Power Production: What are the Risks?CRC Press, 1 jan 1989 - 347 pagina's The debate about nuclear power and the risks involved continues to rage but of course all forms of power production have their own particular and sometimes considerable risks. Power Production: What Are the Risks? includes completely new chapters to take into account the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, the disaster at Piper Alpha, and the much debated problems of acid rain and the greenhouse effect. The book evaluates the risks involved in using coal and oil-fired generation of nuclear and hydro power. The author contends that in our modern industrial society the risks of power production are less than the consequences of having insufficient supplies of power. He uses technical data from many fields of research to estimate the risks to the public from both renewable and nonrenewable sources. |
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The risks of modern life in Britain | 8 |
Risks of cancer and mutationthe background | 33 |
Radiation and cancer | 63 |
Energy suppliesrenewable resources | 85 |
Energy suppliescoal oil gas and nuclear | 107 |
Conservation of energy | 115 |
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The nuclear physics of reactors 322 | 322 |
References 331 | 331 |
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Contents | |
Accidental risks to the public due to energy production | 8 |
Risks of cancer and mutationthe background | 33 |
Radiation and cancer | 63 |
Energy suppliesrenewable resources | 85 |
38 | 175 |
Appendices | 312 |
The nuclear physics of reactors | 322 |
References | 331 |
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Contents | |
Introduction 3 | 3 |
Accidental risks to the public due to energy production | 8 |
Risks of cancer and mutationthe background 28 | 28 |
Radiation and cancer 38 | 38 |
Energy suppliesrenewable resources 71 | 71 |
Energy suppliescoal oil gas and nuclear 93 | 93 |
Conservation of energy 115 | 115 |
Risks of nuclear accidents | 146 |
The numbers killed in routine power production | 175 |
Wastes from the nuclear power industry | 203 |
Wastes from other power sources | 241 |
Appendices | 312 |
Energy suppliescoal oil gas and nuclear | 107 |
Conservation of energy | 115 |
Accidental risks to the public due to energy production | 131 |
Risks of nuclear accidents 146 | 146 |
28 | 153 |
The numbers killed in routine power production 174 | 174 |
38 | 175 |
Wastes from the nuclear power industry 203 | 203 |
Wastes from other power sources 241 | 241 |
Environmental Effects the Opposition to Nuclear | 255 |
The environmental effects of power production | 268 |
The opposition to largescale power production | 284 |
Finale | 306 |
Appendices | 312 |
The nuclear physics of reactors 322 | 322 |
References 331 | 331 |
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