Nuclear Power, Energy and the Environment

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ISBN: 9781860940880 | 1860940889
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/1999

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We need energy to warm and light our homes, to power our transport and communications, and to support our manufacturing industries. Can we obtain enough energy to satisfy the needs of a rapidly increasing world population without, at the same time, devastating the earth? Is nuclear power the way to do this?This book surveys available energy sources and their effects on the environment in the context of moral imperatives and political realities.

Preface

Introduction

(8)

The Energy Crisis

(18)

The need for energy

(7)

Wood

(1)

Coal

(1)

Oil

(3)

Natural Gas

(1)

The energy crisis

(1)

Energy conservation

(4)

The Renewable Energy Sources

(24)

Introduction

(1)

World energy consumption

(4)

Hydroelectric power

(1)

Solar power

(4)

Wind power

(6)

Tidal power

(1)

Wave and ocean thermal power

(1)

Biomass

(1)

Geothermal energy

(1)

The renewables

(4)

Nuclear Power

(28)

Introduction

(2)

Nuclear reactors

(6)

Nuclear radiations

(11)

Nuclear waste

(3)

Applications of nuclear power

(2)

Fusion power

(4)

The Safety of Nuclear Reactors

(16)

Introduction

(2)

Brown's Ferry

(1)

Three Mile Island

(1)

Chernobyl: The disaster

(10)

The lessons of Chernobyl

(3)

Choosing the Best Energy Sources

(22)

Introduction

(1)

Capacity

(6)

Cost

102

(6)

Safety

108

(4)

Reliability

112

(2)

Comparison of energy sources

114

(3)

Effects on the Environment

117

(22)

Energy and health

117

(2)

Pollution of the atmosphere

119

(3)

Pollution of the earth

122

(3)

Visual and aural pollution

125

(2)

Electromagnetic pollution

127

(1)

Global warming and the greenhouse effect

128

(6)

Chemical pollution

134

(5)

Energy Scenarios

139

(12)

Sustainable development

139

(2)

Low energy scenarios

141

(3)

High energy scenarios

144

(1)

Intermediate scenarios

145

(1)

Conclusion

146

(5)

Political Aspects of the Energy Crisis

151

(24)

Introduction

151

(1)

Politics

152

(2)

The responsibility of scientists

154

(7)

Some case histories

161

(4)

The media

165

(2)

Public opinion

167

(3)

Organising the technological future

170

(5)

Moral Aspects of the Energy Crisis

175

(22)

Responsibility for the earth

175

(4)

Practical applications

179

(1)

The problems of developing countries

180

(6)

The threat of nuclear weapons

186

(2)

Conclusion

188

(5)

Appendices:

1 Energy Units

193

(2)

2 Radiation Units

195

(2)

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