Nuclear commerce : its control regime and the non-proliferation treaty / Thomas Berndorfer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berndorfer, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear energy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg : Diplomica Verlag, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Peaceful and non-peaceful applications of nuclear technologies share a common fate: one cannot exist without the other. As the world is about to experience a nuclear renaissance, the nuclear industry has gone through a phase of consolidation. Despite more efficient intra-industry structures and technological advancements it will still not be able to close the increasing gap in energy demand to be expected in the near future. The economic attractiveness and relative absence of emissions still make atomic power an attractive candidate for an energy mix comprising several different ""clean"" tech

Contents:

Nuclear CommerceIts Control Regime and the Non-Proliferation Treaty; TABLE OF CONTENTS; TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE NUCLEAR UNIVERSE AND ITS GENESIS; 3 NUCLEAR COMMERCE AND ITS MARKET; 4 THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK BEHIND THE NUCLEAR WORLD; 4.1 Raison d'être of specialized legislation; 4.2 The International Atomic Energy Agency; 4.3 The Non-Proliferation Treaty and its regional daughters; 4.4 Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaties; 4.5 The Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty; 4.6 Other Treaties; 5 THE NUCLEAR COMMERCE REGIME; 6 CONCLUSION; LIST OF REFERENCES

Notes:

Title from cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783836619721

3836619725

OCLC:

679422940