Insurmountable Risks: The Dangers of Using Nuclear Power to Combat Global Climate Change - Softcover

Smith, Brice

 
9781571431622: Insurmountable Risks: The Dangers of Using Nuclear Power to Combat Global Climate Change

Synopsis

The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research provides the public and policy-makers with thoughful, clear and sound scientific and technical studies on a wide range of issues. IEER's aim is to bring scientific excellence to public policy issues to promote the democratization of science and a safer and healthier environment.

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About the Author

Brice Smith is a senior scientist at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in Takoma Park, MD. He has authored or coauthored works on nuclear weapons policy, nuclear waste management, uranium enrichment technologies and the economics of wind power in the western United States. He received a Phd in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From the Inside Flap

Before buying into the idea that nuclear energy is going to save us from global climate change because of its theoretical potential for low carbon dioxide emissions, read this book and then work for the alternatives. Arjun Makhijani, President Institute for Energy and Environmental Research

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