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001 2011037618
003 DLC
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008 110907s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011037618
020 $a9780230338340 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
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050 00 $aHD9698.A2$bC567 2012
082 00 $a333.792/4$223
084 $aSCI024000$aPOL044000$aSCI026000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aCohen, Martin.
245 14 $aThe doomsday machine :$bthe high price of nuclear energy, the world's most dangerous fuel /$cMartin Cohen, Andrew McKillop.
260 $aNew York City :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2012.
263 $a1203
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"Today, there are over one hundred nuclear reactors operating in our backyards, from Indian Point in New York to Diablo Canyon in California. Proponents claim that nuclear power is the only viable alternative to fossil fuels, and due to rising energy consumption and the looming threat of global warming, they are pushing for an even greater investment. Here, energy economist Andrew McKillop and social scientist Martin Cohen argue that the nuclear power dream being sold to us is pure fantasy. Debunking the multilayered myth that nuclear energy is cheap, clean, and safe, they demonstrate how landscapes are ravaged in search of the elusive yellowcake to fuel the reactors, and how energy companies and politicians rarely discuss the true costs of nuclear power plants--from the subsidies that build the infrastructure to the unspoken guarantee that the public will pick up the cleanup cost in the event of a meltdown, which can easily top $100 billion dollars"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aNuclear industry.
650 0 $aNuclear energy$xEconomic aspects.
650 0 $aNuclear energy$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aNuclear power plants.
650 0 $aNuclear accidents.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Energy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Environmental Science.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aMcKillop, Andrew.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/340/9780230338340/image/lgcover.9780230338340.jpg