Energy and the Environment Cost-Benefit Analysis. Proceedings of a Conference Held June 23–27, 1975, Sponsored by the School of Nuclear Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, U.S.A.

Content: 
Front Matter, Page i
Copyright, Page ii
PREFACE, Page vii, R.A. Karam, K.Z. Morgan
SURVEY OF WORLD ENERGY RESOURCES, Pages 3-38, M. King Hubbert
FUSION POWER — LIKELIHOOD AND PROMISE, Pages 39-58, A.P. Fraas
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, Pages 59-70, Lloyd O. Herwig
ENERGY DEMAND AND COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS, Pages 71-79, John H. Gibbons
DECISION MAKING FOR ENERGY CHOICES, Pages 80-89, R. Philip Hammond
THE ROLE OF THE ACRS IN NUCLEAR SAFETY, Pages 90-111, Dade W. Moeller
IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC FACTORS ON FUTURE SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY, Pages 112-148, Dennis K. Rathbun
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MINING AND PROCESSING OF URANIUM, Pages 151-177, Victor E. Archer
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE, Pages 178-196, Dean E. Abrahamson
ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION EXPOSURES AND ASSOCIATED RISKS FROM FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS, Pages 197-220, Bernd Kahn
A COMPENDIUM OF SELECTED RISKS OF AN LMFBR ECONOMY, Pages 221-235, Thomas B. Cochran
PLUTONIUM RECYCLE, Pages 236-250, B.A. Zolotar
EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON MAN – NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, Pages 251-261, Karl Z. Morgan
RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN THE FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT, Pages 262-272, D.J. Nelson
RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, Pages 273-289, F.G. Lowman
THE REAL RISK OF NUCLEAR POWER, Pages 290-293, R. Philip Hammond
IMPACTS OF THE COAL FUEL CYCLE IN POWER GENERATION, Pages 297-317, Jordan T. Weills
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT OF FOSSIL FUELS, Pages 318-329, S.C. Morris
EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS ON MAN, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, Pages 330-344, Harry F. Schulte
FUSION POWER AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Pages 347-367, J.P. Holdren, T.K. Fowler, R.F. Post
COST-BENEFIT AS WEIGHED ON GENETIC SCALES, Pages 371-386, Douglas Grahn
QUANTIFYING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF ENERGY, Pages 387-407, Bo Lindell
OVERVIEW OF REACTOR SAFETY STUDY, WASH-1400, Pages 408-445, Saul Levine
PROBABILISTIC METHODS OF ASSESSING RISK IN COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, Pages 446-478, Miller B. Spangler
ENERGY AND SOCIETY, Pages 479-505, R.A. Karam
QUANTIFICATION AND COMPARISON OF EXTERNAL COSTS OF NUCLEAR AND FOSSIL ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS, Pages 506-530, Shelby T. Brewer
A PRELIMINARY MATRIX MODEL FOR QUANTIFYING AND BALANCING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE COOLING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, Pages 531-548, D.P. Cleary, S.N. Salomon, L.A. Pollnow, M.B. Spangler
DECISION ANALYSIS OF ENERGY ALTERNATIVES: A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR DECISION-MAKING, Pages 549-571, S.M. Barrager, B.R. Judd, D.W. North
UTILITIES' EXPERIENCE RELATING TO THE FINANCING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, Pages 575-587, Robert E. Uhrig
FINANCING NUCLEAR PLANTS - 1975, Pages 588-608, Frank W. Graham
AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT TRENDS IN NUCLEAR AND FOSSIL POWERED GENERATION COSTS, Pages 609-621, Merrill J. Whitman
THE ENERGY OF WASTE AND THE PROBLEM OF INFORMED CHOICES, Pages 625-639, Claire Nader
“AS LOW AS PRACTICABLE (ALAP)” ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA, JUDICIAL TRAVESTY OR JUSTIFIABLE RULE IN A BENEFIT-RISK/COST-RISK CONTEXT, Pages 640-654, M. Bender
EPA's ROLE IN STANDARDS SETTING, Pages 655-679, W.D. Rowe
THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ITS ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, Pages 680-689, Roger J. Mattson
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT--COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS LIST OF LECTURES, Pages 690-691
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT--COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, Pages 692-695