The Challenges to Nuclear Power in the Twenty-First Century

ISBN-13: 9780306464911 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 120 str.

Stephan L. Mintz; Arnold Perlmutter; Behram N. Kursunoglu

Opis

-International Energy Forum 1999- was held in Washington D.C. during November 5-6, 1999 in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Crystal City. Once again the main topic was Nuclear Energy. Various papers presented contained pros and cons of Nuclear Energy for generating electricity. We were aiming to clarify the often discussed subject matter of the virtues of Nuclear Energy with regard to Global Warming as compared to using fossil fuels for the generation of electricity. The latter is also currently the only way to operate our means of transportation like automobiles, planes etc. Therefore emission into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases constitutes the main source of Global Warming, which is absent in the case of Nuclear Energy. These arguments are often put forward to promote the use of Nuclear Energy. However not all is well with the Nuclear Energy. There are the questions of the waste problem so far unsolved, safety of Nuclear Reactors is not guaranteed to the extent that they are inherently safe. If we aim to construct inherently safe reactors, then the economics of a Nuclear Reactor makes it unacceptable.

Spis treści

Section I: Energy: An Ecumenical View. The Problem of Energy and Nuclear Matters; B.N. Kursunoglu. U.S. Energy Policy and the Nuclear Future; E.J. Moniz. Challenge to Nuclear Power in the Next Century, Can They Be Overcome; P. Beck, M. Grimston. Section II: Need for Nuclear Energy. Nuclear Technology: Need for New Vision; C. Bastin. Nuclear Power in the Context of Critical Global Problems; D. Bodansky. Section III: Public Acceptance of Nuclear Energy. Nuclear Energy and Security; T.E. Blejuas, et al. Energy Problems of the Future, Can We Solve Them; B. Wolfe. Public and Political Support for Nuclear Energy; S. Peterson. Nuclear Power: Liability or Asset?; M.B. Kratzer. Section IV: Concluding Panel Discussions. Remarks for the Concluding Panel, Global Foundation 1999 Energy Conference, Washington D.C., November 1999; C.P. Zaleski. Section V: After Dinner Speech. Turkey and Energy Security in the Caucasus and Central Asia; P.M. Wihbey.