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This conference proceedings explores issues surrounding the replacement of existing nuclear power plants when they reach the end of their useful life. Topics covered include: Nuclear competitiveness regarding politics and power plant evolution; social acceptance regarding communication, information, waste, and safety proliferation; and durability regarding resources and effects on the environment.

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Author:   Behram N. Kursunogammalu ,  Stephan L. Mintz ,  Arnold Perlmutter
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.340kg
ISBN:  

9780306462023

ISBN 10:   0306462028
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   31 August 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Future of Nuclear Power.- The 21stCentury International Need for Nuclear Energy.- Observations on the Future of Nuclear Power and How to Get There.- I Nuclear Competitiveness.- Nuclear Power and the U.S. Transition to a Restructured, Competitive Power Generation Sector.- The French-German Project of the European Pressurized Water Reactor (EPR).- Assuring the Competitiveness of New Nuclear Power Plants.- II Social Acceptance.- Working Towards Public Acceptance in Germany.- Public and Policymaker Support for Nuclear Energy.- Social Acceptance.- Putting Balance into Safety Regulation.- III Durability: Resources and Environment.- Nuclear Fission: For Safe Globally Sustainable, Proliferation-Resistant, and Cost-Effective Energy.- The Global Energy Situation in the Next Century and Its Implications for Nuclear Power.- Nuclear Power and Sustainable Development.- IV Concluding Panel Summary of the Conference.- Presentations of the International Conference on Preparing the Ground for the Renewal of Nuclear Power.- Contribution to the Concluding Panel of the Global Foundation.

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