The Political Economy Of Nuclear Energy: Prospects And Retrospect

Description

Using primarily Russian sources, this book explains the political and economic aspects of nuclear power. The nuclear fuel cycle is described, from the mining of natural uranium to the ultimate power generation, and to reprocessing to produce plutonium which is essential for both electricity generation and for weapons production. Historical aspects of nuclear developments in Germany, the USA, India, China and the Soviet Union are also considered and explained. The book then proceeds to argue that Russia is more powerful today in its nuclear weapons system and delivery than ever before, and that it is precisely this which has provoked President Trump to cancel the strategic nuclear weapons reduction treaty. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 1-4 Front Matter ....Pages 5-5 Advantages of Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 7-21 Geopolitical Aspects of Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 23-33 Economic Aspects of Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 35-42 Military Aspects of Nuclear Energy (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 43-58 Front Matter ....Pages 59-59 History of the Development of Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 61-93 Global Nuclear Policy Development (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 95-112 Global Nuclear Investment Environment (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 113-127 Front Matter ....Pages 129-129 Germany as Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 131-157 The United States as Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 159-180 Russia as a Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 181-196 Japan as Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 197-214 India as a Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 215-228 China as Nuclear Power (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 229-245 Future of Nuclear Power Development (Dipak Basu, Victoria W. Miroshnik)....Pages 247-260 Back Matter ....Pages 261-275