International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies : 36th session, "E. Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy, 19-24 Aug. 2006 / edited by R. Ragaini.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Ragaini, Richard C.

Conference Name:

International Seminar On Nuclear War And Planetary Emergencies (36th : 2006 : Erice, Italy)

Series:

Science and culture series (Singapore). Nuclear strategy and peace technology.

The science and culture series. Nuclear strategy and peace technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power resources--Congresses.

Power resources.

Nuclear energy--Congresses.

Nuclear energy.

Emergency management--Congresses.

Emergency management.

Nuclear nonproliferation--Congresses.

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Climatic changes--Congresses.

Climatic changes.

Aerosols--Congresses.

Aerosols.

Plastics industry and trade--Health aspects.

Plastics industry and trade.

Security, International--Congresses.

Security, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Erice International Seminars are multidisciplinary seminars attended by over 100 eminent participants from all fields of science. Each year, a few scientific issues are selected and experts are invited to present contrasting views during the plenary multidisciplinary sessions of the seminar, followed by general debates. These sessions offer a unique opportunity for specialists to enlarge their fields of vision by being confronted with ideas and suggestions from high-level scientists in complementary domains of science. Associated workshops allow the experts to further refine and process th

Contents:

CONTENTS; 1. OPENING SESSION; Antonino Zichichi Opening Address; Tsung-Dao Lee A Case of Cultural Emergency in China; Antonio d'Ali The Erice and "Ettore Majorana" Centre Contribution to Europe and the World; 2. ENERGY Focus: GLOBAL NUCLEAR POWER FUTURE; Richard Gamin Introduction, Stage Setting and Rules of the Game; Jacques Bouchard The Future of Nuclear Energy; INTRODUCTION; ENERGY NEEDS; GENERATION III NUCLEAR PLANTS; FROM GENERATION III TO GENERATION IV; GENERATION IV; SUSTAINABILITY; DIVERSITY; CONCLUSIONS; Kazuaki Matsui Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems

LONG-TERM PROSPECT OF NUCLEAR POWER GENERATIONGENERATION IV NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; TOWARD THE END OF CENTURY, 2100; REFERENCES TO "CANDLE" CONCEPT; Johan Slabber The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Project; THE PROJECT; THE PBMR COMPANY; Steve Fetter The Climate Change Imperative and the Future of Nuclear Energy; REFERENCES; Phillip Finck The Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Pathway to Sustainability; NUCLEAR POWER SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; TRANSMUTATION IMPACT OF ENERGY SPECTRUM; POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF CLOSED FUEL CYCLE: WASTE MANAGEMENT

POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF CLOSED FUEL CYCLE NONPROLIFERATIONADVANCED SEPARATIONS: AQUEOUS SPENT FUEL TREATMENT UREX+) FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE; Charles McCombie Role and Status of Geological DisposaI; INTRODUCTION; A BRIEF LOOK BACK AT GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL; AN IMPORTANT NEW DRIVER; STATUS OF GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL PROGRAMMES; MULTINATIONAL INITIATIVES; THE ADD-ON OPTION; THE PARTNERING APPROACH: SAPIERR; WE DEFINITELY NEED GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES-BUT WHEN?; STORAGE IS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES

Richard Hoskins Proliferation Resistance and Physical Protection for Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel CyclesPROLIFERATION RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL PROTECTION; STRATEGIC OVERVIEW; INTERNATIONAL PROJECT ON INNOVATIVE NUCLEAR REACTORS AND FUEL CYCLES (INPRO); PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL PROTECTION; Carmen DiFiglio Coal with Carbon Capture and Storage: The Main Competitor; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; C02 CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES; CO2 STORAGE; RISKS OF C02 STORAGE; GLOBAL POTENTIAL OF CCS TO REDUCE C02 EMISSIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

3. GLOBAL MONITORING OF THE PLANET PROLIFERATION Focus: NUCLEAR WEAPONSRichard Wilson Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: The 2006 Outbreak; Ahmad Kamal The Demise of the Non-Proliferation Treaty; Richard L. Garwin Scientists and (Non)Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; REFERENCES; Ramamurti Rajaraman The Implications of the Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Kazuaki Matsui Proliferation and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Issues in Japan; EXISTING AND PREPARING NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE RELATED FACILITIES; TRANSPARENCY OF PLUTONIUM UTILIZATION IN JAPAN; REMARKS; TO SURVIVE TOWARD 2100; REFERENCES

Roland Timerbaev Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Current State and Prospects

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611918743

9781281918741

1281918741

9789812709233

9812709231