A Concise History of the Nuclear Industry Worldwide

Abstract

With the nuclear issue back on the agenda worldwide, this highly topical collection steers a path through the controversies, presenting the views of proponents of nuclear expansion, examining the challenges that face them and exploring the arguments of those who support alternative approaches. Nuclear energy: an introductory primer / Jonathan Scurlock -- A concise history of the nuclear industry worldwide / Jonathan Scurlock -- Opposition to nuclear power: a brief history / Horace Herring -- Building or burning the bridges to a sustainable energy policy / Gregg Butler and Grace McGlynn -- Criteria for a sustainable energy future / Paul Allen -- Time for a fresh look at nuclear? / Stephen W. Kidd -- Nuclear power and renewables in the UK: can we have both? / David Elliot -- New information on radiation health hazards / Ian Fairlie -- Nuclear waste: the protracted debate in the UK / David Lowry -- Risk, economics, and nuclear power / Catherine Mitchell and Bridget Woodman -- Nuclear power-the European dimension / Antony Froggatt -- Non-nuclear sustainable energy futures for Germany and the UK / Godfrey Boyle -- Nuclear power around the world / Stephan W. Kidd -- Can nuclear power ever be green? / Jonathan Scurlock -- Nuclear renaissance requires nuclear enlightenment / William J. Nuttall -- UK energy choices-an enlightened future? / David Elliot.