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020			_a9780199344581 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)l((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)ctronic bk.
050	0	4	_aTK9153 _b.W499 2014
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aFox, Michael H. _e1
245	1	0	_aWhy we need nuclear power : _bthe environmental case / _cMichael H. Fox.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, USA, _c(c)2014.
300			_a1 online resource.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520	0		_a"Makes a case for nuclear energy as a clean-energy solution."-- _cProvided by publisher.
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505	0	0	_aMachine generated contents note: -- _tTable of Contents -- _tIntroduction -- _tPart 1 Global Warming and Energy Production -- _t1 Global climate change: Real or myth? -- _tWhat is the debate about? -- _tThe IPCC and International Conventions -- _tThe greenhouse effect -- _tSkeptical politicians and pundits -- _tSkeptical scientists -- _tHistorical temperature and greenhouse gas record -- _tLast 10,000 years of climate -- _tthe Holocene -- _tRecent changes in temperature and CO2 -- _tMelting glaciers and rising seas -- _tModels -- _tResponse to Singer and Avery -- _tPredictions of future global warming and consequences -- _tSea level and acidification -- _tGlobal weirding -- _t2 Where our Energy Comes From -- _tA brief history of energy -- _tCoal -- _tOil and natural gas -- _tUranium -- _tHow much energy do we use and where does it come from? -- _tWorld energy usage -- _tWhat can be done to reduce our carbon-intensive energy economy? -- _t3 The Good, Bad and Ugly of Coal and Gas -- _tCoal -- _tAnatomy of a coal-fired plant -- _tCarbon dioxide emissions and other pollutants -- _tMining and health hazards -- _tHow much is there? 50 -- _tCarbon Capture and Storage -- _tNatural Gas -- _tHow much is there? -- _tGreenhouse gas emissions -- _tFracking -- _t4 The Siren song of renewable energy -- _tSolar -- _tPhotovoltaic (PV) solar power -- _tConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) -- _tSolar heating -- _tLimitations of solar power -- _tWind -- _tLimitations of Wind Power -- _tSummary -- _t5 Back to the Future: Nuclear Power -- _tAnatomy of a reactor -- _tAdvantages of nuclear power -- _tBaseload power 82 -- _tGreenhouse gas emission -- _tLocation and footprint -- _tCost -- _tSubsidies for nuclear and renewables -- _tAdvanced Reactor Technology -- _tCan nuclear replace coal? -- _tArguments against nuclear power -- _tPart 2 Radiation and its Biological Effects -- _t6 The world of the atom -- _tWhat is radiation? -- _tBlack body radiation -- _tthe quantum -- _tThe nuclear atom -- _tThe quantum atom -- _tThe nucleus -- _tRadioactivity: decay processes -- _tFission -- _tSummary -- _t7 How dangerous is radiation? -- _tInteractions of Radiation with Matter -- _tElectromagnetic radiation (photon) interactions -- _tCharged particle interactions -- _tNeutron interactions -- _tWhat is a dose of radiation? -- _tEffects of radiation on DNA and cells -- _tHow does radiation cause cancer? -- _tWhat are the risks? -- _tDeath from radiation -- _tCancer from radiation -- _tHereditary effects of radiation -- _tHow bad is plutonium? -- _tSumming up -- _t8 What comes naturally and not so naturally -- _tNatural Background Radiation -- _tCosmic radiation -- _tPrimordial terrestrial radiation -- _tMedical exposure -- _tPart 3 Risks of Nuclear Power -- _t9 Nuclear Waste -- _tWhat is nuclear waste? -- _tThe long and the short of waste storage -- _tYucca Mountain -- _tWaste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) -- _tRecycling spent nuclear fuel -- _tMaking new fuel from recycled "waste" -- _tSumming up -- _t10 About those accidents -- _tThe Scare, March 16, 1979 -- _tThree Mile Island, March 28, 1979 -- _tHow the accident happened -- _tConsequences of TMI -- _tChernobyl, April 26, 1986 -- _tHow the accident happened -- _tThe hazardous radioisotopes -- _tHealth consequences -- _tEnvironmental consequences -- _tA trip to Chernobyl -- _tConsequences for nuclear power -- _tFukushima, March 11, 2011 -- _tHow the accident happened -- _tHealth and environmental consequences -- _tConsequences for nuclear power -- _tPublic perception of risks from nuclear power -- _t11 The Quest for Uranium -- _tMining for uranium -- _tShinkolobwe -- _tShiprock -- _tMilling -- _tIn Situ Recovery -- _tEnrichment -- _tFuel fabrication -- _tWorld resources of uranium -- _tMegatons to Megawatts -- _tIs there enough uranium for a nuclear renaissance? -- _tBreeder reactors -- _tThorium -- _tSummary -- _t12 Now What? -- _tMyth 1: Radiation is extremely dangerous and we don't understand it -- _tMyth 2: There is no solution to the nuclear waste produced by nuclear power -- _tMyth 3: Nuclear power is unsafe and nuclear accidents have killed hundreds of thousands of people -- _tMyth 4: Uranium will run out too soon and mining it generates so much carbon dioxide that it loses its carbon-free advantage -- _tMyth 5: Nuclear power is so expensive it can't survive in the marketplace -- _tAfterword -- _tAppendix A: Global warming -- _tEarth's energy balance: -- _tRadiative forcing -- _tThe emission scenarios of the IPCC special report on emissions scenarios (SRES) -- _tAppendix B Glossary of terms, definitions and units -- _tAppendix C Glossary of acronyms and abbreviations -- _tAppendix D Selected Nobel prizes -- _tIndex.
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650		0	_aNuclear energy _xEnvironmental aspects.
650		0	_aGlobal warming _xPrevention.
650		0	_aNuclear industry _xSafety measures.
650		0	_aNuclear industry _xAccidents.
650		0	_aRadioactive waste disposal.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
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