Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century
Cambridge University Press, 11/9/2017
EAN 9781108418225, ISBN10: 1108418228
Hardcover, 386 pages, 23.5 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Nuclear power is not an option for the future but an absolute necessity. Global threats of climate change and lethal air pollution, killing millions each year, make it clear that nuclear and renewable energy must work together, as non-carbon sources of energy. Fortunately, a new era of growth in this energy source is underway in developing nations, though not yet in the West. Seeing the Light is the first book to clarify these realities and discuss their implications for coming decades. Readers will learn how, why, and where the new nuclear era is happening, what new technologies are involved, and what this means for preventing the proliferation of weapons. This book is the best work available for becoming fully informed about this key subject, for students, the general public, and anyone interested in the future of energy production, and, thus, the future of humanity on planet Earth.
Preface
Introduction
1. Why nuclear and why now?
2. How it began
weapons and their legacy
3. What is nuclear energy? Some helpful background
4. Nuclear energy for public power
history and limits
5. Radiation
a guide for the perplexed
6. Chernobyl and Fukushima
the meaning and legacy of accidents
7. Godzilla's children
origins of nuclear anxiety
8. Why not nuclear
points and counterpoints
9. Global energy and nuclear power
the next 30 years
10. The new context
climate change realities
11. Launching a new nuclear power state
the United Arab Emirates
12. Non-proliferation
preventing the spread of weapons
13. Conclusion
is nuclear power essential?
Index.