Nuclear Energy Development in Asia Problems and Prospects

An exploration of how and why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China and India have initiated and developed nuclear energy programs and what challenges they face today. Were the nuclear programmes driven by the low energy endowment, a desire to pursue international prestige, national security concerns, e...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Yi-chong, Xu (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2011, 2011
Series:Energy, Climate and the Environment Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:An exploration of how and why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China and India have initiated and developed nuclear energy programs and what challenges they face today. Were the nuclear programmes driven by the low energy endowment, a desire to pursue international prestige, national security concerns, environmental pollution or economic development?
Physical Description:XIX, 246 p online resource
ISBN:9780230306332