Chris Anastasi

Who Needs Nuclear Power

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Produktbeschreibung

Who Needs Nuclear Power challenges conventional thinking about the role of civil nuclear power in a rapidly changing energy context, where new energy carriers are penetrating markets around the world.

Against the backdrop of a global energy transition and the defining issue of Climate Change, Chris Anastasi assesses new nuclear build in a fast-moving sector in which new technologies and practices are rapidly emerging. He considers various countries at different stages of nuclear industry development, and discusses their political, legal and technical institutions that provide the framework for both existing nuclear facilities and new build, as well as a country's technical capability. He also highlights the critical issue of nuclear safety culture, exploring how organisations go about instilling it and maintaining it in their operations and encouraging it in their supply chains; the critical role played by independent regulators and international institutions in ensuring the integrity of the industry is also highlighted.

This book provides a balanced and holistic view of nuclear power for both an expert and non-expert audience, and a realistic assessment of the potential for this technology over the critical period to 2050 and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis; Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9780367266936
• ISBN-10: 0367266938
• Artikelnr.: 59999202

Autorenporträt

Chris Anastasi is an expert on energy and the related issue of Climate Change and a published author. He has led teams in both major international energy companies and academia, working across the energy spectrum in the UK and in countries in different parts of the world.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Can Civil Nuclear Power be a 'Disruptive' Technology in the 21st
Century? 1. A Changing Context for Civil Nuclear Power 2. Strengths of the
Nuclear Option 3. Weaknesses of the Nuclear Option 4. The Importance of
Nuclear Safety Culture 5. An Energy Transition in the 21st Century Part 2:
Will Civil Nuclear Power be a 'Disruptive' Technology in the 21st Century?
6. Nuclear Power in a Global Context 7. Developments in Selected Countries
8. Potential Role of Nuclear at a Country Level 9. Nuclear Power in the
21st Century

Rezensionen

"This book is a great reference for decision-makers as they decide on the energy supply of the future." -- Bill Coley CBE, Former President of Duke Power and CEO of British Energy

"So what is the role for nuclear generation in the required transition to zero emissions? You could not have a better and more dispassionate guide than Chris Anastasi." -- Adrian Gault OBE, UK Committee on Climate Change.

"This book is written by a person who has a unique insight into the multitude of issues that surround nuclear electricity generation as it enters the 2020s." -- David Cope, Fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge