Nuclear Power, Climate Policy and Sustainability - An

4,46
MB Assessment by the Austrian Nuclear Advisory Board

300
stron

6245
ID Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water

2007
rok Management

Table of Contents

Preface

Table of Contents

Dedication

Synthesis: Nuclear Power, Climate Policy and Sustainability 5

Tuning in: Energy at the Turning-Point - From Oil to Sun 21

Peter Weish

1 The Revival of the Nuclear Debate: Climate Change and “Peak Oil” 27

Helga Kromp-Kolb and Franz Meister

2 Environmental Pollution Caused by the “Normal Operation“ Nuclear Fuel Cycle 43

Helmut Hirsch and Peter Weish

3 Nuclear Safety 53

Georgui Kastchiev, Roman Lahodynsky, Nikolaus Müllner, Wolfgang Kromp, Helga Kromp-Kolb

4 Radioactive Waste 93

Helmut Hirsch

5 Terrorism and War 109

Helmut Hirsch

6 Emergency Planning 127

Helmut Hirsch

7 Nuclear Proliferation Issues Associated with the Commercial Nuclear Fuel Cycle 143

Steven C. Sholly

8 Timeliness of the Nuclear Energy Option 165

Geert Weimann and Helga Kromp-Kolb

9 Nuclear Energy and the Kyoto Protocol in Perspective 187

Anthony Froggatt

10 Nuclear Energy - The Economic Perspective 201

Antony Froggatt

11 Nuclear Generated Hydrogen Economy - A Sustainable Option? 217

Steven C. Sholly

12 Sustainability and the Production of Electricity by Nuclear Power Stations - The Legal Dimension

241

Manfred Rotter

Putting it Simply: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 259

Abbreviations 267

Glossary 273

The Authors 287