Solar and Geothermal Energies Are Sustainable; Nuclear Power Is Not
Nuclear fusion taking place in the sun is safe to use directly as photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated thermal energy or indirectly as wind, wave, or tide energy. Nuclear decay in the Earth’s interior is also harnessed, with Iceland setting the pace for reliable whole-country supply of geothermal ener...
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ftrepnacmexico:oai:ri.uaemex.mx:20.500.11799/80045 2023-05-15T16:49:27+02:00 Solar and Geothermal Energies Are Sustainable; Nuclear Power Is Not MARINA ISLAS ESPINOZA ALEJANDRO DE LAS HERAS ISLAS EDUARDO ARMANDO RINCON MEJIA Behrooz Sani 2018 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11799/80045 eng eng CRC Press Taylor & Francis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11799/80045 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND 978-1-138-03438-9 Energy Nuclear Sustainable info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2 info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2018 ftrepnacmexico https://doi.org/20.500.11799/80045 2021-10-03T17:56:47Z Nuclear fusion taking place in the sun is safe to use directly as photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated thermal energy or indirectly as wind, wave, or tide energy. Nuclear decay in the Earth’s interior is also harnessed, with Iceland setting the pace for reliable whole-country supply of geothermal energy. Conversely, nuclear fission is an ill-understood process making nuclear technologies’ failures surprisingly regular. This chapter addresses the sustainability of the foregoing types of radiation energy sources. It first highlights the supply of incident solar energy that can power the geosphere and biosphere and cater to the needs of a thriving future human civilization. Second, the technological conditions for sustainable geothermal energy (SGE) are examined. Third, while discounting weak antinuclear arguments (public perceptions), it shows the absence of technical conditions for sustainable fission nuclear power. Book Part Iceland Repositorio Nacional Gobierno de Mexico |
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Nuclear fusion taking place in the sun is safe to use directly as photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated thermal energy or indirectly as wind, wave, or tide energy. Nuclear decay in the Earth’s interior is also harnessed, with Iceland setting the pace for reliable whole-country supply of geothermal energy. Conversely, nuclear fission is an ill-understood process making nuclear technologies’ failures surprisingly regular. This chapter addresses the sustainability of the foregoing types of radiation energy sources. It first highlights the supply of incident solar energy that can power the geosphere and biosphere and cater to the needs of a thriving future human civilization. Second, the technological conditions for sustainable geothermal energy (SGE) are examined. Third, while discounting weak antinuclear arguments (public perceptions), it shows the absence of technical conditions for sustainable fission nuclear power. |
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MARINA ISLAS ESPINOZA ALEJANDRO DE LAS HERAS ISLAS EDUARDO ARMANDO RINCON MEJIA Behrooz Sani |
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Solar and Geothermal Energies Are Sustainable; Nuclear Power Is Not |
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Solar and Geothermal Energies Are Sustainable; Nuclear Power Is Not |
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Solar and Geothermal Energies Are Sustainable; Nuclear Power Is Not |
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Solar and Geothermal Energies Are Sustainable; Nuclear Power Is Not |
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Solar and Geothermal Energies Are Sustainable; Nuclear Power Is Not |
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solar and geothermal energies are sustainable; nuclear power is not |
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