Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power
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| Author(s) | Benjamin K. Sovacool |
| Subject(s) | Nuclear power |
| Publisher | World Scientific |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Pages | 296 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-981-4322-75-1 |
| OCLC Number | 741924362 |
Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power: A Critical Global Assessment of Atomic Energy is a 2011 book by Benjamin K. Sovacool, published by World Scientific. The nuclear power industry is preparing for a nuclear renaissance, but this book states "that a global nuclear renaissance would bring immense technical, economic, environmental, political, and social costs". Sovacool says that it is renewable energy technologies which will enhance energy security, and which have many other advantages.[1][2][3]
The book says the marginal levelized cost for "a 1,000-MWe facility built in 2009 would be 41.2 to 80.3 cents/kWh, presuming one actually takes into account construction, operation and fuel, reprocessing, waste storage, and decommissioning."[4]
See also [edit]
- List of books about nuclear issues
- List of books about renewable energy
- Nuclear or Not?
- Reaction Time (book)
- Non-Nuclear Futures
References [edit]
- ^ Benjamin K. Sovacool (2011). "The "Self-Limiting" Future of Nuclear Power". Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power. World Scientific.
- ^ Dave Elliot (25 June 2011). "Nuclear – a powerful case against". Environmental Research Web.
- ^ Annabelle Quince (30 March 2011). "The history of nuclear power". ABC Radio National.
- ^ Sovacool, p. 126.
External links [edit]
- Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power at World Scientific.
- Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power at Google Books.
- Nuclear Power's Global Expansion: Weighing Its Costs and Risks
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