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.
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| Titolo: |
The national politics of nuclear power : economics, security, and governance / / Benjamin K. Sovacool and Scott Victor Valentine
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| 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 | |
| Altri autori: |
ValentineScott V
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| 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 |
| 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: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828103203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge global security studies.