Published August 2005 | Version v1
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You can't nuke greenhouse emissions

Creators

  • 1. University of New South Wales (Australia). Institute of Environmental Studies

Description

Readers can measure the credibility of Ian Hore-Lacy's response to my original article assessing nuclear energy as a greenhouse-friendly energy source (AS, July 2005, pp. 39-40) by his unsupported statement that 'civil nuclear power does not produce materials usable for nuclear weapons'. This incorrect claim by nuclear industry representatives has been refuted for decades by scientific, military and regulatory experts

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Australasian Science (Hawksburn)
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 38
ISSN
1442-679X

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
38061491
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ENERGY; EXPLORATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; IAEA; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PLUTONIUM; PROLIFERATION; URANIUM; URANIUM ORES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; CLIMATIC CHANGE; ELEMENTS; ENERGY; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; METALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; ORES; POWER; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; WEAPONS