Screen LibraryFukushima and beyond : nuclear power in a low-carbon world /
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Ashgate,
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| Publisher Address: | Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781409454915 (hardback : alk. paper) : 1409454916 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | TK9153 |
| CLC: | TL1 |
| Call Number: | TL1/H875 |
| Contents: | Introduction : the history and challenge of nuclear energy -- Nuclear power in the energy policy equation -- The socio-political significance of nuclear power -- Nuclear "disaster" as opportunity -- Comparative studies of the "Fukushima factor" -- The evolution and promise of new nuclear technologies -- The economic dimensions of nuclear power -- The politics of nuclear energy -- Public opinion formation in an era of mass communication convergence -- Can nuclear power meet its full potential in the twenty first century? -- Choice and consequences : getting "greenhouse" right and wrong -- Con |