This book investigates how the pillars of the Aarhus Convention and a broader understanding of transparency by Civil Society (CS) can be transposed into Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), particularly in the establishment of Radioactive Waste (RW)...Loe edasi...
Split into two volumes, volume 2 is a cultural history of technology that provides new insights into the international history of nuclear energy by examining the perspectives of six nuclear power plants host communities in Britain and Germany from t...Loe edasi...
First published in 1983, Nuclear Power Struggles (now with a new preface by the authors) analyses strains within the nuclear reactor industry and assesses the scale and location of future markets. It looks at the strengths and weaknesses of leading...Loe edasi...
This book reviews the critical scope of nuclear materials, which play an essential role in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. It traces historical landmarks from the years preceding World War II to the atomic bomb era....Loe edasi...
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....Loe edasi...
This book makes an important contribution to police scholarship by focusing on the critical need for law enforcement personnel to receive education on chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear (CBRN) hazards....Loe edasi...
The authors of this volume discuss questions of disaster and justice from various interdisciplinary vantage points, including public policy, science and technology studies, law, gender, sociology and psychology, social and cultural anthropology, tow...Loe edasi...
This book presents a history of radioecology, from World War II through to the critical years of the Cold War, finishing with a discussion of recent developments and future implications for the field....Loe edasi...
This book analyses the impact of the Fukushima disaster on civil society in Japan with particular attention to the anti-nuclear movement, focusing on its development, repertoire of action, mobilisation strategies, modes of operation and its impact o...Loe edasi...
This book shows how the Fukushima plaintiffs have challenged narratives of safety and risk containment produced by TEPCO and the Japanese government through offering new empirical data on risk perceptions and life choices of some nuclear evacuees....Loe edasi...
This volume offers a wide-ranging examination and discussion of the International Atomic Energy Agencys (IAEA) past, present and future as it enters its seventh decade....Loe edasi...
Analyzing the impact and benefits of nuclear energy on environment, this book examines nuclear treaties in relation to environmental protection, highlights legal framework on non-proliferation and denuclearization, explores nuclear safety security,...Loe edasi...
The book explores how to deal with the threats posed by different radiological sources, including those that are lost or hidden, and the issues posed by the use of such sources. It presents measurement methods and approaches to model and quantify th...Loe edasi...
Each year billions of dollars are being spent in the area of nuclear power generation to design, construct, manufacture, operate, and maintain various types of systems around the globe. Many times these systems fail due to safety, reliability, human...Loe edasi...
This book explores the politics of anti-nuclear activism in Tokyo after the Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 2011. By focusing on the cultural life of the movementfrom its characteristic demonstration style to its blogs, zines and pamphletsthis b...Loe edasi...
Nuclear Waste Politics sets out a detailed historical and social scientific analysis of radioactive waste management and disposal in the UK from the 1950s up to the present day; drawing international comparisons with Sweden, Finland, Canada and the...Loe edasi...
Based on frequent, first-hand reporting in Iran and the United States, The Iran Agenda Today explores the turbulent recent history between the two countries and reveals how it has led to a misguided showdown over nuclear technology....Loe edasi...
This new book presents the best practices for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and compares the leading methodologies of Very Deep Hole (VDH) and Mined Repository (MR) approaches. It also assesses their respective waste isolation capaci...Loe edasi...
This book offers the first comprehensive and critical historical assessment of the negotiation of the NPT and the origins of the wider nonproliferation regime....Loe edasi...
Rethinking the American Antinuclear Movement provides a short, accessible overview of this important social and political movement, highlighting key events and figures, the strengths and weaknesses of the activists, and its lasting effects on the co...Loe edasi...
Offers a range of scholarly perspectives on the international effect of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown four years out from the disaster. Topics covered include: safety of nuclear energy, radiation risk, nuclear waste management, and developm...Loe edasi...
Long before the tragedy of the 2011 nuclear disasters in Japan, the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl experienced an explosion, meltdown, fire, and massive release of radioactivity...Loe edasi...
Three Mile Island explains the far-reaching consequences of the partial meltdown of Pennsylvanias Three Mile Island Power on March 28, 1979....Loe edasi...
The book is the first academic study to evaluate the effectiveness of Western governments efforts in the 1990s to heighten international nuclear energy safety and to examine how, despite this, safety culture remained largely unchanged by the governm...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-May-2014, Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9781118773499)
Provides the study of nuclear energy and a spectrum of other energies from a reliability point of view, as well as outlining guidelines for developing energy policies. This book analyzes the pros and cons of a spectrum of energies in the wake of the...Loe edasi...
