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Nuclear Power and Public Policy
K. S. Shrader-Frechette
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Paperback. Series: Tropical Diseases Research Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNQ; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
This book grew out of projects funded by the Kentucky Human ities Council in 1974 and 1975 and by the Environmental Protec tion Agency in 1976 and 1977. As a result of the generosity of these two agencies, I was able to study the logical, methodological, and ethical assumptions inherent in the decision to utilize nuclear fission for generating electricity. Since both grants gave me the opportunity to survey public policy-making, I discovered that there were critical lacunae in allegedly comprehensive analyses of various energy technologies. Ever since this discovery, one of my goals has been to fill one of ... Read more
This book grew out of projects funded by the Kentucky Human ities Council in 1974 and 1975 and by the Environmental Protec tion Agency in 1976 and 1977. As a result of the generosity of these two agencies, I was able to study the logical, methodological, and ethical assumptions inherent in the decision to utilize nuclear fission for generating electricity. Since both grants gave me the opportunity to survey public policy-making, I discovered that there were critical lacunae in allegedly comprehensive analyses of various energy technologies. Ever since this discovery, one of my goals has been to fill one of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Tropical Diseases Research Series
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401177894
SKU
V9789401177894
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