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The Necessity for Nuclear Power

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  • © 1980

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  1. Geoffrey Greenhalgh
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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The need for more energy

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 1-24

  3. Energy demand

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 25-40

  4. The availability of oil

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 41-51

  5. Coal

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 52-63

  6. Nuclear power

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 64-97

  7. How much nuclear plant in operation by the year 2000?

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 98-118

  8. Nuclear power utilisation

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 119-125

  9. Nuclear process heat

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 126-142

  10. The comparative hazards of energy production and use

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 143-147

  11. The hazards of fuel production

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 148-156

  12. The hazards of power generation

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 157-170

  13. Carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 171-173

  14. Hazard of major accidents

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 174-188

  15. Three Mile Island

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 189-194

  16. Waste disposal

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 195-209

  17. Nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 210-220

  18. Opposition to nuclear power

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 221-236

  19. Conclusion

    • Geoffrey Greenhalgh
    Pages 237-239

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 241-250
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About this book

Energy is no longer a purely technical and commercial question; it has become a political issue affecting the welfare of all mankind with far-reaching implications for the preservation of world peace. It is therefore vitally important for all of us that the right energy decisions be taken without delay and that the important contri­ bution which nuclear energy can make toward the solution of the world energy problem should not be overlooked or, even worse, discarded. It is now recognized that the only significant choices we have, until at least the end of this century, for the production of electric power are coal and nuclear energy and at some places hydropower. Of course, we have to use all other alternative energy sources available and capable of development, but one should realize that by the end of the century, those sources can only make a marginal contribution. The shrinking world reserves and rising costs of petroleum will eventually eliminate it as a source of energy, except for propulsion purposes and uses by the petro-chemical industry. Conservation measures in the more affluent countries and higher priority given to alternative energy technologies may only retard the growth of the demand for electricity.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Necessity for Nuclear Power

  • Authors: Geoffrey Greenhalgh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7350-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Graham and Trotman Limited 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-86010-249-6Published: 31 December 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-7350-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 260

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Nuclear Energy

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