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Revisiting nuclear power
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Table of Contents
From the Book - First edition.
Chapter 1: Nuclear power around the world
1. In Japan, trust has been lost / Tatsujiro Suzuki
2. In Iraq, nuclear weapons have a dangerous history / Nuclear Threat Initiative
3. In North Korea, nuclear weapons are the key to security / Zack Beauchamp
4. In Iran, nuclear ambitions are cause for international concern / David Albright and Andrea Stricker
5. Why we should pursue nuclear power / Ernest Moniz
6. The drawbacks of nuclear power / Mark Diesendorf
Chapter 2: Exploring the politics of nuclear energy
1. History and creation of nuclear energy / Energy Future
2. In Japan, a troubled nuclear legacy / Peter Kuznick
3. Flaws in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) / Linda Gunter
4. Disparity between Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Nations Impedes NPT / Lawrence Wittner
5. The comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: then and now / Mary Beth Nikitin
Chapter 3: Nuclear safety and security: critical issues
1. Nuclear power plants are vulnerable targets / Karl Grossman
2. Nuclear power provides safe, reliable, and clean energy / Thomas J. Eiden
3. In Japan, Fukushima provided nuclear power to be safer than people thought / Kelvin Kemm
4. In Japan, nuclear opponents exploit Fukushima accident in spite of evidence / Willem Post
5. Studies underestimate the risks of nuclear power / Jan Beranek
Chapter 4: Is nuclear power a viable option for the future?
1. Nuclear and renewable energy provide clean electricity
2. In Malaysia, a warning about the many disadvantages nuclear power has / Ronald McCoy
3. Today's nuclear plants are safer than before, thanks to disasters in Ukraine and the United States / Jack Spencer and Nicolas Loris
4. In the United States, risk must be balanced with consequences when considering nuclear energy / Gary Was
5. Nuclear power's economics and climate benefits do not justify public health risks / Peter Karamoskos
6. Nuclear power is not a viable energy source / Greenpeace International
Periodical and internet sources bibliography
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Contributors
Cunningham, Anne C. Editor
ISBN
9781534501294
9781534501270
9781534501270