The national politics of nuclear power : economics, security, and governance / / Benjamin K. Sovacool and Scott Victor Valentine
| The national politics of nuclear power : economics, security, and governance / / Benjamin K. Sovacool and Scott Victor Valentine |
| Autore | Sovacool Benjamin K. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.792/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ValentineScott V |
| Collana | Routledge global security studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Economic aspects
Nuclear energy - Political aspects Nuclear energy - International cooperation Nuclear power plants |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-66025-2
9786613637185 0-203-11526-0 1-136-29438-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462302703321 |
Sovacool Benjamin K.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The national politics of nuclear power : economics, security, and governance / / Benjamin K. Sovacool and Scott Victor Valentine
| The national politics of nuclear power : economics, security, and governance / / Benjamin K. Sovacool and Scott Victor Valentine |
| Autore | Sovacool Benjamin K. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.792/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ValentineScott V |
| Collana | Routledge global security studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Economic aspects
Nuclear energy - Political aspects Nuclear energy - International cooperation Nuclear power plants |
| ISBN |
1-136-29437-6
1-280-66025-2 9786613637185 0-203-11526-0 1-136-29438-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790394003321 |
Sovacool Benjamin K.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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