Table of Contents

Summary of the Conference.- A Brief Report on Global Foundation’s 20th Energy Conference.- Presentations on the International Conference on Environment and Nuclear Energy.- Summary Remarks: Discussions during the Conclusion of the Conference.- Section I Basic Requirements for an Acceptable Global Nuclear Energy Future.- Energy Alternatives and Global Warming in the 21st Century.- The Need for Nuclear Power.- New Directions in the Development of Nuclear Power.- Nuclear Energy for the Third Millennium.- Nuclear Energy, Past, Present, and Future.- Section II Global Energy Challenges Arising from the Demands of Industrialization of the Regions with Large Populations.- The Role of Nuclear Energy in Mitigating Greenhouse Warming.- Prospects of and Requirements for Nuclear Power as a Contributor toward Managing Greenhouse Gases.- Principles of Quality for Nuclear Technology—Essential for Sustainable Energy at Reasonable Costs in a Clean Environment.- Sustainable Development of Energy Supply.- The Importance of Nuclear Energy to Sustainable Development.- Nuclear Power as a Business: Financing the Nuclear Renaissance.- Nuclear Fusion, World Environment, and the Energy Problem: The Path of Minimum Risk.- Characterization and Inventories of Nuclear Materials and Wastes for Future Energy Scenarios.- Section III Nuclear Energy: Economic, Political, and Environmental Considerations.- Reducing CO2 Emissions: Toward a Sustainable Energy Mix.- International Nuclear Utility.- Integral Assessment of Energy Systems.- Legislative Framework Necessary for the Successful Reemergence of the Nuclear Industry.- Section IV Energy Future of the World.- The Predicted Demise of U. S. Nuclear Power, Can We Save It for Our Future Welfare?.- Environment, Nuclear Energy, and public Perception.-Overregulation and Other Problems of Nuclear Power.