Nuclear Power and Energy Security in Asia.

"The rising demand for energy, the higher costs of oil and gas, and the association of fossil fuels with adverse climate change have all brought a renewed interest in nuclear energy. Nuclear power, however, is itself controversial, because of its costs, its environmental effects and the securit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Basrur, Rajesh (Editor ), Collin, Koh Swee Lean Swee Lean (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2012.
Temas:
Nuclear industry > Asia.
Energy security > Asia.
Industrie nucléaire > Asie.
Sécurité énergétique > Asie.
Energy security
Nuclear industry
Asia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Nuclear Power and Energy Security in Asia; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Nuclear energy and energy security in Asia: Through the human security lens; 2 Is the rapid growth of reliance on nuclear energy an economically viable option?; 3 The economics of nuclear energy; 4 Nuclear power and environmental impact: Risk vs. perception; 5 Critical environmental questions: Nuclear energy and human security in Asia; 6 Nuclear energy and security risks
  • 7 Nuclear power and proliferation: The risks of the nuclear 'renaissance'8 Civil society organizations and the politics of nuclear energy in Southeast Asia: Exploring processes of engagement; 9 Post- Fukushima: Whither nuclear energy?; Index

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