Exploring The "Faustain Bargain":
The stalled nuclear renaissance.
Nuclear Industry: "Smoking Cigarettes to Keep the Weight Off". Current status of the nuclear industry ; The basics of the nuclear fuel cycle ; Drivers of nuclear power expansion ; Plans for nuclear expansion. Safety and Reliability: Dealing with "Normal Accidents":
Safety and accidents ; Materials and labor ; Fuel availability and energy payback.
Unfavorable Economics: "Too Costly To Matter":
Construction and operating costs ; Reprocessing costs ; Waste storage costs ; Decommissioning costs ; Fuel costs ; Security costs ; Research costs. Environmental Damages: "Cutting Butter With a Chainsaw":
Land use ; Water use and contamination ; Climate change ; Medical and health risks.
Political and Social Concerns: "Broken Plowshare":
Transmission and distribution vulnerability ; Plant and reactor insecurity ; Weapons proliferation ; Military conflict ; Maritime and transport security ; Community marginalization.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: "The Fire Extinguisher":
Energy efficiency ; Renewable energy
The "Self-Limiting" Future of Nuclear Power:
Market failure and externalities ; Subsidies and the socialization of risk ; Hubris and technological fantasy.
Hydra-Headed Fukushima Nuclear Crisis.
