Nuclear Power and the Environment

Harrison, R. M. (Editor)/ Hester, R. E. (Editor)/ Walls, John (Contributor)/ Livens, Francis (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 1849731942 / ISBN 13: 9781849731942

Published by Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011

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1st edition. 246 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nuclear Power and the Environment
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849731942
• ISBN 13: 9781849731942
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.55 kilograms

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Synopsis

The environmental implications of generating electric power from nuclear fission have been a matter of concern since the construction of the earliest nuclear reactors and power stations in the 1950s. After two or more decades of construction of nuclear power stations, this ceased in many countries, largely as a result of concerns for the environment and human health. However, the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is leading many countries to plan extensive new programmes of construction of nuclear power stations which serves to re-emphasise concerns over environmental impacts. Volume 32 of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series is concerned with reviewing the political and social context for nuclear power generation, the nuclear fuel cycles and their implications for the environment. Known issues of nuclear accidents, the legacy of contaminated land and low level waste, and the decommissioning of nuclear sites are considered together with a more forward look at the deep geological disposal of high level waste and the pathways of radioactive substances in the environment and their implications for human and non-human organisms. This topical work will be of interest to scientists and policy makers working within this field or related areas as well as advanced students.

About the Authors

Roy Harrison OBE is Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Birmingham. In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science. Professor Harrison’s research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.

Ron Hester is an emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of York. In addition to his research work on a wide range of applications of vibrational spectroscopy, he has been actively involved in environmental chemistry and was a founder member of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Environment Group. His current activities are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor on courses, individual promotions, and departmental/subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad.