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The national politics of nuclear power : economics, security, and governance / / Benjamin K. Sovacool and Scott Victor Valentine



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Autore: Sovacool Benjamin K. Visualizza persona
Titolo: The national politics of nuclear power : economics, security, and governance / / Benjamin K. Sovacool and Scott Victor Valentine Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
Disciplina: 333.792/4
Soggetto topico: Nuclear energy - Economic aspects
Nuclear energy - Political aspects
Nuclear energy - International cooperation
Nuclear power plants
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: ValentineScott V  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Why nuclear power?; Contribution to nuclear scholarship; Methods and key concepts; Case selection; Introducing a theory of nuclear socio-political economy; National security and secrecy; Technocratic ideology; Economic interventionalism; Centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network; Subordination of opposition to political authority; Social peripheralization; Up ahead; 2 An introduction to nuclear power technology; Industry overview
Nuclear reactor typesNuclear reactor generations; The basics of the nuclear lifecycle; Uranium mining and milling; Plant construction and operation; Interim and permanent waste storage; Used fuel reprocessing and disposal; Decommissioning; Nuclear technology and the socio-political economy; Nuclear technology and the political realm; Nuclear technology and the economics of electricity generation; Nuclear technology and society; 3 United States; Background; National security and secrecy; Technocratic ideology; Economic interventionism; Centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network
Subordination of opposition to political authoritySocial peripheralization; Looking to the future; 4 France; Background; National security and secrecy; Technocratic ideology; Economic interventionism; Centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network; Subordination of opposition to political authority; Social peripheralization; Looking to the future; 5 Japan; Background; National security and secrecy; Technocratic ideology; Economic interventionism; Centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network; Subordination of opposition to political authority; Social peripheralization
Looking to the future6 Russia and the former Soviet Union; Background; National security and secrecy; Technocratic ideology; Economic interventionism; Centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network; Subordination of opposition to political authority; Social peripheralization; Looking to the future; 7 South Korea; Background; National security and secrecy; Technocratic ideology; Economic interventionism; Centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network; Subordination of opposition to political authority; Social peripheralization; Looking to the future; 8 Canada; Background
National security and secrecyTechnocratic ideology; Economic interventionism; Centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network; Subordination of opposition to political authority; Social peripheralization; Looking to the future; 9 China; Background; National security and secrecy; Technocratic ideology; Economic interventionism; Centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network; Subordination of opposition to political authority; Social peripheralization; Looking to the future; 10 India; Background; National security and secrecy; Technocratic ideology; Economic interventionism
Centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network
Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics driving, and constraining, nuclear power development in Asia, Europe and North America, providing detailed comparative analysis.The book formulates a theory of nuclear socio-political economy which highlights six factors necessary for embarking on nuclear power programs: (1) national security and secrecy, (2) technocratic ideology, (3) economic interventionism, (4) a centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network, (5) subordination of opposition to political authority, and (6) social peripheralization. The book vali
Titolo autorizzato: The national politics of nuclear power  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-66025-2
9786613637185
0-203-11526-0
1-136-29438-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910462302703321
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Serie: Routledge global security studies.