Nuclear Renaissance: Technologies and Policies for the Future of Nuclear Power

"When it was announced that France had beaten Japan in the race to host the world's next big fusion lab, the news made headlines around the world a clear sign of the growing debate surrounding the future of nuclear power. [This book] is a welcome contribution to that debate. ... It reviews past, current and prospective nuclear technologies, but links them clearly to the wider topics of energy policy, climate change and energy supply. [A] useful book that will help the reader get up to speed on nuclear technology." - Physics World, Sept. 2005 "For anyone seeking to take an informed position in the debate on the role - if any - of nuclear power in meeting our future energy needs, it is hard to imagine a better starting point than this comprehensive, meticulously researched and thought-provoking book" A. Lee, The Engineer, February 2005 "Nuttall's intelligent policy overview deals succinctly with issues of nuclear safety, energy economics, and waste managementWide-ranging and technically grounded, Nuclear Renaissance offers a useful introduction to the newly revitalized debate over the role of nuclear power in the years to come." -Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August 2005 "a welcome addition to the literature on nuclearpower. [the author] provides an accurate and concise surveyof the important aspects of light- and heavy-water reactors, gas-cooled reactors, and liquid metal-cooled reactors. covers the full scope of the nuclear-power scene, from the hardware to national energy polcies Chapter 1 alone, which surveys the more important social and policy factors affecting nuclear power in the United States and Britain is worth the price of the book . The book is essential reading foranyone who is interested in the relationship between energy, society and environment." -- Nature "Nuttall's intelligent policy overview deals succinctly with issues of nuclear safety, energy economics, and waste managementWide-ranging and technically grounded, Nuclear Renaissance offers a useful introduction to the newly revitalized debate over the role of nuclear power in the years to come." -Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August 2005 This book is both timely and essential; Readers of Nuclear Renaissance: Technologies and Policies for the Future of Nuclear Power will be better qualified to look rationally at an issue which will soon have to be resolved. --Rt Hon. Brian Wilson MP "For anyone seeking to take an informed position in the debate on the role - if any - of nuclear power in meeting our future energy needs, it is hard to imagine a better starting point than this comprehensive, meticulously researched and thought-provoking book. Can the nuclear industry shake off its heritage and take its place as a safe, and even 'green' energy source? Nuttall looks at the current state of nuclear technology and a range of future options. He also examines its role in the wider context of power economics at a time when the UK and other advanced economies are wrestling with the challenge of maintaining secure, reliable energy supplies in an increasingly uncertain world" --A. Lee; The Engineer; Feb 2005