Long Half-Life
the nuclear industry in australia
$32.78
- Paperback
250 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2021
Summary
Long Half-Life: Australia’s Nuclear Story
Australia has been directly involved in the nuclear industry for more than a century, but our involvement has never been comprehensively documented. Long Half-life tells the social and political history of Australia’s role, from the first discovery of radioactive ores in 1906 to contemporary contentious questions. Should the next generation of submarines be nuclear powered? Can nuclear energy help to slow global climate change? Do w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922464491 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 192246449X |
| Author: | Ian Lowe |
| Publisher: | Monash University Publishing |
| Imprint: | Monash University Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2021 |
| Weight: | 364g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 134mm |
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This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back - highly recommended. – Peter Garrett
This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended. – Peter Garrett
Ian Lowe brings both scientific rigour and personal depth to an issue that has generated heartache and headlines for decades. This cautionary tale is timely and important.
– Dave Sweeney, Australian Conservation FoundationAbout The Author
Ian Lowe
Ian Lowe AO is uniquely qualified to tell this story, following a long career in universities, research councils and advisory groups. Lowe is the author of several books, including Living in the Hothouse (Scribe, 2005), A Big Fix (Black Inc., 2005), A Voice of Reason (UQP, 2010), Bigger or Better? (UQP, 2102) and The Lucky Country? Reinventing Australia (UQP, 2016). He is also the author of a 2006 Quarterly Essay on the prospects for nuclear power in Australia and a ‘flip book’ with Professor Barry Brook, giving the two sides of the argument.
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