NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT THE ANSWER

Book ID/图书代码： 12861011B44367

English Summary/英文概要： In a world torn apart by wars over oil, politicians have increasingly begun to look for alternative energy sources—and their leading choice is nuclear energy. Among the myths that have been spread over the years about nuclear-powered electricity are that it does not cause global warming or pollution, that it is inexpensive, and that it is safe.

Helen Caldicott’s look at the actual costs and environmental consequences of nuclear energy belies the incessant barrage of nuclear industry propaganda. Caldicott "reveals truths," Martin Sheen has said, "that confirm we must take positive action now if we are to make a difference." In fact, nuclear power contributes to global warming; the true cost of nuclear power is prohibitive, with taxpayers picking up most of the tab; there’s simply not enough uranium in the world to sustain nuclear power over the long term; and the potential for a catastrophic accident or a terrorist attack far outweighs any benefits. Concluding chapters detail alternative sustainable energy sources that are the key to a clean, green future.

Contents
1. The Energetic Costs of Nuclear Power
2. Paying for Nuclear Energy
3. Nuclear Power,Radiation, and Disease
4. Accidental and Terrorist-Induced Nuclear Meltdowns
5. Yucca Mountain and the Nuclear Waste Disaster
6. Generation IV Nuclear Reactors
7. Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation
8. Nuclear Power and “Rogue Nations”
9. Renewable Energy:The Answer
10. What Individuals Can Do: Energy Conservation and Efficiency

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 核能政策研究院院長Helen Caldicott 揭發核能隱藏在美好表象下的真面目

日本核能危機震驚全世界，影響範圍遍佈整個北半球
引發全球對核能的反思
知名反核醫師、核能政策研究院院長Helen Caldicott
以專家的角度解析，揭發核能隱藏在美好表象下的真面目！

石油資源日益稀少，在國與國之間為了爭奪石油資源而不惜決裂之後，各國政治家紛紛開始尋找替代石油的新能源，他們的首要選擇就是核能。為何選擇核能？據說是因為核能不會導致全球暖化、不會產生污染、便宜，而且又安全。
世界知名的反核醫師，本書作者Dr. Helen Caldicott揭發核能工業美好的假象。她調查核能實際耗費的費用和對環境的影響，證實核能其實會造成溫室效應，而且所需的費用高到嚇人，而這些貴到不行的費用幾乎都是由納稅人買單。核能以鈾為原料，但是地球其實沒有足夠的鈾可供我們長期使用核能。核能還有許多潛藏的危機，而且一旦核電廠遭受恐怖攻擊，後果難以想像！這些缺點加起來遠遠超過使用核能所能得到的好處。本書除了詳述核能的缺點之外，在書中最後一章節還詳列可替代核能的環保永續資源，許我們一個乾淨又美好的未來！(Chris)

Awards/获奖情况：Caldecott’s latest antinuke book searingly debunks the claim that the impending "nuclear power renaissance," purported by some to be the only answer to global warming, is "clean and green." She covers all the bases, from the carbon emitted in the creation of nuclear power (higher than fossil fuels if the entire process from uranium mining to waste disposal is included) to the cost of nuclear plants (too high to be viable without large government subsidies) and the health risks and possibility of accidents and terrorists’ access (more than we’d like to think). She also points out that, despite proponents’ assurances, we still haven’t found a safe place to store the waste materials for the necessary thousands of years, and that state-of-the-art nuclear plant technology is still full of unresolved problems. Caldecott’s predictable alternative is also sensible: switch to wind and other benign renewables, turn down the thermostat, wear a sweater, use energy efficient lights and dry clothes on the clothesline. Detractors will complain that she is strident and incendiary, but those who believe that facts matter will want to read her frighteningly convincing argument. -- -Publishers Weekly《出版人週刊》

Never one to mince words, renowned physician and activist Caldicott presents exhaustive evidence to refute the now-resurgent claim that nuclear power is the solution to global warming. Eschewing hyperbole and speculation, Caldicott diligently presents the facts about the grave problems attendant on nuclear power. For starters, enormous amounts of fossil fuel are burned during the nuclear-energy process, and nuclear reactors use and pollute vast amounts of water. Radioactive emissions do escape and are released from nuclear facilities, and man-made radioactive elements regularly enter the food chain and our bodies to deleterious effect. Nuclear-power plants are vulnerable to natural disasters and to terrorists; all nuclear plants generate plutonium, seeding the proliferation of nuclear weapons; and we have yet to discover a safe place or method for storing waste that remains deadly for millennia. Add to that the scandalously corrupt and hypocritical economics and politics of nuclear power. So numerous and so severe are the problems Caldicott precisely records and clearly interprets that, as it stands today, nuclear power would appear to be a costly, dangerous, even ludicrous technology.---Donna Seaman , Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： The world’s leading spokesperson for the antinuclear movement, Dr. Helen Caldicott is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and the recipient of the 2003 Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom. A bestselling author, Caldicott is the co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and president of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute. She divides her time between Australia and the United States.
Dr. Helen Caldicott是反核運動的代表人物及發言人，曾獲諾貝爾和平獎提名，在2003年獲得萊南文化自由獎(Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom)。
她同時也是暢銷書作家、社會責任醫生組織(Physicians for Social Responsibility)的創辦人之一和澳洲核能政策研究院(Nuclear Policy Research Institute)院長。她長年在澳洲和美國兩國間奔走，投身於反核運動。

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