Originally published in 1979, written at a time when the world stood on the brink of (another) energy crisis, this book argued that an alternative primary fuel had to be found and that the answer lay in the exploitation of nuclear fission. The book s...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197799703)
Earth in Flames discusses how the dinosaurs died, and how their deaths parallel what might happen to people after a nuclear war. The book reflects on the odds of future asteroid impacts, how to stop them, and what the readers personally and...Loe edasi...
Probabilistic safety assessments (PSAs) are recognized as an important tool for assessing the level of safety for nuclear power plants (NPPs). In particular, the Level 2 PSA for NPPs provides key insights about the potential radioactive releases tha...Loe edasi...
Transparency and Public Participation for Radioactive Waste Management in Europe investigates how the pillars of the Aarhus Convention and a broader understanding of transparency by Civil Society (CS) can be transposed into Radioactive Wast...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Independent Study on Potential Environ
In response to the buildup of U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals during the Cold War, a series of major scientific studies conducted in the 1980s issued warnings about the potential for a nuclear winter scenario - the possibility that a large-scale...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Aug-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009457767)
In the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, more than a million Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Russian children were sent abroad. This insightful study demonstrates how this exposed the ecological consequences of a nuclear catastrophe to the world, and broug...Loe edasi...
The development of a nuclear facility needs careful planning, adequate preparation and substantial investment. This includes the establishment of a legislative and regulatory framework with provisions to assess the adequacy of nuclear security and a...Loe edasi...
Elaborating upon the requirements on periodic safety reviews that are established in IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-4, Safety of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities, this publication aims to provide practical information on conducting the periodic s...Loe edasi...
This publication provides guidance for developing an effective lessons learned programme to enhance the strategic knowledge management initiatives of nuclear facilities and organizations. Both positive and negative experiences provide opportunities...Loe edasi...
This publication captures recent efforts in the development, improvement, validation, and application of severe accident codes for pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs), as well as related research and development. It summarises the information f...Loe edasi...
De nombreux États Membres de lAIEA ont indiqué quils souhaitaient entreprendre ou reprendre lexploitation de luranium et les activités connexes pour produire du combustible nucléaire et, ce faisant, contribuer à répondre à leurs besoins énergéti...Loe edasi...
In 1995 the International Atomic Energy Agency published a hard copy map of World Distribution of Uranium Deposits, in collaboration with the Geological Survey of Canada. The map was based upon an early version of the IAEAs uranium database UDEPO a...Loe edasi...
La détection des événements de sécurité nucléaire mettant en jeu des matières nucléaires et autres matières radioactives non soumises à un contrôle réglementaire est pour les États un important défi à relever. La détection rapide de ces matières peu...Loe edasi...
This publication provides detailed guidance (i) on the identification of potential sabotage targets in a nuclear facility and possible vulnerabilities that could lead to unacceptable or high radiological consequences if an initiating event of malici...Loe edasi...
This TECDOC provides an insight into the safety considerations for prototype, demonstration and prospective commercial fusion power plants (FPPs). It gathers the experiences and perspectives of Member States and captures the safety approaches of a r...Loe edasi...
Implementing a chemistry programme is essential to ensure the safe operation of a nuclear power plant. It contributes to the integrity, reliability and availability of structures, systems and components (SSCs) in accordance with their intended desig...Loe edasi...
This publication describes the basic principles and elements that will support the development of a national policy and associated strategies on the management of NORM residues and wastes. The basic principles include aspects related to safety, sust...Loe edasi...
