Plutonium, Power, And Politics - International Arrangements For The Dispositi...

by Gene I. Rochlin

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Plutonium, Power, And Politics - International Arrangements For The Disposition Of Spent Nuclear Fuel, ISBN 0520414985, ISBN-13 9780520414983, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In the early 1970s, the major industrial states were preparing to shift to nuclear fission as their principal source of electrical power. But that change has not occurred. In part, this is due to a growing public recognition that techniques and institutions for management of spent nuclear fuel, separated plutonium, and long-lived radioactive wastes are not yet fully developed. The consequent pressures for resolution have spurred a series of often ill-defined and sometimes contradictory attempts to promote international cooperation and control of hazardous activities. How are these varied suggestions to be compared and evaluated? By what criteria can plans be selected that are likely to be both effective and negotiable? In this study, Gene I. Rochlin, physicist and social scientist, explores the technical, political, and institutional aspects of international nuclear export and fuel cycle policies. He categorizes existing proposals and suggests way to develop new ones that better promote both national and international goals. Dr. Rochlin argues neither for nor against the use of nuclear power or plutonium fuels. Instead, he addresses the question of how international arrangements could be reached that might jointly satisfy the objective of the several key nations, yet not be too difficult to negoti

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2024
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780520414983
• Condition: Fine

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