The Nuclear Environmentalist Is There a Green Road to Nuclear Energy
The general public has many misconceptions concerning energy sources; for example, how many realise that a nuclear power station releases more radioactivity into the atmosphere than a coal-fired power station, or that smoking just one cigarette carries th
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Juan José Gómez Cadenas
The Nuclear Environmentalist Is There a Green Road to Nuclear Energy?
Juan José Gómez Cadenas Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad de Valencia Valencia Spain
Ó Juan José Gómez Cadenas, 2012 Original edition El ecologista nuclear, by Juan José Gómez Cadenas Ó Espasa Calpe, S.A. 2009
ISBN 978-88-470-2477-9 DOI 10.1007/978-88-470-2478-6
ISBN 978-88-470-2478-6
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Springer Milan Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011940858 Ó Juan José Gómez Cadenas 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Italian Copyright Law in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the Italian Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Translator: Anahí Seri Printed on acid-free paper Copernicus Books is a brand of Springer Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
It’s a black and white photograph, but it captures the light of a summer afternoon in 1959. The man has a plucky nose, an honest chin, and a moustache in the style of Clark Gable. The girl is a very beautiful brunette. Her smile is ecstatic; his, incredulous. Both of them, in love. This year we’re celebrating their golden wedding. To my parents
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Acknowledgments
Every book is a voyage. Without my wife Pilar and my children Irene and Hector, it would not have been a voyage but a wreckage. Without the help of numerous friends and colleagues, it would have been much more difficult to find a safe harbor. The list is long and the memory of the old sailor weak. Thus, I prefer to extend here my acknowledgment to all of them without spelling their names. You all know. I am grateful for the kindness of the Spanish Nuclear Council and the Foro Nuclear, who have supplied information concerning Spanish nuclear power stations.
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Contents
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All that Glitters is not Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Eternal Delight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A Wasted Inheritance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Ignoble Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Manna Springing from the Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Sacred Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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