Is Nuclear Power the Answer?
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789815129694
ISBN-10: 9815129694
Pagini: 132
Ilustrații: 72
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Jenny Stanford Publishing
Colecția Jenny Stanford Publishing
ISBN-10: 9815129694
Pagini: 132
Ilustrații: 72
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Jenny Stanford Publishing
Colecția Jenny Stanford Publishing
Public țintă
Academic and PostgraduateCuprins
1. Introduction
2. What Is Nuclear Energy?
2.1. Introduction
2.2. The Atom
2.3. The Periodic Table
2.4. Energy Production
2.5. Einstein
2.6. Energy = Mass times (Velocity of Light Squared)
2.7. Quantum Mechanics and the Quantum Computer
2.8. Light
2.9. Oppenheimer
2.10. Source of Energy: Fission
2.11. Fusion
2.12. Nuclear Fission: How a Fission Nuclear Power Reactor Works
2.13. Regulatory and Licensing of a Nuclear Reactor
2.14. The Steel Pressure Vessel
2.15. Types of Nuclear Reactors Currently in Use in
2.16. SMR Lower Cost
2.17. SMR Improved Safety
2.18. SMR Versatility
2.19. SMR Waste
2.20. The Versatility of SMRs
2.21. Technology Is a Growing Organism
2.22. History of SMR Development
2.23. The Appropriateness of SMRs to Satisfy Australia’s Needs
2.24. Most Common Nuclear Reactors
2.25. Boiling Light Water Reactors and
2.26. Waste Control
2.27. Nuclear Reactors Have Spontaneously Occurred in Nature
2.28. Nuclear Power Costs
2.29. Cost of Building Nuclear Reactors
2.30. Conclusions
3. Climate Change
3.1. The Greenhouse Effect
3.2. Our Beautiful Planet
3.3. The Sun
3.4. The Earth’s Tilt
3.5. Greenhouse Gases
3.6. CO2 Production by Country
3.7. Dangers of Excessive Heat Caused by Global Warming
3.8. Rain and Floods
4. Renewables: An Overview
4.1. Nuclear Energy and the Sun
4.2. Energy Needs
4.3. Emission Percentages by Sector
4.4. Wind Power
4.5. Noise Levels
4.6. Biomass
4.7. Solar Energy Production (Photovoltaics)
4.8. Perovskite Solar Cells
4.9. Snowy 2.0 Hydro
5. The Cost of Energy (Levelized Cost of Electricity)
5.1. The Cost of Electricity: Economics of Nuclear Power—The LCOE Equation
5.2. Fossil Fuels
5.3. The Temperature of the Sun
5.4. The Cost of Electricity
5.5. SMR Costs from the CSIRO GenCost and Overseas Values
5.6. Appendices of Significance in GenCost (2023–2024) Report
5.7. Discussion
5.8. Special Notes
5.9. My Letter to CSIRO Lead Author, Dr Paul Graham, Regarding the Cost of Electricity
5.10. Electricity Costs Quoted Overseas
6. Benefits and Possible Dangers of Nuclear Energy
6.1. Radiation Exposure
6.2. OPAL
6.3. Other Measurements of Radiation Dose
6.4. Medical Uses of Nuclear Radiation
6.5. Nuclear Accidents
6.6. Nuclear Disarmament
7. Conclusion
2. What Is Nuclear Energy?
2.1. Introduction
2.2. The Atom
2.3. The Periodic Table
2.4. Energy Production
2.5. Einstein
2.6. Energy = Mass times (Velocity of Light Squared)
2.7. Quantum Mechanics and the Quantum Computer
2.8. Light
2.9. Oppenheimer
2.10. Source of Energy: Fission
2.11. Fusion
2.12. Nuclear Fission: How a Fission Nuclear Power Reactor Works
2.13. Regulatory and Licensing of a Nuclear Reactor
2.14. The Steel Pressure Vessel
2.15. Types of Nuclear Reactors Currently in Use in
2.16. SMR Lower Cost
2.17. SMR Improved Safety
2.18. SMR Versatility
2.19. SMR Waste
2.20. The Versatility of SMRs
2.21. Technology Is a Growing Organism
2.22. History of SMR Development
2.23. The Appropriateness of SMRs to Satisfy Australia’s Needs
2.24. Most Common Nuclear Reactors
2.25. Boiling Light Water Reactors and
2.26. Waste Control
2.27. Nuclear Reactors Have Spontaneously Occurred in Nature
2.28. Nuclear Power Costs
2.29. Cost of Building Nuclear Reactors
2.30. Conclusions
3. Climate Change
3.1. The Greenhouse Effect
3.2. Our Beautiful Planet
3.3. The Sun
3.4. The Earth’s Tilt
3.5. Greenhouse Gases
3.6. CO2 Production by Country
3.7. Dangers of Excessive Heat Caused by Global Warming
3.8. Rain and Floods
4. Renewables: An Overview
4.1. Nuclear Energy and the Sun
4.2. Energy Needs
4.3. Emission Percentages by Sector
4.4. Wind Power
4.5. Noise Levels
4.6. Biomass
4.7. Solar Energy Production (Photovoltaics)
4.8. Perovskite Solar Cells
4.9. Snowy 2.0 Hydro
5. The Cost of Energy (Levelized Cost of Electricity)
5.1. The Cost of Electricity: Economics of Nuclear Power—The LCOE Equation
5.2. Fossil Fuels
5.3. The Temperature of the Sun
5.4. The Cost of Electricity
5.5. SMR Costs from the CSIRO GenCost and Overseas Values
5.6. Appendices of Significance in GenCost (2023–2024) Report
5.7. Discussion
5.8. Special Notes
5.9. My Letter to CSIRO Lead Author, Dr Paul Graham, Regarding the Cost of Electricity
5.10. Electricity Costs Quoted Overseas
6. Benefits and Possible Dangers of Nuclear Energy
6.1. Radiation Exposure
6.2. OPAL
6.3. Other Measurements of Radiation Dose
6.4. Medical Uses of Nuclear Radiation
6.5. Nuclear Accidents
6.6. Nuclear Disarmament
7. Conclusion
Recenzii
“It is important to consider all of the alternatives when discussing the future of energy in Australia. This book provides information with reference to the decisions that will have to be made—such as changing the laws in Australia so we can at least put nuclear energy on the table.”
Dick Smith
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Companion of the Order of Australia
“John Blakemore has provided a compact and informative text on the future energy choices that we face in Australia. Moreover, he has taken a fresh approach to considering the relative advantages of the nuclear option versus fossil fuel and renewable alternatives, which makes a significant contribution to this critically important debate. This book is rich in evidence-based logic and science-based analysis about one of the most important policy topics facing the human race in this century: energy and climate change.”
Prof. Danny Samson
University of Melbourne, Australia
Dick Smith
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Companion of the Order of Australia
“John Blakemore has provided a compact and informative text on the future energy choices that we face in Australia. Moreover, he has taken a fresh approach to considering the relative advantages of the nuclear option versus fossil fuel and renewable alternatives, which makes a significant contribution to this critically important debate. This book is rich in evidence-based logic and science-based analysis about one of the most important policy topics facing the human race in this century: energy and climate change.”
Prof. Danny Samson
University of Melbourne, Australia
Notă biografică
John Blakemore is an accomplished pianist, sailor, consultant engineer, nuclear technologist, scientist, widely recognized polymath and an adjunct professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He has consulted to significant clients in Germany, France, Italy, Japan and China. He has invented and developed numerous business processes in a wide range of businesses, served on the boards of numerous companies and has been an adviser to former prime ministers on innovation. He also invented a procedure in 1991 to save his eyesight. Dr. Blakemore was the leader of the quality revolution in Australia with his book The Quality Solution and earlier led the first quality system in Australia in 1981.
Descriere
This book is designed to recalibrate the discussion on whether nuclear power is the best option for energy generation in the future. It emphasizes the significant differences in power generation between renewables, specifically photovoltaics and wind power and points out the advantages and disadvantages of both.