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Table of Contents:

• ch. 1. Can the risks involved in nuclear power be managed? The Fukushima disaster proves that nuclear power risks are manageable / Rod Adams
• The Fukushima disaster proves that nuclear power risks are unmanageable / Jim Riccio
• The risks of nuclear accidents or terrorist attacks on plants are minimal and manageable / World Nuclear Association
• Nuclear accidents are common and post inevitable safety risks / Benjamin K. Sovacool
• Better design and oversight will safeguard nuclear plants against natural disasters and terrorism / James M. Acton
• Design changes and increased oversight cannot protect nuclear plants from natural disasters or terrorism / Edwin Lyman
• Minimal exposure to radiation poses no safety risk / Leslie Corrice
• The safety risks of minimal exposure to radiation are unclear / Darshak Sanghavi
• Exposure to radiation is never safe / Brian Moench
• Spent nuclear fuel pools post health and national security risks / Najmedin Meshkati
• Dry casks can minimize the health and security risks of spent nuclear fuel pools / Julie Wernau and Lisa Black
• ch. 2. Is nuclear power good for the environment? Nuclear energy is still a safe alternative energy source and should be developed / George Monbiot
• Nuclear power poses threats to safety and the environment and should be scrapped / Paul Josephson
• Nuclear reprocessing is an environmental hazard and creates obstacles to effective waste management / Union of Concerned Scientists
• Advanced technologies can make nuclear reprocessing safe and efficient / Nuclear Energy Institute
• Nuclear power can help fight global warming / Colin McInnes
• Nuclear power is not a sound strategy to fight global warming / Natural Resources Defense Council
• Nuclear power is a viable source of renewable energy / Mario Salazar
• Nuclear power does not compare to other renewable energy sources / Mark Clayton
• ch. 3. Is nuclear power an economical source of energy? The steady decline of the nuclear industry demonstrates that nuclear power is not a viable alternative energy source / Mycle Schneider and Antony Froggatt with Julie Hazemann

• Abandoning nuclear power would threaten economic security worldwide / Jack Spencer
• Nuclear power is cost competitive with other forms of energy / Ferdinand E. Banks
• Nuclear power is far more expensive than other energy alternatives / Joseph Romm
• Small reactors generate big hopes / Rebecca Smith
• New nuclear power plants are cost prohibitive / Julio Godoy
• New reactors, more or less? / Steve Kidd
• Government subsidies mask the real costs and risks of nuclear power / Union of Concerned Scientists
• Organizations to contact.

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Contributors:

Zott, Lynn M. (Lynn Marie), 1969-

Schier, Helga

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

Subjects:

Nuclear energy

Nuclear energy — Safety measures

Nuclear energy — Economic aspects

Nuclear power plants — Risk assessment

Nuclear power plants — Safety measures

Nuclear power plants

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

TK9008 .N83 2013

ISBNs:

9780737760620 (hardcover)
0737760621 (hardcover)
9780737760637 (pbk.)
073776063X (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2012024695

OCLC Numbers:

803467172