Combating global warming while enhancing the future Export

@article{citeulike:2669565, abstract = {The world is trying to prevent the accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere from reaching a level that will produce irreversible damage to the world. The set of actions proposed here would, if pursued worldwide, accomplish that goal by mid-century. These actions can do little beyond that point to meet either the needs or aspirations of the current or growing population. It is imperative that the intellectual, political, and material resources be mustered to develop the requisite technology to carry us on after that date. Nuclear power, appropriately developed, has the potential to meet those needs. Present thermal reactors generate a threatening amount of radioactive waste that, if not disposed of, makes their extended use impractical. The development, implementation, and diffusion of fast-neutron reactors could reduce that waste to short-lived manageable amounts. Those reactors could reclaim almost all of the energy in the original uranium ore. The resulting energy could provide the power and water needed to change a suffering world to one of abundance.}, author = {Baruch, Jordan J.}, citeulike-article-id = {2669565}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.12.008}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V80-4S02TC3-2/1/9c36bc7d298d830d6979b51ca6a17a40}, doi = {10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.12.008}, journal = {Technology in Society}, keywords = {breeder, energy, fast, fast-neutron, fbr, global, hydrogen, reactors, warming, water}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {111--121}, posted-at = {2008-04-14 16:43:42}, priority = {2}, title = {Combating global warming while enhancing the future}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.12.008}, volume = {30}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2669565 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2669565 N2 - The world is trying to prevent the accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere from reaching a level that will produce irreversible damage to the world. The set of actions proposed here would, if pursued worldwide, accomplish that goal by mid-century. These actions can do little beyond that point to meet either the needs or aspirations of the current or growing population. It is imperative that the intellectual, political, and material resources be mustered to develop the requisite technology to carry us on after that date. Nuclear power, appropriately developed, has the potential to meet those needs. Present thermal reactors generate a threatening amount of radioactive waste that, if not disposed of, makes their extended use impractical. The development, implementation, and diffusion of fast-neutron reactors could reduce that waste to short-lived manageable amounts. Those reactors could reclaim almost all of the energy in the original uranium ore. The resulting energy could provide the power and water needed to change a suffering world to one of abundance. IS - 2 JF - Technology in Society EP - 121 TI - Combating global warming while enhancing the future VL - 30 SP - 111 KW - breeder KW - energy KW - fast KW - fast-neutron KW - fbr KW - global KW - hydrogen KW - reactors KW - warming KW - water AU - Baruch, Jordan PY - 2008/04// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.12.008 ER -