Overview

E. L. Zebroski During the 1970s, there was rapid growth of a philosophy that assumes that deindustrialization will result in an Elysian postindustrial society. This view is generally antitechnology; commonly in opposition to large-scale energy sources; and often supportive of high-cost, speculative, or at most, small-scale energy sources. The social and economic costs of policies which would lead to dein­ dustrialization are ignored or considered to be irrelevant. The development of civilian nuclear energy as a by-product of wartime developments also brings with it an association with the fear of nuclear weapons and with the repugnance for war in general. Many of these views and associations mingle to provide significant political constituencies. These have had consid­ erable impact on party platforms and elections. Also, another important aspect is the conservation viewpoint. This view--correctly--concerns the fact that in­ definite increase in per capita energy consumption, coupled with increasing U.S. and world populations, must at some point be restrained by limits on resources as well as by limits arising from environmental effects. All of these concerns have been subject to voluminous analysis, publications, and public discussion. They underlie one of the dominant social movements of the 1970s and 1980s. Indefinite exponential growth of energy production is neither possible nor de­ sirable.

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Author:   Karl O. Ott ,  Karl O Ott
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.601kg
ISBN:  

9781468445916

ISBN 10:   146844591
Pages:   386
Publication Date:   14 March 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

and Overview.- I. Energy and Society.- 1. Energy Futures: A World Study.- 2. Energy Demand—Energy Supplies.- 3. Exclusive Paths and Difficult Choices: An Analysis of Hard, Soft, and Moderate Energy Paths.- 4. An Energy-Deficient Society.- 5. Energy Shortages: The Downside Risks.- II. Economics of Nuclear Power.- 6. Economics of Light-Water Reactors.- 7. Fast Breeder Reactor Economics.- III. Recycling and Proliferation.- 8. International Cooperation in the Nuclear Field: Past, Present, and Prospects.- 9. Nuclear Recycling: Costs, Savings, and Safeguards.- 10. Alternative Fuels, Fuel Cycles, and Reactors: Are They Useful? Are They Necessary?.- 11. The Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Issue.- 12. Paths to a World with More Reliable Nuclear Safeguards.- 13. The Homemade Bomb Issue.- IV. Risk Assessment.- 14. LWR Risk Assessment.- 15. Accident Analysis and Risk Assessment.- 16. The Waste Disposal Risk.- 17. Radon Problems.- 18. Risks in Our Society.- V. Special Nuclear Issues, Past and Present.- 19. Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation.- 20. Routine Releases of Radioactivity from the Nuclear Industry.- 21. Low-Level Radioactivity and Infant Mortality.- 22. The Myth of Plutonium Toxicity.- 23. Myths about High-Level Radioactive Waste.- 24. The Aging Reactor Myth.- 25. The Police State Myth.- 26. Insurance and Nuclear Power: The Price—Anderson Act.- 27. Solar and Nuclear Power Are Partners.

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