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The doomsday machine : the high price of nuclear energy, the world's most dangerous fuel, Martin Cohen and Andrew McKillop
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- Summary
- "Today, there are over one hundred nuclear reactors operating in our backyards, from Indian Point in New York to Diablo Canyon in California. Proponents claim that nuclear power is the only viable alternative to fossil fuels, and due to rising energy consumption and the looming threat of global warming, they are pushing for an even greater investment. Here, energy economist Andrew McKillop and social scientist Martin Cohen argue that the nuclear power dream being sold to us is pure fantasy. Debunking the multilayered myth that nuclear energy is cheap, clean, and safe, they demonstrate how landscapes are ravaged in search of the elusive yellowcake to fuel the reactors, and how energy companies and politicians rarely discuss the true costs of nuclear power plants--from the subsidies that build the infrastructure to the unspoken guarantee that the public will pick up the cleanup cost in the event of a meltdown, which can easily top $100 billion dollars"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 242 pages
- Contents
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- Myth 1 : Nuclear energy is the energy of the future
- Myth 2 : Nuclear power is green
- Myth 3 : Nuclear reactors are reliable and safe
- Myth 4 : Nuclear energy is "too cheap to meter"
- Myth 5 : Nuclear power trumps geopolitics
- Myth 6 : Nuclear energy is very clean
- Myth 7 : Nuclear radiation is harmless
- Myth 8 : Everyone wants to invest in nuclear energy
- Afterword : Where now? Searching for solutions to the riddle of the insatiable demand for energy
- Isbn
- 9780230338340
- Label
- The doomsday machine : the high price of nuclear energy, the world's most dangerous fuel
- Title
- The doomsday machine
- Title remainder
- the high price of nuclear energy, the world's most dangerous fuel
- Statement of responsibility
- Martin Cohen and Andrew McKillop
- Subject
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- Centrales nucléaires
- Environment and ecology
- Industrie nucléaire
- Nuclear accidents
- Nuclear accidents
- Nuclear energy -- Economic aspects
- Nuclear energy -- Economic aspects
- Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects
- Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects
- Nuclear industry
- Accidents nucléaires
- Nuclear power plants
- Nuclear power plants
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Environmental Policy
- Radioactive Hazard Release
- SCIENCE -- Energy
- SCIENCE -- Environmental Science
- nuclear power plants
- Énergie nucléaire -- Aspect de l'environnement
- Énergie nucléaire -- Aspect économique
- Nuclear industry
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Today, there are over one hundred nuclear reactors operating in our backyards, from Indian Point in New York to Diablo Canyon in California. Proponents claim that nuclear power is the only viable alternative to fossil fuels, and due to rising energy consumption and the looming threat of global warming, they are pushing for an even greater investment. Here, energy economist Andrew McKillop and social scientist Martin Cohen argue that the nuclear power dream being sold to us is pure fantasy. Debunking the multilayered myth that nuclear energy is cheap, clean, and safe, they demonstrate how landscapes are ravaged in search of the elusive yellowcake to fuel the reactors, and how energy companies and politicians rarely discuss the true costs of nuclear power plants--from the subsidies that build the infrastructure to the unspoken guarantee that the public will pick up the cleanup cost in the event of a meltdown, which can easily top $100 billion dollars"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cohen, Martin
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nuclear industry
- Nuclear energy
- Nuclear energy
- Nuclear power plants
- Nuclear accidents
- Radioactive Hazard Release
- Industrie nucléaire
- Énergie nucléaire
- Énergie nucléaire
- Centrales nucléaires
- Accidents nucléaires
- nuclear power plants
- SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- SCIENCE
- Environment and ecology
- Nuclear power plants
- Nuclear industry
- Nuclear energy
- Nuclear energy
- Nuclear accidents
- Label
- The doomsday machine : the high price of nuclear energy, the world's most dangerous fuel, Martin Cohen and Andrew McKillop
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Myth 1 : Nuclear energy is the energy of the future -- Myth 2 : Nuclear power is green -- Myth 3 : Nuclear reactors are reliable and safe -- Myth 4 : Nuclear energy is "too cheap to meter" -- Myth 5 : Nuclear power trumps geopolitics -- Myth 6 : Nuclear energy is very clean -- Myth 7 : Nuclear radiation is harmless -- Myth 8 : Everyone wants to invest in nuclear energy -- Afterword : Where now? Searching for solutions to the riddle of the insatiable demand for energy
- Control code
- 733231442
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230338340
- Lccn
- 2011037618
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)733231442
- Label
- The doomsday machine : the high price of nuclear energy, the world's most dangerous fuel, Martin Cohen and Andrew McKillop
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Myth 1 : Nuclear energy is the energy of the future -- Myth 2 : Nuclear power is green -- Myth 3 : Nuclear reactors are reliable and safe -- Myth 4 : Nuclear energy is "too cheap to meter" -- Myth 5 : Nuclear power trumps geopolitics -- Myth 6 : Nuclear energy is very clean -- Myth 7 : Nuclear radiation is harmless -- Myth 8 : Everyone wants to invest in nuclear energy -- Afterword : Where now? Searching for solutions to the riddle of the insatiable demand for energy
- Control code
- 733231442
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230338340
- Lccn
- 2011037618
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)733231442
Subject
- Centrales nucléaires
- Environment and ecology
- Industrie nucléaire
- Nuclear accidents
- Nuclear accidents
- Nuclear energy -- Economic aspects
- Nuclear energy -- Economic aspects
- Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects
- Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects
- Nuclear industry
- Accidents nucléaires
- Nuclear power plants
- Nuclear power plants
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Environmental Policy
- Radioactive Hazard Release
- SCIENCE -- Energy
- SCIENCE -- Environmental Science
- nuclear power plants
- Énergie nucléaire -- Aspect de l'environnement
- Énergie nucléaire -- Aspect économique
- Nuclear industry
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