A.d.Ventures: 11/06/2011

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

What information curators have to do with the revenge of technology and synesthetic autism.

Welcome to New Nuclear Power For Dummies,

your guide to the new world of nuclear power

and the impact that it’s likely to have on the utilities

market and beyond.

About This Book

New nuclear power, another buzz phrase to add to

your vocabulary, but what exactly is new about it and

what is the hype all about? This book is about setting

the record straight, putting the myths to bed, stating

the facts and outlining what new nuclear power is all

about.

New nuclear power is no different from ‘old’ nuclear

power. It’s still electrical power. It’s still generated by

electrical generators. These electrical generators are

still powered by steam turbines. The turbines are still

driven by steam created from the heat produced by a

controlled nuclear fission reaction. So what’s all the

fuss?

Why has nuclear power become fashionable again after

the enormous damage to its reputation caused by high

profile accidents? What’s the reason for many countries

turning to new nuclear power despite large quantities

of fossil fuel reserves? Is new nuclear power safer

than ‘old’ nuclear power? Will it ultimately safeguard

the supply of cheap electricity? How will lessons

learned from 60 years of nuclear power generation

improve the nuclear power plants of the future?

This book tries to answer these questions and more.

Those of you familiar with Smart Metering For Dummies

and Smart Grids For Dummies know what to expect:

namely, a concise primer to get you rapidly up to

speed with business context, terminology, impacts and

issues surrounding new nuclear power.

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