Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 306 g
Reihe: A Pallas Paperback
The Social and Ethical Problems of Fission Technology
Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 306 g
Reihe: A Pallas Paperback
ISBN: 978-90-277-1513-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
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Research
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One: Nuclear Technology.- 1. The History of Nuclear Energy.- 2. Government Regulation of Atomic Power.- 3. Fission Generation of Electricity.- 4. Ethical Problems Raised by Nuclear Technology.- Notes.- Two: Reactor Emissions and Equal Protection.- 1. The Controversy over Low-Level Radiation.- 2. Federal Radiation Standards.- 3. Ethical Problems of Radiation Policy.- 4. Conclusion.- Notes.- Three: Nuclear Wastes and the Argument from Ignorance.- 1. The Social and Economic Costs of Storing Radioactive Wastes.- 2. Philosophical Errors in Analyses of the Waste Problem.- 3. Conclusion.- Notes.- Four: Core Melt Catastrophe and Due Process.- 1. The Price-Anderson Act.- 2. Philosophical Difficulties in the Price-Anderson Act.- 3. Conclusion.- Notes.- Five: Nuclear Economics and the Problem of Externalities.- 1. The Problem of Externalities.- 2. Partially-Compensated Externalities of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.- 3. The Consequences of the Failure To Compensate.- 4. The Consequences of Recognizing Amenity Rights.- 5. Conclusion.- Notes.- Six: Nuclear Safety and the Naturalistic Fallacy.- 1. The Naturalistic Fallacy.- 2. Commissions of the Fallacy in Government Studies of Nuclear Power.- 3. The Consequences to Public Policy.- 4. New Directions for Technology and Public Policy.- Notes.- Name Index.