Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer
Publisher: New Press
Published: August 15, 2006
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781595580672; 9781595585813
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Nuclear issues; Nuclear power & engineering; Politics/International Relations; Nuclear industry; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; United States; Public Policy - General; Prevention; Industries - Energy Industries; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Political Science / Public Policy; Nuclear Energy; Global warming
Description: "Helen Caldicott reveals in this look at the costs and consequences of nuclear energy, the facts belie the incessant barrage of nuclear industry propaganda. In fact, nuclear power actually contributes to global warming; the true cost of nuclear power is prohibitive, with taxpayers picking up most of the tab; there's simply not enough uranium in the world to sustain nuclear power over the long term; and the potential for a catastrophic accident or a terrorist attack far outweighs any benefits."--Jacket.
Notes: 1595580670 (hbk.)
9781595580672 (hbk.)
1595585818 (e-book)
9781595585813 (e-book)
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The energetic costs of nuclear power; title: Paying for nuclear energy; title: Nuclear power, radiation, and disease; title: Accidental and terrorist-induced nuclear meltdowns; title: Yucca Mountain and the nuclear waste disaster; title: Generation IV nuclear reactors; title: Nuclear energy and nuclear weapons proliferation; title: Nuclear power and "rogue nations"; title: Renewable energy : the answer; title: What individuals can do : energy conservation and efficiency