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2009 Ultimate Guide to Nuclear Power and Commercial Reactors Government Power Plant Research New American Reactors State of the Nuclear Industry Waste Handling - Ringbound and CD-ROM Author: U.S. Government This unique book and CD-ROM set - revised for 2009 - combines our ring-bound book with our comprehensive 16,000 page CD-ROM about nuclear power and commercial electrical generation fission reactors, with detailed information from the Department of Energy. There is coverage of next-generation reactor plans, government powerplant research, advance...  more »d fuel cycle initiative, radioisotope power systems, global nuclear energy partnership, fuel supply security, radioactive waste, and much more. Renewed interest in nuclear power has resulted primarily from higher prices for natural gas, improved operation of existing reactors, and uncertainty about future restrictions on coal emissions. Until the recent price volatility, low fuel costs had helped gas-fired power plants dominate the market for new electric generation capacity since the late 1980s. U.S. nuclear power production has grown steadily since its inception and now exceeds electricity generated from oil, natural gas, and hydro plants, and trails only coal, which accounts for more than half of U.S. electricity generation. Nuclear plants generate more than half the electricity in six states. The near-record 823 billion kilowatt-hours of nuclear electricity generated in the United States during 20063 was more than the nation s entire electrical output in the early 1960s, when the first large-scale commercial reactors were being ordered. The Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) addresses potential long-term barriers to expanding the use of nuclear energy. Universities and National labs are working together to advance new technologies. To achieve these long-range goals, the NERI program established the following objectives: to develop advanced concepts and scientific breakthroughs in nuclear fission and reactor technology to address and overcome the principal technical obstacles to the expanded use of nuclear energy; to advance the state of nuclear technology in the United States to maintain a competitive position in overseas markets and a future domestic market; to promote and maintain a nuclear science and engineering infrastructure to meet future technical challenges. The Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI) provides technologies for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) that enable widescale use of nuclear energy in a manner that reduces the risk of proliferation and improves the management of nuclear waste. The mission of the AFCI is to develop fuel cycle technologies that will support the economic and sustained production of nuclear energy while satisfying requirements for a controlled, proliferation-resistant nuclear materials management system. The AFCI is the U.S. research and development component of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership. GNEP was introduced in February 2006 as an element of the President's Advanced Energy Initiative to promote safe, secure, and sustainable use of nuclear energy worldwide. AFCI is consistent with the National Energy Policy of 2001 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Nuclear power can provide a plentiful, reliable supply of energy without the emission of greenhouse gases that result from burning fossil fuels. In the United States, nuclear power provides approximately one-fifth of the electricity used to power factories, offi ce buildings, homes, and schools. One hundred and four operating nuclear power plants, located at 65 sites in 31 states, Finding ways to close the nuclear fuel cycle will provide greater energy security in a safer, cleaner world.  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9781422019962 ISBN-10: 1422019969 Publication Date: 11/16/2008 Pages: 156 Rating: Currently 0/5 Stars.   ? 0 stars, based on 0 rating Publisher: Progressive Management Book Type: Ring-bound Members Wishing: 0 Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

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