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Camera Atomica
(Paperback)
John O'Brian; Contributions by Julia Bryan-Wilson, Blake Fitzpatrick, Susan Schuppli, Douglas Coupland, …
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Wherever there have been nuclear weapons and nuclear fission, there
have also been cameras. Camera Atomica explores the intimate
relationship between photography and nuclear events, to uncover how
the camera lens has shaped public perceptions of the atomic age and
its anxieties. Photographs have a crucial place in the
representation of the atomic age and its anxieties. Published in
collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario to coincide with a
major exhibition there in 2014. Camera Atomica examines narratives
beyond the "technological sublime" that dominates much nuclear
photography, suppressing representations of the human form in
favour of representations of B-52 bombers and mushroom clouds. The
book proposes that the body is the site where the social
environment interacts with the so-called "atomic road": uranium
mining and processing, radiation research, nuclear reactor
construction and operation, and weapons testing. Cameras have both
recorded and - in certain instances - provided motivation for the
production of nuclear events. Their histories and technological
development are intimately intertwined. All photographs, including
nuclear photographs, have the capability to function affectively by
working on the emotions and fascinating audiences. Through a wide
range of visual documentation, Camera Atomica raises questions such
as: what has the role of photography been in underwriting a public
image of the bomb and nuclear energy? Has the circulation of
photographic images heightened or lessened anxieties, or done both
at the same time? How should the different visual protocols of
photography be understood?
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Ground Water at Yucca Mountain
- How High Can It Rise?
(Paperback)
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Panel on Coupled Hydrologic, Tectonic, Hydrothermal Systems at Yucca Mountain
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The site of a proposed repository for high-level radioactive waste
from the nation's nuclear power plants is not at risk of ground
water infiltration, concludes this important book. Yucca Mountain,
located about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas, has been proposed
as the site for permanent underground disposal of high-level
radioactive waste from the nation's civilian nuclear power plants.
To resolve concerns raised by a Department of Energy (DOE) staff
scientist concerning the potential for ground water to rise 1,000
feet to the level proposed for the repository, DOE requested this
study to evaluate independently the past history and future
potential of large upward excursions of the ground water beneath
Yucca Mountain. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary
Introduction Water Levels in the Vicinity of the Proposed
Repository in the ast 100,000 Years Might Increased Rainfall Cause
Flooding of the Proposed Repository? Can an Igneous Intrusion Raise
the Water Table to the Proposed Repository Level? Could a Nearby
Earthquake Cause Flooding of the Proposed Repository? Summary of
Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix A: A Review of the
Isotopic Geochemistry of the Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Proposed
Nuclear Waste Repository Site Appendix B: Yucca Mountain:
Ground-Water Flow Appendix C: The Effects of Pluvial Climates in
the Vicinity of Yucca Mountain: A Summary Appendix D: Response of
the Ground-Water System at Yucca Mountain to an Earthquake Appendix
E: Probabilities of Earthquakes Near Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Dynamics and Control of Nuclear Reactors presents the latest
knowledge and research in reactor dynamics, control and
instrumentation; important factors in ensuring the safe and
economic operation of nuclear power plants. This book provides
current and future engineers with a single resource containing all
relevant information, including detailed treatments on the
modeling, simulation, operational features and dynamic
characteristics of pressurized light-water reactors, boiling
light-water reactors, pressurized heavy-water reactors and
molten-salt reactors. It also provides pertinent, but less detailed
information on small modular reactors, sodium fast reactors, and
gas-cooled reactors.
This book looks at the early history of nuclear power, at what
happened next, and at its longer-term prospects. The main question
is: can nuclear power overcome the problems that have emerged? It
was once touted as the ultimate energy source, freeing mankind from
reliance on dirty, expensive fossil energy. Sixty years on, nuclear
only supplies around 11.5% of global energy and is being challenged
by cheaper energy options. While the costs of renewable sources,
like wind and solar, are falling rapidly, nuclear costs have
remained stubbornly high. Its development has also been slowed by a
range of other problems, including a spate of major accidents,
security concerns and the as yet unresolved issue of what to do
with the wastes that it produces. In response, a new generation of
nuclear reactors is being developed, many of them actually revised
versions of the ideas first looked at in the earlier phase. Will
this new generation of reactors bring nuclear energy to the
forefront of energy production in the future?
This book looks at the early history of nuclear power, at what
happened next, and at its longer-term prospects. The main question
is: can nuclear power overcome the problems that have emerged? It
was once touted as the ultimate energy source, freeing mankind from
reliance on dirty, expensive fossil energy. Sixty years on, nuclear
only supplies around 11.5% of global energy and is being challenged
by cheaper energy options. While the costs of renewable sources,
like wind and solar, are falling rapidly, nuclear costs have
remained stubbornly high. Its development has also been slowed by a
range of other problems, including a spate of major accidents,
security concerns and the as yet unresolved issue of what to do
with the wastes that it produces. In response, a new generation of
nuclear reactors is being developed, many of them actually revised
versions of the ideas first looked at in the earlier phase. Will
this new generation of reactors bring nuclear energy to the
forefront of energy production in the future?
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Let There Be Light!
(Hardcover)
Robert S. Dutch; Foreword by Kenneth Stewart
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