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The Nuclear Energy Option

An Alternative for the 90s

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Nuclear Power — Act II

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 1-8
  3. Do We Need More Power Plants?

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 9-17
  4. Environmental Problems with Coal, Oil, and Gas

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 19-37
  5. Is the Public Ready for More Nuclear Power?

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 39-48
  6. How Dangerous is Radiation?

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 49-72
  7. The Fearsome Reactor Meltdown Accident

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 73-101
  8. The Chernobyl Accident-Can it Happen Here?

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 103-116
  9. Understanding Risk

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 117-144
  10. Costs of Nuclear Power Plants- What Went Wrong

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 145-157
  11. The Next Generation of Nuclear Power Plants

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 159-171
  12. More on Radioactive Waste

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 201-223
  13. Plutonium and Bombs

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 225-256
  14. The Solar Dream

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 257-271
  15. Questions and Answers

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 273-288
  16. Recapitulation

    • Bernard L. Cohen
    Pages 289-296
  17. Back Matter

    Pages 297-338

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Nuclear Energy Option

  • Book Subtitle: An Alternative for the 90s

  • Authors: Bernard L. Cohen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6002-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Bernard L. Cohen 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43567-6Published: 01 January 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6002-3Published: 12 June 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 338

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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