by the mid-21st century. At the same time, the use of fossil fuels may need to be severely curtailed to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Nuclear power is one of the few options that meet these conflicting requirements. However, its potential to do so is an issue of wide disagreement and high emotions, with balanced information hard to find. This text, the culmination of a two-year study, provides a dispassionate and objective assessment of the major disputes on the future role of this controversial fuel. Decisionmakers and their advi
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| ISBN | 1853839086. - 1853839132
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