Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power
Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power: A Critical Global Assessment of Atomic Energy is a 2011 book by Benjamin K. Sovacool, published by World Scientific. Sovacool’s book explores the global nuclear power industry, its fuel cycle, nuclear accidents, environmental impacts, social risks, and economics. There is a postscript on the Japanese 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.[1] Based on detailed analysis, Sovacool concludes "that a global nuclear renaissance would bring immense technical, economic, environmental, political, and social costs". He says that it is renewable energy technologies which will enhance energy security, and which have many other advantages.[1][2][3][4]
| Author | Benjamin K. Sovacool |
|---|---|
| Subject | Nuclear power |
| Publisher | World Scientific |
| ISBN | 978-981-4322-75-1 |
| OCLC | 741924362 |
Reviewer Mark Diesendorf says that one weakness of the book is the limited coverage of nuclear weapons proliferation. He says that governments of several countries (e.g., France, India, North Korea, Pakistan) have used nuclear power and/or research reactors to assist nuclear weapons development.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mark Diesendorf (2013). "Book review: Contesting the future of nuclear power" (PDF). Energy Policy.
- ↑ Benjamin K. Sovacool (2011). "The "Self-Limiting" Future of Nuclear Power" (PDF). Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power. World Scientific. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
- ↑ Dave Elliot (25 June 2011). "Nuclear – a powerful case against". Environmental Research Web.
- ↑ Annabelle Quince (30 March 2011). "The history of nuclear power". ABC Radio National.
Other websites
- Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine at World Scientific.
- Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power at Google Books.
- Nuclear Power's Global Expansion: Weighing Its Costs and Risks Archived 2015-01-12 at the Wayback Machine