Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century

Ian Hore-Lacy

168 pages, parution le 15/10/2006

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Résumé

The onset of the 21^st 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 21^st 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.

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Foreword by Dr Patrick Moore
Introduction
Energy use
Electricity today and tomorrow
Nuclear power
The "front end" of the nuclear fuel cycle
The "back end" of the nuclear fuel cycle
Other nuclear energy applications
Environment, health and safety issues
Avoiding weapons' proliferation
History of nuclear energy

Appendices
- Ionizing radiation and how it is measured
- Some radioactive decay series
- Environmental and ethical aspects of radioactive waste management
- Some useful references
- Glossary

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Éditeur(s)	Academic Press, World Nuclear University Press
Auteur(s)	Ian Hore-Lacy
Parution	15/10/2006
Nb. de pages	168
Format	22 x 27,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	470g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780123736222
ISBN13	978-0-12-373622-2