Developed from the Global Foundation's International Conference on Environment and Nuclear Energy, held in October 1997, this volume examines the impact of nuclear energy on regional and global environmental issues under a variety of scenarios. These include competition in deregulated energy environments, constraints levied upon use of fossil energy, and possible expansion of nuclear power into energy sectors beyond the generation of electricity, process heat, and fuels production. It also assesses the overall role of nuclear energy in meeting future energy needs arising from growing world populations and economic development.
Proceedings of an international conference held in Washington, D.C., October 26-29, 1997
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Summary of the Conference.- A Brief Report on Global Foundations 20th
Energy Conference.- Presentations on the International Conference on
Environment and Nuclear Energy.- Summary Remarks: Discussions during the
Conclusion of the Conference.- Section I Basic Requirements for an Acceptable
Global Nuclear Energy Future.- Energy Alternatives and Global Warming in the
21st Century.- The Need for Nuclear Power.- New Directions in the Development
of Nuclear Power.- Nuclear Energy for the Third Millennium.- Nuclear Energy,
Past, Present, and Future.- Section II Global Energy Challenges Arising from
the Demands of Industrialization of the Regions with Large Populations.- The
Role of Nuclear Energy in Mitigating Greenhouse Warming.- Prospects of and
Requirements for Nuclear Power as a Contributor toward Managing Greenhouse
Gases.- Principles of Quality for Nuclear TechnologyEssential for
Sustainable Energy at Reasonable Costs in a Clean Environment.- Sustainable
Development of Energy Supply.- The Importance of Nuclear Energy to
Sustainable Development.- Nuclear Power as a Business: Financing the Nuclear
Renaissance.- Nuclear Fusion, World Environment, and the Energy Problem: The
Path of Minimum Risk.- Characterization and Inventories of Nuclear Materials
and Wastes for Future Energy Scenarios.- Section III Nuclear Energy:
Economic, Political, and Environmental Considerations.- Reducing CO2
Emissions: Toward a Sustainable Energy Mix.- International Nuclear Utility.-
Integral Assessment of Energy Systems.- Legislative Framework Necessary for
the Successful Reemergence of the Nuclear Industry.- Section IV Energy Future
of the World.- The Predicted Demise of U. S. Nuclear Power, Can We Save It
for Our Future Welfare?.- Environment, Nuclear Energy, and public
Perception.-Overregulation and Other Problems of Nuclear Power.
