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Tables of Contents for Nuclear Power, Energy and the Environment
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
Introduction
1
8
The Energy Crisis
9
18
The need for energy
9
7
Wood
16
1
Coal
17
1
Oil
18
3
Natural Gas
21
1
The energy crisis
22
1
Energy conservation
23
4
The Renewable Energy Sources
27
24
Introduction
27
1
World energy consumption
28
4
Hydroelectric power
32
1
Solar power
33
4
Wind power
37
6
Tidal power
43
1
Wave and ocean thermal power
44
1
Biomass
45
1
Geothermal energy
46
1
The renewables
47
4
Nuclear Power
51
28
Introduction
51
2
Nuclear reactors
53
6
Nuclear radiations
59
11
Nuclear waste
70
3
Applications of nuclear power
73
2
Fusion power
75
4
The Safety of Nuclear Reactors
79
16
Introduction
79
2
Brown's Ferry
81
1
Three Mile Island
81
1
Chernobyl: The disaster
82
10
The lessons of Chernobyl
92
3
Choosing the Best Energy Sources
95
22
Introduction
95
1
Capacity
96
6
Cost
102
6
Safety
108
4
Reliability
112
2
Comparison of energy sources
114
3
Effects on the Environment
117
22
Energy and health
117
2
Pollution of the atmosphere
119
3
Pollution of the earth
122
3
Visual and aural pollution
125
2
Electromagnetic pollution
127
1
Global warming and the greenhouse effect
128
6
Chemical pollution
134
5
Energy Scenarios
139
12
Sustainable development
139
2
Low energy scenarios
141
3
High energy scenarios
144
1
Intermediate scenarios
145
1
Conclusion
146
5
Political Aspects of the Energy Crisis
151
24
Introduction
151
1
Politics
152
2
The responsibility of scientists
154
7
Some case histories
161
4
The media
165
2
Public opinion
167
3
Organising the technological future
170
5
Moral Aspects of the Energy Crisis
175
22
Responsibility for the earth
175
4
Practical applications
179
1
The problems of developing countries
180
6
The threat of nuclear weapons
186
2
Conclusion
188
5
Appendices:
1 Energy Units
193
2
2 Radiation Units
195
2
Further Reading
197
2
Author Index
199
2
Subject Index
201