Buying time : environmental collapse and the future of energy / / Kaz Makabe
| Buying time : environmental collapse and the future of energy / / Kaz Makabe |
| Autore | Kaz Makabe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lebanon, NH : , : ForeEdge, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Soggetto topico |
Power resources - Environmental aspects
Fossil fuels - Environmental aspects Renewable energy - Environmental aspects Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN | 1-61168-932-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: civilization is about energy -- Waiting for the windshield -- Joules are a society's best friend -- Sustainable, shustainable -- Renewables reality check -- The trials and travails of taming the atom -- Inviting back the toilet-trained genie -- Innovation: steve austin or gray goo? -- Conclusion: any time for sale? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162844503321 |
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| Lebanon, NH : , : ForeEdge, , [2017] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy and environment : readings from Scientific American / with commentaries by Raymond Siever
| Energy and environment : readings from Scientific American / with commentaries by Raymond Siever |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : W. H. Freeman, c1980 |
| Descrizione fisica | 230 p. : ill. ; 29 cm |
| Disciplina | 333.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Siever, Raymondauthor |
| Soggetto topico |
Fossil fuels - Environmental aspects
Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects Power resources |
| ISBN | 0716710536 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003465729707536 |
| San Francisco : W. H. Freeman, c1980 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Environmental impact statement for the proposed national enrichment facility in Lea County, New Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : final report
| Environmental impact statement for the proposed national enrichment facility in Lea County, New Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : final report |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 2 volumes : digital, PDF file |
| Soggetto topico |
Uranium enrichment - Environmental aspects - New Mexico - Lea County
Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | v. 1. Chapters 1 through 10 and appendices A through G -- v. 2. Appendices H through J. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Environmental impact statement for the proposed national enrichment facility in Lea County, New Mexico |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910697524403321 |
| Washington, DC : , : Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, , 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental remediation and restoration of contaminated nuclear and NORM sites / / edited by Leo van Velzen
| Environmental remediation and restoration of contaminated nuclear and NORM sites / / edited by Leo van Velzen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Collana | Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects
Recreation areas - Environmental aspects Nuclear facilities - Environmental aspects Nuclear power plants - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN | 1-78242-238-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Related titles; Environmental Remediation and Restoration of Contaminated Nuclearand NORM Sites; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; Part One - Contaminated nuclear and NORM sites: types and characteristics; 1 - Radioactive and other environmental contamination from uranium mining and milling; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The front end of the nuclear fuel cycle; 1.3 Uranium mining and milling (UMM) legacy sites and their remediation; 1.4 Life-cycle management of UMM sites; 1.5 Future trends; 1.6 Sources of further information; References
2 - Radioactive contamination and other environmental impacts of waste from nuclear and conventional power plants, medical and other industrial sources2.1 Introduction: radioactively contaminated sites and other environmental impacts from nuclear and radioactive installations; 2.2 Environmental impacts from nuclear power plant radioactive effluents; 2.3 Environmental impacts from coal power plant radioactive effluents and solid waste; 2.4 Solid radioactive wastes from nuclear power plants; 2.5 Solid radioactive wastes from facilities for medical, research or industrial purposes 2.6 Environmental impacts from nuclear and radiological accidents2.7 Future trends; 2.8 Sources of further information; References; 3 - Radionuclide behaviour in the natural environment: an overview; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Description of the radionuclides (RNs) of interest; 3.3 RN migration: presentation of the different governing processes; 3.4 The RN source term; 3.5 RN speciation and precipitation; 3.6 RN retention at the solid-liquid interface; 3.7 RN transport processes; 3.8 Coupling of chemical and transport processes: towards an efficient simulation approach 3.9 Conclusion: how to reliably predict any future RN migrationReferences; Appendix: main physical and chemical properties of the most significant natural and artificial radionuclides to be found in NORM...; Part Two - Environmental restorationframeworks and processes; 4 - Stakeholder involvement in the remediation of contaminated nuclear and NORM sites; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Definition of stakeholders and the importance of engagement at nuclear and NORM sites; 4.3 Evolution of stakeholder engagement; 4.4 Mechanisms of engagement; 4.5 Constructing an engagement programme; 4.6 Future trends 4.7 Case studies4.8 Sources of further information and advice; References; 5 - International recommendations and guidance on regulation of contaminated nuclear and NORM sites, and aspects of national level application; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Regulatory challenges; 5.3 International recommendations and guidance and examples of national regulatory requirements; 5.4 Progression from recognition to resolution; 5.5 Distinguishing different nuclear legacy situations; 5.6 Factors to consider in addressing regulatory challenges at nuclear legacy sites; References 6 - Modelling of radionuclide distribution in contaminated nuclear and NORM sites |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788053803321 |
| Cambridge, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental remediation and restoration of contaminated nuclear and NORM sites / / edited by Leo van Velzen
| Environmental remediation and restoration of contaminated nuclear and NORM sites / / edited by Leo van Velzen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Collana | Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects
Recreation areas - Environmental aspects Nuclear facilities - Environmental aspects Nuclear power plants - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN | 1-78242-238-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Related titles; Environmental Remediation and Restoration of Contaminated Nuclearand NORM Sites; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; Part One - Contaminated nuclear and NORM sites: types and characteristics; 1 - Radioactive and other environmental contamination from uranium mining and milling; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The front end of the nuclear fuel cycle; 1.3 Uranium mining and milling (UMM) legacy sites and their remediation; 1.4 Life-cycle management of UMM sites; 1.5 Future trends; 1.6 Sources of further information; References
2 - Radioactive contamination and other environmental impacts of waste from nuclear and conventional power plants, medical and other industrial sources2.1 Introduction: radioactively contaminated sites and other environmental impacts from nuclear and radioactive installations; 2.2 Environmental impacts from nuclear power plant radioactive effluents; 2.3 Environmental impacts from coal power plant radioactive effluents and solid waste; 2.4 Solid radioactive wastes from nuclear power plants; 2.5 Solid radioactive wastes from facilities for medical, research or industrial purposes 2.6 Environmental impacts from nuclear and radiological accidents2.7 Future trends; 2.8 Sources of further information; References; 3 - Radionuclide behaviour in the natural environment: an overview; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Description of the radionuclides (RNs) of interest; 3.3 RN migration: presentation of the different governing processes; 3.4 The RN source term; 3.5 RN speciation and precipitation; 3.6 RN retention at the solid-liquid interface; 3.7 RN transport processes; 3.8 Coupling of chemical and transport processes: towards an efficient simulation approach 3.9 Conclusion: how to reliably predict any future RN migrationReferences; Appendix: main physical and chemical properties of the most significant natural and artificial radionuclides to be found in NORM...; Part Two - Environmental restorationframeworks and processes; 4 - Stakeholder involvement in the remediation of contaminated nuclear and NORM sites; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Definition of stakeholders and the importance of engagement at nuclear and NORM sites; 4.3 Evolution of stakeholder engagement; 4.4 Mechanisms of engagement; 4.5 Constructing an engagement programme; 4.6 Future trends 4.7 Case studies4.8 Sources of further information and advice; References; 5 - International recommendations and guidance on regulation of contaminated nuclear and NORM sites, and aspects of national level application; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Regulatory challenges; 5.3 International recommendations and guidance and examples of national regulatory requirements; 5.4 Progression from recognition to resolution; 5.5 Distinguishing different nuclear legacy situations; 5.6 Factors to consider in addressing regulatory challenges at nuclear legacy sites; References 6 - Modelling of radionuclide distribution in contaminated nuclear and NORM sites |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817253003321 |
| Cambridge, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Indicators for nuclear power development / / International Atomic Energy Agency
| Indicators for nuclear power development / / International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (108 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Collana | IAEA Nuclear Energy Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Economic aspects
Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects Energy consumption |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-0-115119-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466103503321 |
| Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Indicators for nuclear power development / / International Atomic Energy Agency
| Indicators for nuclear power development / / International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (108 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Collana | IAEA Nuclear Energy Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Economic aspects
Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects Energy consumption |
| ISBN | 92-0-115119-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792979503321 |
| Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Indicators for nuclear power development / / International Atomic Energy Agency
| Indicators for nuclear power development / / International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (108 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Collana | IAEA Nuclear Energy Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Economic aspects
Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects Energy consumption |
| ISBN | 92-0-115119-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823493203321 |
| Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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INPRO methodology for sustainability assessment of nuclear energy systems : environmental impact from depletion of resources / / International Atomic Energy Agency
| INPRO methodology for sustainability assessment of nuclear energy systems : environmental impact from depletion of resources / / International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (76 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 621.4835 |
| Collana | IAEA Nuclear Energy Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - International cooperation
Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects Nuclear energy - Evaluation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-0-117619-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466107303321 |
| Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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INPRO methodology for sustainability assessment of nuclear energy systems : environmental impact from depletion of resources / / International Atomic Energy Agency
| INPRO methodology for sustainability assessment of nuclear energy systems : environmental impact from depletion of resources / / International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (76 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 621.4835 |
| Collana | IAEA Nuclear Energy Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - International cooperation
Nuclear energy - Environmental aspects Nuclear energy - Evaluation |
| ISBN | 92-0-117619-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792978203321 |
| Vienna, [Austria] : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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