ATOM HARVEST: A BRITISH VIEW OF ATOMIC ENERGY
Introduction 1 Part I: Setting the Scene 7 1 Nuclear Energy: An Introductory Primer 9 2 A Concise History of the Nuclear Industry Worldwide 24 3 Opposition to Nuclear Power: A Brief History 34 Part II: Structuring the Debate 51 4 Building or Burning the Bridges to a Sustainable Energy Policy 53 5 Criteria for a Sustainable Energy Future 59 Part III: The Future UK Energy Mix: Strategic Issues 73 6 Time for a Fresh Look at Nuclear? 75 7 Nuclear Power and Renewables in the UK: Can We Have Both? 83 Part IV: Some Key Nuclear Issues 99 8 New Information on Radiation Health Hazards 101 9 Nuclear Waste: The Protracted Debate in the UK 115 10 Nuclear’s Inherent Insecurities 132 11 Risk, Economics and Nuclear Power 149 Part V: Nuclear around the World 169 12 Nuclear Power – The European Dimension 171 13 Non-nuclear Sustainable Energy Futures for Germany and the UK 183 14 Nuclear Power around the World 197 Part VI: Conclusions 207 15 Can Nuclear Power Ever be Green? 209 16 Nuclear Renaissance Requires Nuclear Enlightenment 221 17 UK Energy Choices – An Enlightened Future? 239