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Mathai, Manu V. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
Even as the conventional energy system is fundamentally challenged by the "energy-environment crisis," its adherents have presented the prospect of "abundant" and purportedly "green" nuclear power as part of a strategy to address the crisis. Surveying the development of nuclear power in India, this article finds that…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Nuclear Energy, Energy, Foreign Countries
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Byrne, John; Martinez, Cecilia; Ruggero, Colin – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
Climate change, rising energy costs, and other dilemmas raise the prospect for major change in energy-ecology-society relations. Two prominent proposals for change include: a nuclear power renaissance; and mega-scale renewable energy development. Both suggest that modern society will receive a rising stream of less CO2-rich kilowatt-hours, so that…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Energy Management, Nuclear Energy, Energy
Reckline, Sigmund Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research presents an examination of student satisfaction related to online training for adult learners in the nuclear power industry. Both groups, the nuclear industry and its associated workforce, have demonstrable needs which might be met by such programs. The nuclear industry itself faces an expansion of facilities and services combined…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Industry, Nuclear Energy, Skilled Workers