Nuclear Energy In The 21st Century

Author : Ian Hore-Lacy
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080497535
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century written by Ian Hore-Lacy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-07-28 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The onset of the 21st century has coincided with mounting scientific evidence of the severe environmental impact of global energy consumption. In response, governments and environmentalists on every continent have begun to re-evaluate the benefits of nuclear power as a clean, non-emitting energy resource. Today nuclear power plants operate in some 30 countries, and nuclear energy has become a safe and reliable source of one-sixth of the world’s electricity. This base has the potential to be expanded widely as part of a worldwide clean-energy revolution. Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century is an authoritative resource for educators, students, policy-makers and interested lay-people. This balanced and accessible text provides:* An inroad into nuclear science for the non-specialist* A valuable account of many aspects of nuclear technology, including industry applications* Answers to public concerns about safety, proliferation, and waste management* Up-to-date data and references This edition comes with a Foreword by Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, which attests to today’s worldwide re-evaluation of nuclear power.The World Nuclear University (WNU) is a global partnership of industry, inter-governmental, and academic institutions committed to enhancing education in nuclear science and technology. WNU partners include the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the OECD, and the World Nuclear Association (WNA). With a secretariat staffed by government-sponsored secondees, the London-based WNU Coordinating Centre fosters a diversity of collaborative projects to strengthen nuclear education and rebuild future leadership in nuclear science and technology. · Global in perspective and rich in data· Draws on the intellectual resources of the World Nuclear Association· Includes Physics of uranium; uranium enrichment; waste management· Provides technical perspective with an understanding of environmental issues

Author : Scott L. Montgomery
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108418228
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century written by Scott L. Montgomery and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first accessible book to discuss all aspects of nuclear power to help combat climate change and lethal air pollution.

Author : Ian Hore-Lacy
Publisher : American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN 13 : 9780955078415
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century written by Ian Hore-Lacy and published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an introduction to nuclear science for the non-specialist. It also gives an account of many aspects of nuclear technology including industry applications.

Author : Richard Wolfson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026254203X
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century written by Richard Wolfson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it. Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use.

Author : Ian Hore-Lacy
Publisher : Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE)
ISBN 13 : 9780955078453
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century written by Ian Hore-Lacy and published by Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE). This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first edition under this title was publsihed by Elsevier and the World Nuclear University in 2006. The second edition was published by the World Nuclear Unversity in 2012, reprinted 2011. Seven previous editions were published as Nuclear Electricity(1978-2003)"--T.p. verso.

Author : John R. Fanchi
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 981432454X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy in the 21st Century written by John R. Fanchi and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy may be the most important factor that will influence the shape of society in the 21st century. The cost and availability of energy significantly impacts our quality of life and the health of national economies. This book examines the energy sources that play a vital role in society.

Author : Gwyneth Cravens
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 030726856X
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power to Save the World written by Gwyneth Cravens and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informed look at the myths and fears surrounding nuclear energy, and a practical, politically realistic solution to global warming and our energy needs. Faced by the world's oil shortages and curious about alternative energy sources, Gwyneth Cravens skeptically sets out to find the truth about nuclear energy. Her conclusion: it is a totally viable and practical solution to global warming. In the end, we see that if we are to care for subsequent generations, embracing nuclear energy is an ethical imperative.

Author : Charles D. Ferguson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199792992
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Energy written by Charles D. Ferguson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally perceived as a cheap and plentiful source of power, the commercial use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades. Worries about the dangers that nuclear plants and their radioactive waste posed to nearby communities grew over time, and plant construction in the United States virtually died after the early 1980s. The 1986 disaster at Chernobyl only reinforced nuclear power's negative image. Yet in the decade prior to the Japanese nuclear crisis of 2011, sentiment about nuclear power underwent a marked change. The alarming acceleration of global warming due to the burning of fossil fuels and concern about dependence on foreign fuel has led policymakers, climate scientists, and energy experts to look once again at nuclear power as a source of energy. In this accessible overview, Charles D. Ferguson provides an authoritative account of the key facts about nuclear energy. What is the origin of nuclear energy? What countries use commercial nuclear power, and how much electricity do they obtain from it? How can future nuclear power plants be made safer? What can countries do to protect their nuclear facilities from military attacks? How hazardous is radioactive waste? Is nuclear energy a renewable energy source? Featuring a discussion of the recent nuclear crisis in Japan and its ramifications, Ferguson addresses these questions and more in Nuclear Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, a book that is essential for anyone looking to learn more about this important issue. What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.

Author : Behram N. Kursunogammalu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306464918
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Challenges to Nuclear Power in the Twenty-First Century written by Behram N. Kursunogammalu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-11-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “International Energy Forum 1999” was held in Washington D.C. during November 5-6, 1999 in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Crystal City. Once again the main topic was Nuclear Energy. Various papers presented contained pros and cons of Nuclear Energy for generating electricity. We were aiming to clarify the often discussed subject matter of the virtues of Nuclear Energy with regard to Global Warming as compared to using fossil fuels for the generation of electricity. The latter is also currently the only way to operate our means of transportation like automobiles, planes etc. Therefore emission into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases constitutes the main source of Global Warming, which is absent in the case of Nuclear Energy. These arguments are often put forward to promote the use of Nuclear Energy. However not all is well with the Nuclear Energy. There are the questions of the waste problem so far unsolved, safety of Nuclear Reactors is not guaranteed to the extent that they are inherently safe. If we aim to construct inherently safe reactors, then the economics of a Nuclear Reactor makes it unacceptable.

Author : David P. O'very
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429723407
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Controlling The Atom In The 21st Century written by David P. O'very and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five decades after the first splitting of the atom, the military and civilian applications of nuclear energy have reached a critical juncture, providing an unprecedented opportunity to reexamine both the national and international mechanisms for controlling nuclear energy. The disintegration of the Soviet Union has eliminated the need to maintain a