The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy Prospects and Retrospect
Using primarily Russian sources, this book explains the political and economic aspects of nuclear power. The nuclear fuel cycle is described, from the mining of natural uranium to the ultimate power generation, and to reprocessing to produce plutonium whi
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The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy Prospects and Retrospect
The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy
Dipak Basu · Victoria W. Miroshnik
The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy Prospects and Retrospect
Dipak Basu Nagasaki University Nagasaki, Japan
Victoria W. Miroshnik Reitaku University Chiba, Japan
ISBN 978-3-030-27028-5 ISBN 978-3-030-27029-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27029-2 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, 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. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to our colleague and our dear friend, Angelica Mari-Isabella Boss, the student of the Gymnasium 1811 Moscow, Russia, who, in fact, was an author of the idea of this book and who was an active participant in the research process, namely, she was responsible for collection of the research data, as well as translating numerous materials from Russian language into English. She is a real scientist despite her young age. Her bright insights and strong enthusiasm made this research project a success.
Contents
1 Introduction 1 Part I Political Economy of Nuclear Power 2
Advantages of Nuclear Power 7
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Geopolitical Aspects of Nuclear Power 23
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Economic Aspects of Nuclear Power 35
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Military Aspects of Nuclear Energy 43
Part II Retrospect of Nuclear Power Development 6
History of the Development of Nuclear Power 61
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Global Nuclear Policy Development 95
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Global Nuclear Investment Environment 113
Part III Prospect of Nuclear Power Development 9
Germany as Nuclear Power 131
10 The United States as Nuclear Power 159 11 Russia as a Nu
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