| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 228 pages) |
| Series |
Issues in environmental science and technology ; 32 |
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Issues in environmental science and technology ; 32.
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| Contents |
Nuclear Power Generation -- Past, Present and Future / John Walls -- Nuclear Fuel Cycles: Interfaces with the Environment / Clint A. Sharrad, Laurence M. Harwood and Francis R. Livens -- Nuclear Accidents / J.T. Smith -- Management of Land Contaminated / the Nuclear Legacy / Richard Kimber, Francis R. Livens and Jonathan R. Lloyd -- Decommissioning of Nuclear Sites / Anthony W. Banford and Richard B. Jarvis -- Geodisposal of Higher Activity Wastes / Katherine Morris, Gareth T.W. Law and Nick D. Bryan -- Pathways of Radioactive Substances in the Environment / Joanna C. Renshaw, Stephanie Handley-Sidhu and Diana R. Brookshaw / Radiation Protection of the Environment: A Summary of Current Approaches for Assessment of Radionuclides in Terrestrial Ecosystems / B.J. Howard and N.A. Beresford -- Radiological Protection of Workers and the General Public / Jan Pentreath |
| Summary |
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, the nuclear fuel cycles and their implications for the environment. Known issues of nuclear accidents, the legacy of contaminated land and low level waste, and the decommissioning of nuclear sites are considered together with a more forward look at the deep geological disposal of high level waste and the pathways of radioactive substances in the environment and their implications for human and non-human organisms. This topical work will be of interest to scientists and policy makers working within this field or related areas as well as advanced students |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects
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Chemistry.
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Environmental science, engineering & technology.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- Nuclear.
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Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harrison, Roy M., 1948-
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Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.)
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| ISBN |
9781849732888 |
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1849732884 |
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