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Economics of atomic energy /
Economics of Atomic Energy covers the historical developments and major trends in atomic energy and its utilization. This book is organized into three parts encompassing 10 chapters that emphasize the economic aspect of nuclear power. The first part provides an overview of the status of atomic indus...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Butterworth Scientific Publications,
1957.
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| Colección: | Atoms for peace series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Economics of Atomic Energy; Copyright Page; FOREWORD; Table of Contents; PART I THE ATOMIC INDUSTRY; CHAPTER 1. THE ATOMIC FACTORIES; Supplies of uranium; Extraction of impurities; Production of concentrated fissile materials; Users of fissile materials; The atomic industry; CHAPTER 2. THE TOOLS OF INDUSTRY; Structure of the atom; Radioactivity; Atomic fission; Atomic ' breeding'; Problems of atomic engineering; Problems of radioactivity; CHAPTER 3. THE SCALE OF INVESTMENT; Relation to military effort; Military advantages; Interrelation of civil and military uses
- Industrial prestigeCosts and expenditure; Relation to national economics; Capital expenditure; International co-operation; PART II ATOMIC POWER; CHAPTER 4. THE NEED FOR POWER; Increasing demands; Rate of increase; Natural reserves of power; Fuel price increases; Coal production problems; Atomic energy as a solution; Britain's atomic programme; Summary; CHAPTER 5. THE COST OF ATOMIC POWER; Building costs; Fuel costs; Total costs; Sale of plutonium; Effects of breeder reactors; Sale of fission waste products; Enriched fuel reactors; Thermo-nuclear power; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6. THE EXPORT MARKET
- British and American reactorsDemand for small-sized reactor; Local manufacture; Fuel supply; Terms of export; Summary; PART III ATOMIC INVESTMENT; CHAPTER 7. THE BRITISH PATTERN; Scientific research; Government control; Directors of atomic development; Creation of the Atomic Energy Authority; Role of private industry; CHAPTER 8. ATOMS AND INDUSTRY; Atomic energy plants; The first Government programme; The revised programme; Atomic materials; Atomic products; CHAPTER 9. OTHER COUNTRIES' METHODS; (I) U.S.A.; (2) U.S.S.R.; (3) France; (4) Western Germany; (5) Europe and Euratom
- CHAPTER 10. BRITAIN'S ATOMIC FUTURE(I) Research Policy; Policy for the Future; (2) Relations with Industry; (3) Foreign Relations; The Price of Uranium; APPENDIX I; APPENDIX II; INDEX