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...
Following the disaster at the , the public is showing increased interest in nuclear safety. This important book is based on an independent report on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disater in Japan in March 2011. The overall goal is to pro...Loe edasi...
A practical guide to the basic physics that radiation protection professionals need A much-needed working resource for health physicists and other radiation protection professionals, this volume presents clear, thorough, up-to-date explanations of...Loe edasi...
Explores why the export of uranium remains a highly controversial issue in Australia and how this affects Australias engagement with the strategic, regime and market realms of international nuclear affairs. This book provides lessons for how - inde...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jul-2008, Kirjastus: Left Coast Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9781315431819)
The hydrogen test-bomb Bravo, dropped on the Marshall Islands in 1954, was one of scores of cold-war nuclear tests that blanketed the nation with fallout. Johnston and Barker reveal the horrific history of human rights violations endured by the Mars...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Jul-2008, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780195127270)
A comprehensive book that explains methods used for estimating risk to people exposed to radioactive materials released to the environment by nuclear facilities or in an emergency such as a nuclear terrorist event....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jul-2007, Kirjastus: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789812709233)
The Erice International Seminars are multidisciplinary seminars attended by over 100 participants from all fields of science. Each year, a few scientific issues are selected and experts are invited to present contrasting views during the plenary ses...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Mar-2006, Kirjastus: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789812773890)
Covers a range of topics - from energy studies and research to disarmament and cultural emergencies. In addition to the main topics, this book also includes an associated workshop program (the 33rd Session) focusing on cultural emergencies, specific...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 29-Nov-2005, Kirjastus: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789812703293)
Aims to rebut the common belief that grave environmental consequences are associated with the issues of global warming and nuclear hazards. This book describes the revolution in climatology through scientific discoveries that solve the longstanding...Loe edasi...
In this important volume, a group of leading US and Russian policy experts - drawing on extensive interviews with officials, facility personnel and analysts in Russias regions - explores the intersecting problems of Russian nuclear insecurity and d...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2000, Kirjastus: Institute of Physics Publishing, ISBN-13: 9780429092770)
Describing why the Chernobyl accident occurred and eye witness accounts, this book examines the impact on life, health, and the environment, including patients with acute radiation syndrome, resettlement of the population, dose measurement and estim...Loe edasi...
Drawing on previously unpublished Russian archival materials, this book is the first detailed history and current analysis of the North Korean nuclear program....Loe edasi...
B.C.C.Van Der Zwaan, etc., C.R. Hill, A.L. Mechelynck, Ripka
(Ilmumisaeg: 18-Aug-1999, Kirjastus: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789812813121)
This work attempts to provide, for the non-technical reader, an objective and critical account of the main issues involved concerning nuclear energy the 21st century....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jan-1999, Kirjastus: Imperial College Press, ISBN-13: 9781848160743)
This text surveys available energy sources and their effects on the environment in the context of moral imperatives and political realities. It considers: the political aspects of the energy crisis; nuclear power; effects on the environment; and cho...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-1998, Kirjastus: Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press), ISBN-13: 9781315060750)
Decades of US nuclear weapons production have exacted a heavy environmental toll. The Department of Energy estimates that cleaning up waste and contamination resulting from production activities will cost over 150 billion. The authors make a compel...Loe edasi...
Maps the nuclear landscapes of the US inter-desert southwest, a land sacrificed to the Cold-War arms race and nuclear energy policy. Valerie Kuletz documents the consequences and cultural significance of this contaminated land....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Apr-1997, Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780470515006)
In the 20th century, there have been various large-scale releases of radionuclides into the environment, some accidental and some deliberate, with the consequential risk to human health. This book discusses the progress in understanding these transp...Loe edasi...
