{"product_id":"9783031225024","title":"Systems, Decision and Control in Energy IV Volume IІ. Nuclear and Environmental Safety","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudies in Systems, Decision and Control\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSystems, Decision and Control in Energy IV\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVolume IІ. Nuclear and Environmental Safety\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eArtur Zaporozhets | Oleksandr Popov\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Engineering\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn recent years, the scale of environmental hazards has been growing,  emergencies occur more often at special facilities, in particular nuclear power, the  largest of which was the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine  on April 26, 1986. \u003cdiv\u003eWith the advent of nuclear power, it was believed that nuclear power reactors  were safe enough, control and monitoring systems, protective screens and trained  personnel would guarantee their trouble-free operation. There is also a trend now  that nuclear power is \"environmentally friendly\" because it provides a reduction in  greenhouse gas emissions with replacing power plants working on fossil fuels. Some  countries, such as the United States, have recently classified nuclear energy as a  renewable energy source. \u003cdiv\u003eDespite this, nuclear power is potentially dangerous due to: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- possible accidents at power plants, accompanied by the ejection of  radioactive materials into the environment; \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- ejections of about 250 radioactive isotopes into the environment as a result  of the operation of nuclear reactors; \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- emissions of 85Kr, which changes the electrical conductivity of the  atmosphere. This gas behaves like a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, thereby  contributing to anthropogenic climate change on Earth; \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- pollution of the biosphere with plutonium; \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- radioactive waste is the most important cause of environmental hazard,  which remains unresolved. Civilian nuclear power reactors operating throughout the  world annually generate large amounts of low-, medium- and high-level radioactive  waste. \u003cdiv\u003eRadioactive pollution accompanies all parts of the complex production of  nuclear energy: the extraction and processing of uranium, the operation of nuclear  power plants, the storage and regeneration of fuel, which has a significant impact on  the environmental friendliness of nuclear energy. In addition, up to 300 natural and technogenic emergencies are registered  annually, as a result of which people die and great economic damage is caused. The  main reasons for the occurrence of technogenic accidents and catastrophes and the  strengthening of the negative impact due to the occurrence of natural and  technogenic emergencies in Ukraine are: obsolete fixed assets, in particular for  environmental purposes; large volume of transportation, storage and use of  hazardous substances; the emergency state of a significant part of public utility  networks; insufficient investment support for the process of introducing the latest  resource-saving and environmentally friendly technologies in environmentally  hazardous industries, primarily in the metallurgical, chemical, petrochemical and  energy sectors; environmental problems associated with significant changes in the  state of the geological and hydrogeological environment and caused by the closure  of unprofitable mining enterprises and mines; unwillingness of economic subjects to  take measures to prevent accidents and catastrophes at high-risk and potentially  hazardous facilities.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 February 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031225024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e353\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51323886010508,"sku":"9783031225024","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031225024.jpg?v=1783551561","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783031225024","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}