Double or Quits : The Future of Civil Nuclear Energy

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The Future of Civil Nuclear Energy

By: Malcolm C. Grimston, Peter Beck

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Paperback | 1 December 2001 | Edition Number 1

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Global energy demand is likely to rise substantially by the mid-21st century. At the same time, the use of fossil fuels may need to be severely curtailed to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Nuclear power is one of the few options that meet these conflicting requirements. However, its potential to do so is an issue of wide disagreement and high emotions, with balanced information hard to find. This text, the culmination of a two-year study, provides a dispassionate and objective assessment of the major disputes on the future role of this controversial fuel. Decisionmakers and their advisers, as well as proponents and opponents of the fuel, should find that this book provides clarification of the main issues influencing the future of nuclear energy: relative economics, public perceptions and the process of decisionmaking, nuclear research and development, waste management, reprocessing and proliferation, nuclear safety and nuclear power and the Kyoto Protocol. In the light of the many uncertainties in the field of energy, the relevance of these issues can only continue to grow.

Industry Reviews

'A thorough, thought-provoking and very readable book.'
Energy World

'This book, from the Royal Institute of International Affairs, assesss the prospects and dangers of reviving the nuclear industry.'
Petroleum Review

'Nuclear power is firmly back on the agenda in many countries, but the debate around its future remains both polarised and emotive. Dispassionate information is hard to come by. This book attempts to - and succeeds in - filling that gap.'
Energy World

' A detailed assessment of the prospects and risks of reviving the nuclear industry.'
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List of figures and tables	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the authors	p. xiii
Setting the scene	p. 1
The energy challenge	p. 1
Timescales	p. 4
Different futures	p. 6
Incentives and barriers to nuclear development	p. 8
The key issues	p. 13
References	p. 13
Public perceptions and decision-making in civil nuclear energy	p. 14
Introduction	p. 14
Public opinion	p. 16
A brief history of early nuclear perceptions	p. 22
Attitudes and feelings	p. 25
Factors affecting our perceptions of risk	p. 28
New approaches to decision-making	p. 37
Summary	p. 47
References	p. 50
Innovative techniques to increase participation in decision-making	p. 51
Using participative techniques in policy formulation	p. 57
The relative economics of nuclear power	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
The costs of generating electricity	p. 63
The effects of market liberalization	p. 74
The role of government in a liberalized market	p. 84
Nuclear power in developing countries	p. 86
Future nuclear options	p. 89
The effects of market instruments on combating climate change	p. 94
Security and diversity of energy supplies	p. 97
Summary	p. 99
References	p. 101
Radioactive waste management, reprocessing and proliferation	p. 102
Introduction	p. 102
Sources and types of radioactive waste	p. 104
Reprocessing	p. 110
Major spent fuel management options	p. 117
Partition and transmutation	p. 132
Nuclear weapons proliferation	p. 135
Sidestepping the problem? The thorium cycle	p. 141
Summary	p. 142
References	p. 145
Nuclear safety	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
Particular issues in nuclear safety	p. 151
Principles of reactor safety	p. 154
Major reactor accidents	p. 157
Measures taken since Chernobyl	p. 162
The current situation	p. 164
The future safety of nuclear plants	p. 169
Summary	p. 174
References	p. 175
Nuclear energy research, development and commercialization	p. 176
Introduction	p. 176
The context of research expenditure	p. 176
Energy research, development and commercialization	p. 180
Nuclear R&D in the context of total energy R&D	p. 185
Main areas of nuclear R, D & C	p. 188
International cooperation	p. 197
Summary	p. 199
References	p. 200
Nuclear power and the Kyoto Protocol	p. 202
Introduction	p. 202
Alternative approaches	p. 203
Flexibility mechanisms	p. 205
Principles underpinning the CDM	p. 208
The role of nuclear power in the CDM	p. 213
Nuclear power and the CDM: generic and non-nuclear issues	p. 217
Specific difficulties with the CDM	p. 219
Nuclear power and sustainable development	p. 220
Summary	p. 223
References	p. 225
Recommendations and conclusions	p. 226
Recommended actions	p. 226
Conclusions	p. 230
Glossary	p. 235
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