Author:
Sovacool, Benjamin K.
Imprint:Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2011.
Descriptionx, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction: exploring the Faustain bargain -- The nuclear industry : :smoking cigarettes to keep weight off" -- Safety asnd reliability : dealing with "normal accidents" -- Unfavorable ecobnomics: 'to costly to matter" -- Safety and reliability dealing with "normal accidents" -- Unfavorable economics:"too costly to matter" -- Environmental damages:" Cutting butter with a chainsaw -- Political and social concerns: "broken plowshare -- Energy efficiency and renewable energy: "the fire extinguisher" -- The "self-limiting" future of nuclear power -- Postscript: the "hydra-headed Fukushiman nuclear crisis.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:..."provides a concise but rigorous appraisal about the future of nuclear power and the presumed nuclear renaissance. It does so by assessing the technical, economic, environmental, political and social risks related to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mills and mines to nuclear reactors and spent fuel storage facilities."---Back cover.
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