Bibliographic Citation
| Document |  1 Mb |
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| DOI | 10.2172/5249028 |
| Title | Nuclear energy at the turning point |
| Creator/Author | Weinberg, A.M. |
| Publication Date | 1977 Jul 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 5249028 |
| Report Number(s) | ORAU/IEA(O)-77-19 |
| DOE Contract Number | EY-76-C-05-0033 |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Research Org | Institute for Energy Analysis, Oak Ridge, Tenn. (USA) |
| Subject | 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; BREEDER REACTORS; DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR POWER; SOLAR ENERGY; COST; ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; IAEA; INSPECTION; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR PARKS; PERSONNEL; PROLIFERATION; SAFETY; ENERGY; ENERGY PARKS; ENERGY SOURCES; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; POWER; REACTORS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES |
| Description/Abstract | In deciding the future course of nuclear energy, it is necessary to re-examine man's long-term energy options, in particular solar energy and the breeder reactor. Both systems pose difficultiies: energy from the sun is likely to be expensive as well as limited, whereas a massive world-wide deployment of nuclear breeders will create problems of safety and of proliferation. Nuclear energy's long-term success depends on resolving both of these problems. Collocation of nuclear facilities with a system of resident inspectors are measures that ought to help increase the proliferation-resistance as well as the safety of a large-scale, long-term nuclear system based on breeders. In such a long-term system a strengthened International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is viewed as playing a central role. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: ED; Size: Pages: 27 |
| Availability | Dep. NTIS, PC A03/MF A01. |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 06 |
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