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This book is designed to recalibrate the discussion on whether nuclear power is the best option for energy generation in the future. It emphasizes the significant differences in power generation between renewables, specifically photovoltaics and wind power and points out the advantages and disadvantages of both.
List of contents
1. Introduction2. What Is Nuclear Energy?2.1. Introduction
2.2. The Atom
2.3. The Periodic Table
2.4. Energy Production
2.5. Einstein
2.6. Energy = Mass times (Velocity of Light Squared)
2.7. Quantum Mechanics and the Quantum Computer
2.8. Light
2.9. Oppenheimer
2.10. Source of Energy: Fission
2.11. Fusion
2.12. Nuclear Fission: How a Fission Nuclear Power Reactor Works
2.13. Regulatory and Licensing of a Nuclear Reactor
2.14. The Steel Pressure Vessel
2.15. Types of Nuclear Reactors Currently in Use in
2.16. SMR Lower Cost
2.17. SMR Improved Safety
2.18. SMR Versatility
2.19. SMR Waste
2.20. The Versatility of SMRs
2.21. Technology Is a Growing Organism
2.22. History of SMR Development
2.23. The Appropriateness of SMRs to Satisfy Australia's Needs
2.24. Most Common Nuclear Reactors
2.25. Boiling Light Water Reactors and
2.26. Waste Control
2.27. Nuclear Reactors Have Spontaneously Occurred in Nature
2.28. Nuclear Power Costs
2.29. Cost of Building Nuclear Reactors
2.30. Conclusions
3. Climate Change3.1. The Greenhouse Effect
3.2. Our Beautiful Planet
3.3. The Sun
3.4. The Earth's Tilt
3.5. Greenhouse Gases
3.6. CO2 Production by Country
3.7. Dangers of Excessive Heat Caused by Global Warming
3.8. Rain and Floods
4. Renewables: An Overview4.1. Nuclear Energy and the Sun
4.2. Energy Needs
4.3. Emission Percentages by Sector
4.4. Wind Power
4.5. Noise Levels
4.6. Biomass
4.7. Solar Energy Production (Photovoltaics)
4.8. Perovskite Solar Cells
4.9. Snowy 2.0 Hydro
5. The Cost of Energy (Levelized Cost of Electricity)5.1. The Cost of Electricity: Economics of Nuclear Power-The LCOE Equation
5.2. Fossil Fuels
5.3. The Temperature of the Sun
5.4. The Cost of Electricity
5.5. SMR Costs from the CSIRO GenCost and Overseas Values
5.6. Appendices of Significance in GenCost (2023-2024) Report
5.7. Discussion
5.8. Special Notes
5.9. My Letter to CSIRO Lead Author, Dr Paul Graham, Regarding the Cost of Electricity
5.10. Electricity Costs Quoted Overseas
6. Benefits and Possible Dangers of Nuclear Energy6.1. Radiation Exposure
6.2. OPAL
6.3. Other Measurements of Radiation Dose
6.4. Medical Uses of Nuclear Radiation
6.5. Nuclear Accidents
6.6. Nuclear Disarmament
7. Conclusion
About the author
John Blakemore is an accomplished pianist, sailor, consultant engineer, nuclear technologist, scientist, widely recognized polymath and an adjunct professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He has consulted to significant clients in Germany, France, Italy, Japan and China. He has invented and developed numerous business processes in a wide range of businesses, served on the boards of numerous companies and has been an adviser to former prime ministers on innovation. He also invented a procedure in 1991 to save his eyesight. Dr. Blakemore was the leader of the quality revolution in Australia with his book
The Quality Solution and earlier led the first quality system in Australia in 1981.
