Vendeur : Majestic Books, Hounslow, Royaume-Uni
Etat : New. xvi 413 8 of lates Figures, Illus. (Mostly Col.), Map. N° de réf. du vendeur 11293467
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Vendeur : Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Allemagne
Etat : New. xvi 413 8 of lates. N° de réf. du vendeur 1814413006
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Vendeur : Books Puddle, Woodside, NY, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. xvi 413 8 of lates, Map. N° de réf. du vendeur 2614412996
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Vendeur : Books in my Basket, New Delhi, Inde
Hardcover. Etat : New. ISBN:9789350021804,432pp. N° de réf. du vendeur 2449126
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Vendeur : Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, Inde
figs, tables, photos (illustrateur). Contents Introduction 1 Nuclear energy from slowdown to renaissance 2 What is nuclear energy 3 Is nuclear energy safe 4 Is nuclear energy cheap 5 Is nuclear energy green 6 Global nuclear energy scenario reviewing the renaissance 7 Indias nuclear energy program 8 India the true economic costs of nuclear electricity 9 Indias nuclear installations safety and other issues 10 The sustainable alternative to nuclear energy 11 Unite to fight this madness Epilogue the Fukushima Catastrophe in Japan Notes IndexThe people of Kudankulam Jaitapur Mithivirdi Gorakhpur Jaduguda are waging determined struggles against Government of India plants to set up a string of nuclear parks across the country with importedindigenous nuclear reactors and also several new uranium minesThe Prime Minister Indias top atomic scientists and leading intellectuals are deriding the protestors as being anti-development They are claiming that nuclear energy is a cheap green clean and safe solution to our future energy needs and is our gateway to a prosperous futureThis book examines these claims in detail In reality nuclear power is very expensive Neither is it green and the solution to the global warming crisis But the biggest problems with nuclear energy are the safety issues associated with it--the deathly radioactive pollution of the environment caused by leakage of radiation from the mines and nuclear reactors the as yet intractable problem of safe storage of high level wastes and the potential for catastrophic accidents For these reasons nuclear energy was already on the decline the world over the Fukushima disaster has sent it into a tailspin Many countries have begun reconsidering reversing their nuclear energy programs for alternate and more sustainable ways of meeting their energy needs Yet the Indian government continues to pursue its deathly nuclear power dream jacket 414 pp. N° de réf. du vendeur 99955
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