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Nuclear Power, Energy And The Environment [Kõva köide]

(Univ Of Oxford, Uk)
  • Formaat: Hardback, 220 pages, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 05-Mar-1999
  • Kirjastus: Imperial College Press
  • ISBN-10: 1860940889
  • ISBN-13: 9781860940880
  • Formaat: Hardback, 220 pages, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 05-Mar-1999
  • Kirjastus: Imperial College Press
  • ISBN-10: 1860940889
  • ISBN-13: 9781860940880
We need energy to warm and light our homes, to power our transport and communications, and to support our manufacturing industries. Can we obtain enough energy to satisfy the needs of a rapidly increasing world population without, at the same time, devastating the earth? Is nuclear power the way to do this This book surveys available energy sources and their effects on the environment in the context of moral imperatives and political realities.

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"... this book is well worthwhile reading. Many of the points made are very real and need debating." Euro Japanese Journal

Preface v
Introduction 1(8)
The Energy Crisis
9(18)
The need for energy
9(7)
Wood
16(1)
Coal
17(1)
Oil
18(3)
Natural Gas
21(1)
The energy crisis
22(1)
Energy conservation
23(4)
The Renewable Energy Sources
27(24)
Introduction
27(1)
World energy consumption
28(4)
Hydroelectric power
32(1)
Solar power
33(4)
Wind power
37(6)
Tidal power
43(1)
Wave and ocean thermal power
44(1)
Biomass
45(1)
Geothermal energy
46(1)
The renewables
47(4)
Nuclear Power
51(28)
Introduction
51(2)
Nuclear reactors
53(6)
Nuclear radiations
59(11)
Nuclear waste
70(3)
Applications of nuclear power
73(2)
Fusion power
75(4)
The Safety of Nuclear Reactors
79(16)
Introduction
79(2)
Brown's Ferry
81(1)
Three Mile Island
81(1)
Chernobyl: The disaster
82(10)
The lessons of Chernobyl
92(3)
Choosing the Best Energy Sources
95(22)
Introduction
95(1)
Capacity
96(6)
Cost
102(6)
Safety
108(4)
Reliability
112(2)
Comparison of energy sources
114(3)
Effects on the Environment
117(22)
Energy and health
117(2)
Pollution of the atmosphere
119(3)
Pollution of the earth
122(3)
Visual and aural pollution
125(2)
Electromagnetic pollution
127(1)
Global warming and the greenhouse effect
128(6)
Chemical pollution
134(5)
Energy Scenarios
139(12)
Sustainable development
139(2)
Low energy scenarios
141(3)
High energy scenarios
144(1)
Intermediate scenarios
145(1)
Conclusion
146(5)
Political Aspects of the Energy Crisis
151(24)
Introduction
151(1)
Politics
152(2)
The responsibility of scientists
154(7)
Some case histories
161(4)
The media
165(2)
Public opinion
167(3)
Organising the technological future
170(5)
Moral Aspects of the Energy Crisis
175(22)
Responsibility for the earth
175(4)
Practical applications
179(1)
The problems of developing countries
180(6)
The threat of nuclear weapons
186(2)
Conclusion
188(5)
Appendices:
1 Energy Units
193(2)
2 Radiation Units
195(2)
Further Reading 197(2)
Author Index 199(2)
Subject Index 201