Suchergebnisse

Autor u radu kritički ocjenjuje napore poduzete u SAD radi pronalaženja rješenja za problem odlaganja visokoradioaktivnih otpadaka (HLW). Neuspjeh u vezi rješavanja ovog problema najviše je utjecao na nuklearnu industriju. Nezgoda koja se dogodila na Three Mile Island nuklearnoj elektrani usredotočila je pažnju javnosti na odnos između cijene koštanja i sigurnosti nuklearnih elektrana. Inflacija je, poticana umnogome i porastom cijene energiji, pogoršala financijsko stanje mnogih službi pri postrojenjima. Nakon naglog širenja, nuklearna industrija je pretrpjela osjetnu štednju i sve je više planiranih postrojenja otkazivano. Konačno, sumnjičavost javnosti u pogledu prirode i veličine jedne energetske krize je ublažena tvrdnjom o neophodnosti nuklearne energije za energetsku sigurnost Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Potreba da se uvaže takvi problemi je otežala nedavne napore za rješavanje problema s nuklearnim otpacima, dok neuspjeh da se ostvari solucija odlaganja i nadalje podriva javnu podršku nuklearnoj energiji. ; Nuclear technology has been used in the United States for the generation of electric power, the production of weapons, and in a variety of medical, research and industrial applications. The failure to solve the problem of nuclear waste disposal has, thus far, impacted most strongly on the nuclear power industry. The absence of a solution has interacted with and compounded the basic problems of the nuclear power industry. The nuclear power industry has suffered a number of set backs in recent years in the United States. The accident at Three Mile Island focused public concerns on the cost and safety of nuclear power. A decade of inflation, driven largely by sharp increases in energy costs, has severely strained the financial condition of many utilities. After a period of rapid expansion, the nuclear power industry has experienced a substantial retrenchment as more and more planned capacity is canceled. Finally, public skepticism about the nature and extent of an »energy crisis« has undercut the claim that nuclear power is essential to the future energy security of the United States. The need to address these problems has complicated recent efforts to resolve the nuclear waste problem, while the failure to achieve a disposal solution further undermines public support for nuclear power.