Harry Henderson

Nuclear Power

A Reference Handbook

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides timely and up-to-date facts, context, perspectives, and tools to make informed decisions about nuclear energy. In the 21st century, nuclear power has been identified as a viable alternative to traditional energy sources to stem global climate change, and condemned as risky to human health and environmentally irresponsible.

Produktdetails

• Contemporary World Issues
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 772g
• ISBN-13: 9781610693967
• ISBN-10: 1610693965
• Artikelnr.: 36762821

Autorenporträt

Harry Henderson is a freelance writer who has published more than 30 books relating to computer science, technology, inventions, and related social issues.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1 Background and History Atoms and Mysterious Rays The Atomic
Nucleus Neutrons and Nuclear Fission A Letter of Warning The Manhattan
Project The First Nuclear Reactor Nuclear Perils and Promises The Atomic
Energy Commission Reactors at Sea Other Forms of Nuclear Propulsion "Atoms
for Peace," Science Fiction and Cold War Reality The Atomic Energy Act of
1954 Early Developments and Regulation Breeding Controversy Expansion of
Nuclear Power in the 1960s and 1970s The AEC and the Environmental Movement
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission From Brown's Ferry to Three Mile Island A
Growing Antinuclear Movement The Chernobyl Disaster Yucca Mountain and
Nuclear Waste Fukushima: The Nuclear Perfect Storm An Uncertain Future 2
Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Nuclear Power Today How Much Does
Nuclear Power Cost? Fuel Costs and Comparisons Growth Projections
Subsidies, Incentives, and Regulations Continuing Uncertainty Radiation and
Health Environmental Effects The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Managing Radioactive
Waste Search for a Permanent Solution Transporting Nuclear Waste
Decommissioning Nuclear Plants Nuclear Proliferation Nuclear Terrorism The
Non-Proliferation Treaty and Nuclear Security The Search for Safety Does
"Safety Culture" Work? Coping with Natural Disasters New Reactor Designs
Small Modular Reactors "Fast" and Breeder Reactors Fusion? Public Opinion
Changing? A Stalled Industry? Nuclear Power and Climate Change Renewables
as an Alternative Part of the Solution? Conclusion 3 Perspectives Nuclear
Energy Is a Safe Industry, Brett McCollum Safety, Human Fallibility, and
Nuclear Power, Lloyd J. Dumas Building Back Better: Lessons from Fukushima,
Hilary Oliva Faxon Nuclear Power: A Faustian Bargain, Mark Troy Burnett
Why Nuclear Energy Is Clean and Environmental Opposition to Nuclear Energy
Is a Major Mistake, Bruno Comby Navajos and Uranium Mining: Death Digging
Yellow Dirt, Bruce E. Johansen 4 Profiles People Bernard Baruch (1870-1965)
Hans Albrecht Bethe (1906-2005) Niels Bohr (1885-1962) Helen B. Caldicott
(1938- ) Jimmy Carter (1924- ) Bernard Cohen (1924-2012) Barry Commoner
(1917-2012) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) Mohamed ElBaradei (1942- )
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) John Gofman (1918-2007) Henry M. Jackson
(1912-1983) Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936- ) David E. Lilienthal (1899-1981) Lise
Meitner (1878-1968) Karl Z. Morgan (1907-1999) Mayumi Oda (1941- ) J.
Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) Hyman G. Rickover
(1900-1987) Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) Karen Silkwood (1946-1974) Lewis
L. Strauss (1896-1974) Leo Szilard (1898-1964) Grace Thorpe (1924-2008)
Stewart Udall (1920-2010) Organizations Alliance for Nuclear Accountability
American Institute of Physics American Nuclear Society Argonne National
Laboratory Beyond Nuclear Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy International Atomic Energy Agency
Nuclear Energy Agency Nuclear Energy Institute Nuclear Information and
Resource Service Nuclear Threat Initiative Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Union of Concerned Scientists U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear
Energy U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission World Information Service on
Energy World Nuclear Association 5 Data and Documents Historical Background
The Nuclear Industry Background: What Is Nuclear Energy? Reactor Designs
Fuel Cycle and Storage Regulation, Safety, and Risks Debating the Future of
Nuclear Power 6 Resources for Further Research Overview and Reference
Historical Developments Economic, Regulatory, and Legal Aspects
Environmental and Health Effects Risks, Disasters, and Safety in Nuclear
Plants Nuclear Waste and the Fuel Cycle Proliferation and Terrorism New
Designs and Technologies Climate Change and the Future of Nuclear Power 7
Chronology Glossary Index About the Author