Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century
The onset of the 21st century has coincided with mounting scientific evidence of the severe environmental impact of global energy consumption.
Nuclear Law Bulletin: Bulgaria: Act on the Safe Use of Nuclear Energy (as last amended on 29 December 2002)
Ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court on the Decision to shut units 3 and 4 of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (2003)
Nuclear Law Bulletin: SWITZERLAND Act on Nuclear Energy (21 March 2003)
When the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management1 came into force in June 2002, following by almost five years the entry into force of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS), 2 the major elements3 of the Internatio
Nuclear Safety
Accidents such as Chernobyl and Three Mile Island have turned public opinion against nuclear power generation because of the devastating and long-term effects of radiation releases.
Legacy of Chernobyl
On the morning of April 26, 1986, a Soviet nuclear plant at Chernobyl (near Kiev) exploded, pouring radioactivity into the environment and setting off the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy. Now a former Soviet scientist gives a comprehe...
Nuclear Power
Introduces the history, uses, production, advantages and disadvantages, and future of nuclear energy as a power resource. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.







