Nuclear Power and Energy Security

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Apikyan, Samuel A. (Editor), Diamond, David J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics,
• Subjects: Environment.; Nuclear energy.; Particle acceleration.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Nuclear engineering.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Environmental management.; Environmental Management.; Nuclear Engineering.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Nuclear Energy.

The basic logic is very simple. Countries around the globe have a need for more electrical generating capacity because of increases in population and increases in energy use per capita. The needs are constrained by the requirement that the ba- load energy source be economical, secure, and not emit c...