The Answer Is Nuclear Power
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- A technological dream turns into a nightmare. Eglin, Roger // Management Today;Jul94, p16
Provides information on the danger of nuclear power. Cost of nuclear power; Lobbying by Nuclear Electric; Study on nuclear power by the Royal Institute of International Affair's energy and environmental program; Projected amount of nuclear waste in storage by 2010.
- Power for the people: Energy and the environment. Kock, Irene; Malcolmson, Sheila // Women & Environments;Winter/Spring91, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p18
Presents the protests worldwide against nuclear power and the environmental problems associated with it. Examples of countries reported to have protest movements; Influences of women in the protests; Suggested alternative sources of energy.
- Global warming: No nuclear quick fix. Miller, A.; Mintzer, I. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Jun1990, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p30
Argues against the sudden expansion of nuclear power worldwide in order to reduce the risks of global warming. High capital costs; Large-scale plants and supporting infrastructure; Problems in meeting `Toronto target' global carbon emissions.
- Environmentalists divided on role of nuclear power for world's energy needs. Heffern, Rich // National Catholic Reporter;4/1/2011, Vol. 47 Issue 12, p6
The article focuses on the divided points of view of several environmentalists in dealing with the efficiencies and risks of using nuclear-derived source of energy.
- Government faces both ways on Thorp. Webb, Jeremy // New Scientist;7/10/93, Vol. 139 Issue 1881, p6
Reports on the case against thermal oxide reprocessing plant (THORP). Amendment from John Major and five Cabinet Ministers; License for THROP to discharge nuclear waste; Figures for potential income; Requirements imposed by the contract; Storage of spent fuel.
- IT'S SCARY. IT'S EXPENSIVE. IT COULD SAVE THE EARTH. Pettit, Charles // National Geographic;Apr2006, Vol. 209 Issue 4, p54
This article focuses on the possibility of returning to nuclear power as a source of energy for its environment-friendly operation. The U.S. nuclear industry imploded after the 1979 partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island reactors in Pennsylvania, followed by Chernobyl in 1986. Today, with...
- The Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR): Too Little, Too Late. Berges, Lynn L. // Pollution Engineering;Aug2001, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p9
Reports the rule issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on summarizing and explaining the Hazardous Waste Identification Rule. Awareness of the EPA to concerns with the original mixture and derived-from rules; Conditions under 266.230 of the Nuclear Regulatory...
