The Challenges to Nuclear Power
in the Twenty-First Century
By
Behram N. Kursunogammalu, Stephan L. Mintz
and Arnold Perlmutter
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 134
Publication Date: 2000-11-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0306464918
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780306464911
Binding: Hardcover
Product Description:
This volume is the proceedings of the Global Foundations Inc.'s 22nd International Energy Forum, held November 5-6, 1999, and is highlighted by presentations by nuclear experts from around the world, including several officials of the US Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The papers address the need for nuclear energy in the new century; the issues of competition with other energy sources; the position of nuclear power in the context of critical global and environmental problems; the necessity of commercial nuclear power development to deal with nuclear arms proliferation; and the necessity to counter the prejudices and obstacles to the development of nuclear energy sources
