Author: Miller B. SpanglerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear power plants
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
United States Experience in Environmental Cost-benefit Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants with Implications for Developing Countries
Author: Miller B. SpanglerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear power plants
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Final Environmental Statement Related to the Proposed Manufacture of Floating Nuclear Power Plants, Offshore Power Systems
Author: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Comparison of overall risk from accidental releases of radioactivity to the environment for floating and land-based nuclear plants and an integrated cost-benefit analysis for the floating nuclear plant concept.
Environmental Impact of Nuclear Power Plants
Author: R. A. KaramPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483150712
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Environmental Impact of Nuclear Power Plants contains the proceedings of a conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 26-30, 1974 and sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Nuclear Engineering. The papers focus on the environmental impact of nuclear power plants and are organized into six parts: plant site selection; ecosystems and ecological effects; radioactive waste and thermal pollution; standards and guidelines in the preparation of environmental reports; cost-benefit analysis; environmental impact studies of various power sources. Comprised of 23 chapters, this book begins with an assessment of siting considerations for nuclear power plants from a government perspective. The instrument used by Florida Power & Light in evaluating a power plant site is described, along with an ecosystem approach to atomic energy development. The discussion then turns to impact assessment for nuclear power plants and its implications for ecological and environmental sciences; radioactive waste systems and radioactive effluents; engineering aspects of heat dissipation in water bodies; and transportation of nuclear materials. Subsequent chapters deal with recommendations, standards, and regulations concerning the preparation of environmental reports for nuclear power plants; cost-benefit analysis in nuclear power plant licensing actions; and radioactive waste discharges at nuclear power plants. This monograph will be of interest to nuclear engineers and environmental policymakers.
The Globalization of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy
Author: Michael A. LivermorePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199324115
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Cost-benefit analysis -- the formal estimating and weighing of the costs and benefits of policy alternatives -- is a standard tool for governments in advanced economies. Through decades of research and innovation, institutions have developed in the United States, European Union, and other developed countries that examine and weigh policy alternatives as an aid to governmental decisionmaking. Lawmakers in the advanced economies have used cost-benefit analysis to evaluate core environmental and public health questions, such as urban air pollution control, water quality, and occupational safety. Yet despite its broad adoption in the industrialized world, most developing and emerging countries have not yet incorporated cost-benefit analysis into their policymaking process. Because these countries face significant limitations on financial resources and have less ability to shoulder inefficient rules, it is extremely important for their officials to determine which policies maximize net benefits for their societies. The Globalization of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy examines how cost-benefit analysis can help developing and emerging countries confront the next generation of environmental and public-health challenges. Analysis in the book examines the growing reach of cost-benefit analysis; presents relevant case studies where cost-benefit analysis has been incorporated in the Americas, Africa, Middle East, and Asia; and includes a discussion on the conceptual and institutional issues that must be addressed when adopting cost-benefit analysis in developing and emerging countries. In part because governments in developing and emerging countries have not extensively used cost-benefit analysis, there has been only limited research and discussion of the practice and its potential. Most work that has been done is on the domestic or regional level, and has not been widely shared or distributed within the international academic or policy community. By providing both theoretical and practical discussion of this important new tool, this book makes a valuable contribution to the fields of environmental policy, development studies, and environmental law.
Energy and the Environment Cost-Benefit Analysis
Author: R.A. KaramPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483187896
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Energy and the Environment Cost- Benefit Analysis originates from a conference, the objective of which is to set a global standard to measure the cost and benefit of human’s production of energy. The book focuses on the analysis of the societal and ecological effects of such a production. It also enumerates some existing sources of energy. The book begins with a discussion on the survey of world energy resources. This topic is followed by a discussion on the utilization of fossil- fuel. A separate chapter focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of fusion power. The next section tackles the formation of solar energy systems for the production of electricity. Another section of the book is devoted to the effects of technological change and economic factors on supply and use of energy sources and production. The text can serve as a valuable tool for executives and engineers from the power industry, educators, scientists, environmentalists, students, and researchers in the field of energy creation and conservation.
Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Author: Nuclear Public Information and Rational Public Policy Decisions
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and ProductionPublisher:
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Category : Government information
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Improving Impact Assessment
Author: Stuart L HartPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429716621
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
As Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) become increasingly important in the policymaking process, it is vital that they be as complete and accurate as possible. The authors of this volume consider ways in which the development and evaluation of scientific and technical information for EIS can be improved. Addressing key legal, social, political,
Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment Recent Developments
Author: OECDPublisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 926401005X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
An in-depth assessment of the most recent conceptual and methodological developments in cost-benefit analysis and the environment.
Analysing the Options
Author: United Nations Environment ProgrammePublisher: Nairobi : United Nations Environment Programme
ISBN:
Category : Cost effectiveness
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description