The Nuclear Imperative A Critical Look at the Approaching Energy Crisis (More Physics for Presidents) /

• Main Author: Eerkens, Jeff W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, 16
• Subjects: Engineering.; System safety.; Renewable energy sources.; Environmental management.; Economics.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Environmental Management.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Nuclear Energy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8667-9

In this well documented global wake-up call, nuclear physicist Jeff Eerkens explores remedies for the impending energy crisis, when oil and natural gas are depleted. Because burning coal worsens the problem of global warming, alternate energy sources must be instituted. The Nuclear Imperative demons...

Table of Contents:

• Preface to the 2nd edition
• preface to the 1st edition
• 1. introduction
• 2. nuclear fables and facts
• 3. energy consumption and energy resources on planet earth
• 4. renewable energy sources and their limitations
• 5. portable energy and propulsion technologies
• 6. coal and nuclear power generation
• 7. safety considerations in nuclear operations
• 8. nuclear weapon controls and non-proliferation
• 9. conclusions, action items, and predictions
• annotated bibliography
• acknowledgments
• short biography of the author
• abbreviations
• chemical symbols of selected elements and isotopes
• international mks units and prefixes
• index.