Screen LibraryNuclear power and the environment
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RSC Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Issues in environmental science and technology ; 32 |
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| Carrier Form: | xviii, 228 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781849731942 (hbk.) 1849731942 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | F416 |
| CLC: | F416.23-05 |
| Call Number: | F416.23-05/N964 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Nuclear power generation - past, present and future -- Nuclear fuel cycles: interfaces with the environment -- Nuclear accidents -- Management of land contaminated by the nuclear legacy -- Decommissioning of nuclear sites -- Geodisposal of higher activity wastes -- Pathways of radioactive substances in the environment -- Radiation protection of the environment: a summary of current approaches for assessment of radionuclides in terrestrial ecosystems -- Radiological protection of workers and the general public. The environmental implications of generating electric power from nuclear fission have been a matter of concern since the construction of the earliest nuclear reactors and power stations in the 1950s. After two or more decades of construction of nuclear power stations, this ceased in many countries, largely as a result of concerns for the environment and human health. However, the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is leading many countries to plan extensive new programmes of construction of nuclear power stations which serves to re-emphasise concerns over environmental impacts. Volume 32 of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series is concerned with reviewing the political and social context for nuclear power generation ... |