The doomsday machine: the high price of nuclear energy, the world's most dangerous fuel

Today, there are over 400 nuclear reactors in 31 countries, including France,Brazil, India, the UK, and Canada. Proponents claim that nuclear power is theonly viable alternative to fossil fuels given rising energy consumption and the looming threat of global warming, and are pushing for an even greater investment. Here, energy economist Andrew McKillop and social scientist Martin Cohen argue that the nuclear power dream being sold to us is pure fantasy. Debunking the multi-layered myth that nuclear energy is cheap, clean and safe, they demonstrate how landscapes are ravaged in search of the elusive yellow cake to fuel the reactors, and how energy companies and politicians rarely discuss thetrue costs of nuclear power plants - from the subsidies that build the infrastructure to the unspoken guarantee that the public will pick up the cleanup cost in the event of a meltdown, which can easily top a hundred billion dollars.In the wake of the meltdown at Japan's Fukushima power plant, the future of nuclear energy is again uncertain; this is a timely and hard-hitting look at why its costs are simply too high for humanity. INDICE: Introduction.Myth 1: Nuclear Energy is the Energy of the Future.Myth 2: Nuclear Power is Green.Myth 3: Nuclear Reactors are Reliable and Safe.Myth 4: Nuclear Energy is Cheap - Too Cheap to Meter.Myth 5: Nuclear Energy Avoids Geopolitics .Myth 6: Nuclear Energy is Very Clean.Myth 7: Nuclear Radiationis Harmless .Myth 8: Everyone is Looking to Invest in Nuclear Energy.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-33834-0
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 26/04/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido