A Brighter Tomorrow

Fulfilling the Promise of Nuclear Energy

Pete V. Domenici, Blythe J. Lyons, Julian J. Steyn (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2007
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7425-4189-4 (ISBN)

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The senior Senator from New Mexico, Pete V Domenici has been called Congress' chief apostle for nuclear power. In this book, he shares his vision and passion for a renewed commitment to the dreams that nuclear energy can help us fulfill. He also talks about what kind of world our grandchildren could inhabit if we fail in making such a commitment.

In A Brighter Tomorrow, Pete V. Domenici, the senior Republican Senator from New Mexico, has written a thoughtful and, at times, provocative assessment of nuclear power in the United States. He outlines what went wrong and why, and shares his vision and passion for a renewed commitment by this nation, and the rest of the world, to the dreams that nuclear energy can help fulfill.

Republican Pete V. Domenici has been in the United States Senate representing the state of New Mexico since 1972, and is one of its most influential members. He has been called Congress's chief apostle for nuclear power. Dr. Julian J. Steyn is co-founder and principal of the Washington D.C. consulting firm, Energy Resources International, Inc. Blythe J. Lyons is a consultant with Energy Resources International, Inc.

Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 My Vision—Reinvigorating Atoms For Peace Chapter 5 The Road to Leadership Chapter 6 The Energy Highway Chapter 7 Nuclear Power in the World Today Chapter 8 Regulatory Road Blocks to Nuclear Power Chapter 9 Uranium Resource Issues Chapter 10 Revitalizing the U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure and Workforce Chapter 11 Dealing with Nuclear Proliferation Effectively Chapter 12 The Waste Disposal Conundrum Chapter 13 The Case for Nuclear Power Chapter 14 Roadmap for the Future Part 15 Epilogue Part 16 Appendice A: The New Nuclear Paradigm Speech Part 17 Appendice B: Atoms for Peace - 50th Anniversary Part 18 Appendice C: Key Nonproliferation Events During Senate Tenure Part 19 Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.1.2007
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	146 x 223 mm
Gewicht	372 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	0-7425-4189-4 / 0742541894
ISBN-13	978-0-7425-4189-4 / 9780742541894
Zustand	Neuware