The Nuclear-Water Nexus
$168.04
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2025
Summary
An edited collection that takes a deep dive into the complex interactions between nuclear energy and water.
Splitting atoms is a water-intensive business. To operate efficiently and safely, a standard nuclear reactor needs around 50 cubic meters (13,000 gallons) of water per second—equivalent to the flow of a mid-sized river or large irrigation canal. In The Nuclear-Water Nexus, Per Hågselius and Siegfried Evens bring together 25 authors from 12 countries to explore the resul…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262552288 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262552280 |
| Author: | Per Hogselius, Siegfried Evens |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Per Hogselius
Per H gselius is Professor of History of Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. His English-language publications include the award-winning Red Gas, Europe’s Infrastructure Transition (coauthored with Arne Kaijser and Erik van der Vleuten), and Energy and Geopolitics. He led the ERC-funded project NUCLEARWATERS.
Siegfried Evens is a historian specialized in the history of technology, risk, and disaster. He obtained his PhD at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, in 2024. His thesis was part of the ERC-funded NUCLEARWATERS project and studied the regulation of water and steam technologies in nuclear power plants. He is currently a FWO Junior Postdoctoral Fellow at KU Leuven.
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