Nuclear Power and the Environment (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Issues in Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 32
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	2011
Editors:	R.M. Harrison • R.E. Hester
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Unsewn / adhesive bound
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-1-84973-194-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84973-194-2
Barcode:	9781849731942

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