Nuclear power : "a tough debate" /

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Nuclear Power : Technical and Institutional Options for the Future. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""Nuclear Power""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""GENERAL CONCLUSIONS""; ""Electricity Demand""; ""Construction Costs and Times""; ""Performance""; ""Public Attitudes""; ""Safety""; ""Institutional Changes""; ""Industry""; ""Nuclear Regulatory Commission""; ""Industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission""; ""Department of Energy""; ""Environmental Protection Agency""; ""Administration and Congress""; ""Other""; ""Alternative Reactor Technologies""; ""Net Assessment""; ""Alternative Research and Development Programs""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S CHARGE""…”
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Nuclear power : assessing and managing hazardous technology /

Table of Contents: “…Westview Replica Editions -- Preface -- Acceptability and National Response to the Risks of Nuclear Power -- Introduction -- Scale and the Acceptability of Nuclear Energy -- The Role of History in the Acceptance of Nuclear Power in the U.S. and Canada1 -- Policymaking and Safety Issues in the Development of Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom -- Spatial Assessment and Impact Mitigation -- Introduction -- Locating Nuclear Electric Energy Facilities: Structural Relationships and the Environment -- A Convergence/Divergence Schema to Identify Impacts: The Case of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station1 -- Land-Use Controls and Nuclear Power Plants -- Assessing the Social Demographic, and Economic Impacts of Nuclear Power Plants -- Introduction -- Public Sector Effects and Social Impact Assessment of Nuclear Generating Facilities: Information for Community Mitigation Management1 -- Population Trends Around Nuclear Power Plants1 -- The Pattern of Public Response to Nuclear Facilities: An Analysis of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Generating Station1 -- Risk Perception and Emergency Planning -- Introduction -- Residential Proximity and Cognition of Risk at Three Mile Island: Implications for Evacuation Planning -- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Warning Systems for Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies: Criteria and Application -- A Spatial Analysis of Evacuation Intentions at the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station1 -- Postponed Decisions, Present Issues: The Final Phases -- Introduction -- Nuclear Waste Disposal: Technology and Environmental Hazards1 -- Confronting Equity in Radioactive Waste Management: Modest Proposals for a Socially Just and Acceptable Program1 -- Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants…”
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Nuclear power : policies, practices, and the future / by Siemer, Darryl

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 1 Africa's Especially Special Issues -- 2 Why Everything Boils Down to Energy Inputs -- 3 A Sustainable Nuclear Renaissance's Other "Killer Apps" -- 4 Why Sustainability Requires Breeder Reactors -- 5 Today's More Promising Breeder Reactor Concepts -- 6 Economics: The Main Reason that the USA's Nuclear Power Industry is Now on the Ropes -- 7 The Nuclear Establishment's Self-Inflicted Wounds -- 8 "The Damned Human Race" -- 9 Why the Western World's Erstwhile Leader in Nuclear Energy Must "Embrace Change" -- 10 Suggestions for Improvement -- 11 Conclusions -- References -- Appendices.…”
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Ageing Management of Nuclear Power Plants during Delayed Construction Periods, Extended Shutdown and Permanent Shutdown Prior to Decommissioning by IAEA

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants.…”
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Initiating Nuclear Power Programmes by IAEA

Table of Contents: “…ROLE OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR IN THE NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAMME -- 4.1. Role of the owner/operator in Phase 2 -- 4.2. …”
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Nuclear power and the environment.

Table of Contents: “…Nuclear power generation -- past, present and future -- Nuclear fuel cycles: interfaces with the environment -- Nuclear accidents -- Management of land contaminated by the nuclear legacy -- Decommissioning of nuclear sites -- Geodisposal of higher activity wastes -- Pathways of radioactive substances in the environment -- Radiation protection of the environment: a summary of current approaches for assessment of radionuclides in terrestrial ecosystems -- Radiological protection of workers and the general public.…”
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World Nuclear Power. by Mounfield, Peter R.

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants.…”
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Nuclear Power and the Public. by Foreman, Harry

Table of Contents: “…TABLE OF CONTENTS; BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT REACTORS; DISCUSSION OF BRAY'S PAPER; ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN SITING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: The Problem of Long-Term Biotic Effects; THE REGULATION OF MAN-MADE RADIATION IN THE BIOSPHERE; EFFECTS OF HEATED WATER FROM NUCLEAR PLANTS ON AQUATIC LIFE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE; STANDARDS OF RADIATION PROTECTION AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH; DISCUSSION OF PAPERS BETWEEN PAGES 3 AND 86; EVALUATION OF HEALTH HAZARDS TO THE PUBLIC ASSOCIATED WITH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OPERATIONS.…”
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Sustainable nuclear power /

Table of Contents: “…. -- Recycling and waste handling for spent nuclear fuel. -- Nuclear power plant design. -- For-profit industrial drivers.…”
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Nuclear power plants /

Table of Contents: “…Mirza -- Fundamental stability analysis of hypothetical boiling and pressurized water reactors / Robert Farkas and Lixuan Lu -- Dynamical modeling of safeguard using power productions in the nuclear power plants (NPPs) / Tae-Ho Woo -- Corrosion of the secondary side steam generator in the presence of impurities / Dumitra Lucan -- Computational intelligence applied to the identification of accidents of the Brazilian PWR nuclear power plant / Andressa dos Santos Nicolau and Roberto Schirru.…”
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The price of nuclear power : uranium communities and environmental justice / by Malin, Stephanie A., 1981-

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Politics and nuclear power : energy policy in Western Europe / by Hatch, Michael T.

Table of Contents: “…Stalemate in West Germany, 1978-1984; 6. Nuclear Power and the French State; 7. Consensus Politics in the Netherlands; 8. …”
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Benchmark Analysis for Condition Monitoring Test Techniques of Aged Low Voltage Cables in Nuclear Power Plants : Final Results of a Coordinated Research Project. by IAEA

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants.…”
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Handbook on Ageing Management for Nuclear Power Plants. by IAEA

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Protection against Internal Hazards in the Design of Nuclear Power Plants by IAEA

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Deterministic Safety Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants Specific Safety Guide. by IAEA

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Sustaining Operational Excellence at Nuclear Power Plants by IAEA

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Knowledge Management Perspectives on Outsourcing in Operating Nuclear Power Plants by IAEA

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Sustainability and Self-reliance of National Nuclear Institutions Proceedings of a Workshop. by IAEA

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Plant life management models for long term operation of nuclear power plants.

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Management.…”
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Progress of Nuclear Safety for Symbiosis and Sustainability : Advanced Digital Instrumentation, Control and Information Systems for Nuclear Power Plants. by Yoshikawa, Hidekazu

Table of Contents: “…Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Full Digital I & C and HMIT Systems; Part II: Risk Monitor Methods for Large and Complex Plants; Part III: Condition Monitors for Plant Components; Part IV: Virtual and Augmented Reality for Nuclear Power Plants; Part V: Software Reliability V & V for Nuclear Power Plants; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I: Full Digital I & C and HMIT Systems; 1: Mitsubishi's Computerized HSI and Digital I & C System for PWR Plants; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Mitsubishi's Digital I & C Design Features; 1.2.1 Overview System Description; 1.2.2 Implementation in New Plants.…”
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Safety aspects of nuclear power plants in human induced external events : margin assessment.

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Safety regulations.…”
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Economic Assessment of the Long Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants by IAEA

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Management.…”
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Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050. by IAEA

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Ageing Management for Nuclear Power Plants.

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Safety measures.…”
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Assessment of Equipment Capability to Perform Reliably under Severe Accident Conditions. by IAEA

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Accidents.…”
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Ageing Management for Nuclear Power Plants by IAEA

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Maintenance and repair.…”
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Safety aspects of nuclear power plants in human induced external events : general considerations.

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Establishing the Safety Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power Programme Specific Safety Guide. by IAEA

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Safety measures.…”
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Nuclear accidents : Prevention and Management of an Accidental Crisis by Amiard, J. C.

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Technical Support to Nuclear Power Plants and Programmes by IAEA

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Safety measures.…”
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Nuclear Power and Sustainable Development. by IAEA

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Nuclear Power Reactors in the World. by IAEA

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Indicators for nuclear power development.

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Nuclear Power Reactors in the World. by IAEA

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Considerations on the Application of the IAEA Safety Requirements for the Design of Nuclear Power Plants.

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Safety measures.…”
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Management of Nuclear Power Plant Projects by IAEA

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Equipment Qualification for Nuclear Installations. by IAEA

Subjects: “…Nuclear power plants Equipment and supplies.…”
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Learning from Fukushima : nuclear power in East Asia /

Table of Contents: “…A post-nuclear future. Decommissioning nuclear power reactors / Kalman A. Robertson -- Sustainable energy options / Andrew Blakers -- Lessons of Fukushima: Nine reasons why / Peter Van Ness.…”
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