TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brugge,Doug
AU  - Datesman,Aaron
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Dirty Secrets of Nuclear Power in an Era of Climate Change
SN  - 9783031595950
AV  - GE1-350 
U1  - 333.7 23
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer Nature Switzerland, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Environment
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - Energy and state
KW  - Nuclear engineering
KW  - Climatology
KW  - Environmental Sciences
KW  - Energy Policy, Economics and Management
KW  - Nuclear Energy
KW  - Climate Sciences
N1  - Chapter 1 Climate Change -- Chapter 2 The Dirty, Working-Class Problem -- Chapter 3 Nuclear Waste -- Chapter 4 Nuclear Proliferation -- Chapter 5 Societal Burdens Imposed by Nuclear Accidents -- Chapter 6 Three Mile Island -- Chapter 7 Protracted Exposures May Be Misunderstood -- Chapter 8 New Nuclear Power; Open Access
N2  - This open access book provides a review of the serious limitations and drawbacks to nuclear power, and clearly conveys why nuclear power is a less than desirable option in terms of addressing climate change. It uses accessible and engaging language to help bring an understanding of the issues with nuclear power to a broader sector of the public, with the intention of appealing to non-scientists seeking knowledge on the disadvantages of nuclear power as a solution for climate change. The argument is made that while superficially appealing, nuclear power is too costly, fragile, and slow to implement, compared to alternative options such as wind and solar. “As this book shows, to nowadays hold on to Nuclear Energy, a risky and extremely expensive method of create power, just does not make sense any longer.” -- Prof. (em.) Andreas Nidecker, MD, retired academic radiologist, Basel, Switzerland “Datesman and Brugge present evidence that nuclear power is an insecure and unsecureable technology, inherently incompatible with humanity and democracy; it fuels nuclear weapons technology and possession; choosing it would damage our chances at mitigating the climate crisis.” -- Cindy Folkers, MS, Radiation & Health Specialist, Beyond Nuclear “Although the government, industrial, and scientific nexus say it is safe.…I can only think of one word in Navajo "Ina'adlo'" meaning manipulation by the power that be to say it is safe. My Navajo people are dying from the uranium exposure on their health and environment. Great account of information on studies that have taken place around the world to say uranium is not good.” – Esther Yazzie, Navajo Interpreter and knowledge holder on Navajo issues. “At a time when there is a call to triple the growth of nuclear power, Datesman and Brugge provide a timely and thorough examination of the dark-side of “romancing” the atom. With solid technical astuteness, they cover a wide field littered with unsolved and dangerous problems ranging from the poisoning of people and the environment to the failed economics, to the spread of nuclear weapons ….they point out how science and public trust have been corrupted by the lure of unfettered nuclear growth.” –Robert Alvarez, Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59595-0
ER  -