Nuclear Roulette The Truth about the Most Dangerous Energy Source on Earth |
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| Author:
| Smith, Gar |
| Foreword by:
| Mander, Jerry
Callenbach, Ernest |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60358-434-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Chelsea Green Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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Nuclear Roulette dismantles the core arguments behind the nuclear-industrial complex's "Nuclear Renaissance." It cites NRC records showing how corporations routinely defer maintenance and lists resulting "near-misses"in the US, which average more than one per month. This book chronicles the problems of aging reactors, uncovers the costly challenge of decommissioning, explores the industry's greatest seismic risks--not on California's quake-pronecoast but in the Midwest and...
More Description Nuclear Roulette dismantles the core arguments behind the nuclear-industrial complex's "Nuclear Renaissance." It cites NRC records showing how corporations routinely defer maintenance and lists resulting "near-misses"in the US, which average more than one per month. This book chronicles the problems of aging reactors, uncovers the costly challenge of decommissioning, explores the industry's greatest seismic risks--not on California's quake-pronecoast but in the Midwest and Southeast--and explains how solar flares could black out power grids,causing the world's 400-plus reactors to self-destruct. This powerful exposé concludes with a roundup of proven and potential energy solutions that can replace nuclear technology with a "Renewable Renaissance," combined with conservation programs that can cleanse the air, and cool the planet.