The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy, 1st ed. 2019 Prospects and Retrospect
Auteurs : Basu Dipak, Miroshnik Victoria W.
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.
Victoria W. Miroshnik is Professor in Management at Reitaku University in Tokyo, Japan. She has a PhD from the University of Glasgow and was previously a professor at OP Jindal University, in New Delhi, India. She has published 15 books and approximately 25 articles in major journals.
Date de parution : 11-2020
Ouvrage de 275 p.
14.8x21 cm
Date de parution : 11-2019
Ouvrage de 275 p.
14.8x21 cm
Thèmes de The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy :
Mots-clés :
nuclear fuel cycle; mining of natural uranium; the ultimate power generation; plutonium; historical aspects of nuclear developments; strategic nuclear weapons reduction treaty; Russian nuclear weapons system; technology of the nuclear energy and weapons system; The future of nuclear energy; World Atomic Policy; nuclear weapons; uranium; Heizenberg; Nazi weapons Development