1979 - Volume 21, Issue 1 | by F. Niehaus Decisions on future energy supply systems should be made with regard to the alternatives available. Therefore, information is needed on the risks and benefits of these systems. The risks of nuclear power have been discussed at great length; in this discussion, nuclear power has
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1979 - Volume 21, Issue 1 | by Herbert Inhaber Consider a massive nuclear power plant, closely guarded and surrounded by barbed wire. Compare this with an innocuous solar panel perched on a roof, cheerfully and silently gathering sunlight. Is there any question in your mind which of the two energy systems is more dangerous
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1979 - Volume 21, Issue 1 | by Zabaluev, Y.V. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection) Available technology and techniques for removal and storage of long-lived isotopes are considered, with emphasis on krypton-85, carbon-14, tritium and iodine-129
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1979 - Volume 21, Issue 1 | by Author not available The Swedish Energy Commission has prepared proposals to Swedish Parliament in 1978 on the direction of Swedish energy policy for the period up to the year 1990. Energy alternatives and their environmental impacts are investigated and evaluated. The Norwegian Government Committee
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