Nuclear Energy Development in Asia [electronic resource] : Problems and Prospects /
Yi-chong, X.editor.
An exploration of how and why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China and India have initiated and developed nuclear energy programs and what challenges they face today. Were the nuclear programmes driven by the low energy endowment, a desire to pursue international prestige, national security concerns, environmental pollution or economic development?
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Series Editor Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 1 Nuclear Energy in Asia: An Overview; 2 The Politics of Nuclear Energy in Asia; 3 Nuclear Energy Development in China; 4 The Indian Nuclear Energy Programme: the Quest for Independence; 5 Nuclear Energy Development in Japan; 6 Japan's Commitment to Nuclear Power: Grand Scheme or Pipedream?; 7 Nuclear Energy Development in South Korea; 8 The Past, Present and Future of Nuclear Power in Taiwan
9 Challenging Chernobyl's Legacy: Nuclear Power Policies in Europe, Russia and North America in the Early Twenty-First Century10 Implications for Australia as a Supplier of Uranium to the Asian Region; 11 Nuclear Energy and Development; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An exploration of how and why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China and India have initiated and developed nuclear energy programs and what challenges they face today. Were the nuclear programmes driven by the low energy endowment, a desire to pursue international prestige, national security concerns, environmental pollution or economic development?
Environmental policy.
Political science.
Asia-Politics and government.
Radiation protection.
Radiation-Safety measures.
Comparative politics.
United States-Politics and government.
Environmental Politics.
Political Science.
Asian Politics.
Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.
Comparative Politics.
US Politics.