Nuclear energy development in Asia : problems and prospects / edited by Xu Yi-chong.

"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 conce...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Xu, Yi-Chong
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Energy, climate, and the environment series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Nuclear energy in Asia: an overview / X.Yi-chong
  • The politics of nuclear energy in Asia / X.Yi-chong
  • Nuclear energy development in China / S.Dongli
  • The Indian nuclear energy program / L.Lee
  • Nuclear energy development in Japan / T.Nakata
  • Japan's commitment to nuclear power: grand scheme or pipedream? / J.Graham
  • Nuclear energy development in South Korea / M-H.Yang & X.Yi-chong
  • The past, present and future of nuclear power in Taiwan / M.Lee
  • Challenging Chernobyl's legacy: Nuclear power policies in Europe, Russia and North America in the early 21st century / P.Hogselius
  • Implications for Australia as a supplier of uranium to the Asian Region / S.Harris
  • Nuclear energy and development / X.Yi-chong.