Nuclear Power:

Technical and Institutional Options for the Future

Status: Available Now

Size: 234 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1992

Print	List Price


PAPERBACK ISBN-10: 0-309-04395-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-309-04395-3	$27.00	Add to Cart

PDF			About PDF

Authors:
Committee on Future Nuclear Power Development, Energy Engineering Board, National Research Council
Authoring Organizations

Description:
The construction of nuclear power plants in the United States is stopping, as regulators, reactor manufacturers, and operators sort out a host of technical and institutional problems.
This volume summarizes the status of nuclear power, analyzes the obstacles to resumption of ...
Read More

Paste into your Web page:

<!-- Start NAP Book Display -->
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="175" height="250" id="napbookwrapper" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="flashvars" value="wid=1072215620520130524101237&record_id=1601" />
<embed src="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" quality="high" flashvars="wid=1072215620520130524101237&record_id=1601" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="175" height="250" name="napbookwrapper" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>
</object>

Preview

Free Resources

Full Text
Jump to this book's table of contents to begin reading online for free.

Related Items:
Related Titles

PDF Summary
Download the summary in PDF.

Reprint Permission
Request permission to license or reprint the book's content through Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink.

Request Permission to Distribute a PDF

Request Translation Rights

Questions About Rights and Permissions?

Table of Contents
Select a link below to start reading online free!
Front Matter	i-xviii
Summary	1-14	(skim)
1 Introduction	15-18	(skim)
2 The Institutional Framework	19-90	(skim)
3 Assessment of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies	91-160	(skim)
4 Federal Research and Development Alternatives	161-179	(skim)
5 Conclusions and Recommendations	180-198	(skim)
Individual Views of Committee Members	199-202	(skim)
Appendix A Committee Meetings	203-208	(skim)
Appendix B Criteria Developed for the Comparative Analysis of Advanced Reactor Technologies	209-213	(skim)
List of Acronyms	214-216	(skim)

Description

The construction of nuclear power plants in the United States is stopping, as regulators, reactor manufacturers, and operators sort out a host of technical and institutional problems.
This volume summarizes the status of nuclear power, analyzes the obstacles to resumption of construction of nuclear plants, and describes and evaluates the technological alternatives for safer, more economical reactors. Topics covered include

Institutional issues--including regulatory practices at the federal and state levels, the growing trends toward greater competition in the generation of electricity, and nuclear and nonnuclear generation options.
Critical evaluation of advanced reactors--covering attributes such as cost, construction time, safety, development status, and fuel cycles.

Finally, three alternative federal research and development programs are presented.

Nuclear Power:

Technical and Institutional Options for the Future

Citation Manager

Description

Authoring Organizations

Search This Book

SIGN UP FOR...