The Technological and Economic Future of Nuclear Power

The Technological and Economic Future of Nuclear Power
Author: Reinhard Haas
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2019-04-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3658259876

This open access book discusses the eroding economics of nuclear power for electricity generation as well as technical, legal, and political acceptance issues. The use of nuclear power for electricity generation is still a heavily disputed issue. Aside from technical risks, safety issues, and the unsolved problem of nuclear waste disposal, the economic performance is currently a major barrier. In recent years, the costs have skyrocketed especially in the European countries and North America. At the same time, the costs of alternatives such as photovoltaics and wind power have significantly decreased.

Water Pollution--1969

Water Pollution--1969
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1166
Release: 1969
Genre: Oil pollution of water
ISBN:

Committee Serial No. 91-2. Considers S. 7 and similar S. 544, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide Federal funds for waste treatment facility construction, to establish standards for vessel sewage discharge sanitation devices and for a program to clean up oil spills, and to provide for more strict Federal water pollution standards compliance.

The Geography of Energy

The Geography of Energy
Author: Gerald Manners
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2019-06-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429556152

Originally published in 1964 and revised in 1971. This is an examination of the three principal factors which influence energy production and consumption, and the associated trade in fuel and power: market, transport and politics. Topics discussed include the economics of oil pipelines and tankers; the location of electricity generation and of gas manufacture, inter-fuel competition, and national and international energy policies.