Synopses & Reviews
This conference proceedings explores issues surrounding the replacement of existing nuclear power plants when they reach the end of their useful life. Topics covered include: Nuclear competitiveness regarding politics and power plant evolution; social acceptance regarding communication, information, waste, and safety proliferation; and durability regarding resources and effects on the environment.
Table of Contents
The future of nuclear power / Behram N. Kursunoglu -- The 21st century international need for nuclear energy / Bertram Wolfe -- Observations on the future of nuclear power and how to get there / Chauncey Starr -- Nuclear power and the U.S. transition to a restructured, competitive power generation sector / Shelby T. Brewer and Rayburn Hanzlik, Esq. -- The French-German project of the European Pressurized Water Reactor (EPR) / Franðcois Bouteille -- Assuring the competitiveness of new nuclear power plants / George A. Davis -- Working towards public acceptance in Germany / Peter Haug -- Public and policymaker support for nuclear energy / Angelina S. Howard -- Social acceptance / Jacques de la Fertâe -- Putting balance into safety regulation / Richard Wilson -- Nuclear fission : for safe, globally sustainable, proliferation-resistant, and cost-effective energy / R.A. Krakowski, L. Bennett, and E. Bertel -- The global energy situation in the next century and its implications for nuclear power / Peter Beck -- Nuclear power and sustainable development / Stig Sandklef -- Presentations of the International Conference on Preparing the Ground for the Renewal of Nuclear Power / Robert A. Krakowski -- Contribution to the concluding panel of the global foundation / C.P. Zaleski.