''Nuclear or Not? Does Nuclear Power Have a Place in a Sustainable Energy Future?'' is a 2007 book edited by Professor
David Elliott. The book offers various views and perspectives on
nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced ...
.
[Nuclear or Not? Does Nuclear Power Have a Place in a Sustainable Energy Future?]
Edited by David Elliott. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. . Review by No2NuclearPower Authors include:
*Paul Allen from the
Centre for Alternative Technology
*Dr
Ian Fairlie, who served on the
Committee Examining Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters (CERRIE)
*Stephen Kidd of the
World Nuclear Association
World Nuclear Association is the international organization that promotes nuclear power and supports the companies that comprise the global nuclear industry. Its members come from all parts of the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, ur ...
Professor Elliott calls for continued debate on the nuclear power issue. He has worked with the
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is a UK government research organisation responsible for the development of fusion energy. It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ...
before moving to the
Open University
The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...
where he is Professor of Technology Policy and has developed courses on technological innovation, focusing in particular on
renewable energy technology.
[ Dave Elliott - Page at The Open University]
Nuclear Or Not? - Description at publisher's site
See also
*List of books about nuclear issues
This is a list of books about nuclear issues. They are non-fiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons and/or nuclear power.
*''The Algebra of Infinite Justice'' (2001)
*'' American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J ...
*'' Nuclear Power and the Environment''
* ''Reaction Time''
*''Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power
''Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power: A Critical Global Assessment of Atomic Energy'' is a 2011 book by Benjamin K. Sovacool, published by World Scientific. Sovacool’s book addresses the current status of the global nuclear power industry, i ...
''
*'' Non-Nuclear Futures''
References
External links
Non-nuclear sustainable energy futures for Germany and the UK
Nuclear power
Environmental non-fiction books
2007 non-fiction books
2007 in the environment
British non-fiction books
Books about nuclear issues
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