nuclear power Articles
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Nuclear power and the fuel cycle
Due to rising energy costs and climate concerns, nuclear power is once again being seriously considered as an energy source by several countries. This revival of nuclear power is closely linked with the choice of fuel cycles available, and the intentions of countries pursuing nuclear power are likely to be, correctly or incorrectly, judged by the choice of fuel cycle they make. The needs and ...
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Library: Centrales Nucleares en la agenda: Uruguay al dia [Nuclear Energy in the Agenda. Uruguay Updated]
This brief paper reviews the main problems associated with nuclear power and outlines the position in Uruguay.Keywords: Uruguay, nuclear energy, nuclear ...
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Discussion on extending/modifying the 1992 nuclear power sources principles to broader space operations
After more than ten years of existence, the 1992 nuclear power source principles now stand at a crossroads. Various parties have expressed the idea of extending nuclear power sources (NPS) for broader space operations. While theoretical debates on the feasibility of such applications do not much help in practice, a pragmatic approach should be adopted that formulates a new framework to ...
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The effects of emergencies and nuclear power–related knowledge flow: from the example of Fukushima crisis
Emergencies, nuclear power accidents, not only change people's perception about risk of nuclear technology, but also influence the flow of nuclear power–related knowledge between different groups and among people in communities. However, the content of knowledge, the directions and effectiveness of the knowledge flow were varied leading to different results of the knowledge flow. This paper ...
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Africa and its nuclear renaissance
Against the background of power shortages, higher prices for oil and gas and the creeping effects of climate change, the nuclear power renaissance has become a global catch phrase. Several African nations are seriously considering the nuclear power option and making exploratory steps toward this objective. The rising expectations for nuclear power are also driven by abundant uranium resources in ...
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The recent global concern and basic considerations for the entrance of developing countries to a nuclear power programme
The global energy and environmental scenarios put pressures on many developing and developed countries to think and rethink for nuclear power in their overall energy supply mix. For developing countries like China and India, nuclear energy has become an inevitable energy option. Other developing countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Poland, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam are committed to introduce ...
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Status and prospects of nuclear power in Asian countries
This paper documents the relative position or standing of Asian countries in terms of nuclear energy power production and compares it with the rest of the world, especially North America and Western Europe.Keywords: Asia, nuclear power production, nuclear ...
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Impact factors of public attitudes towards nuclear power development: a questionnaire survey in China
Fukushima nuclear accident gave an alarm to the security of nuclear plant. From the viewpoints of climate change, energy security and environmental values, this study investigates public attitudes towards nuclear power in China. The key point of this investigation is attitude analysis, which indicates that the attitudes towards nuclear power are complex and uncertain. Introducing "unconditional ...
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The influence of knowledge flow and power on nuclear power decision–making: the case of Fukushima
The Fukushima nuclear power plant accident left a question to people: what kinds of approaches should be taken towards nuclear energy in the future? The decisions have to be made. There were different answers to the question from different governments. In order to understand the factors which influenced the decision–making, the Fukushima nuclear plant accident was used as an example to explore ...
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Energy and nuclear policies towards a low-carbon society: beyond the Hokkaido Toyako summit
The current situation all over the world regarding nuclear power generation is certainly in a renaissance. It is because nuclear power provides advantages in terms of security, economic efficiency and environmental friendliness. What is even more serious is that Japan has extremely low self-sufficiency in energy. Therefore, nuclear power plays an important role to overcome these ...
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Present status and future outlook of China's nuclear power development
This study has identified the current trends in China's nuclear power development and provided a long-term outlook. There are many unfavourable factors, such as weak competitiveness and the back-end disposal problem of radioactive wastes, but the nuclear power capacity is very likely to increase from 6.7GW in 2004 to more than 31GW in 2020 and 50GW in 2030.Keywords: China, nuclear power, nuclear ...
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Atoms for peace
This overview paper outlines the global energy imbalance. The IEA has also said that the increased use of nuclear power would help meet the increase in energy demand, enhance the security of energy supply and mitigate carbon emissions. Nuclear energy alone is not a panacea, but it is likely in the near future to have an increasing role as part of the global energy mix. The global status of ...
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Economics of nuclear power in the Indian context
The initiatives of the Indian government on international cooperation in nuclear energy and the option of a significant increase of the nuclear share in electricity generation based on nuclear power reactors set up with international cooperation, in addition to the indigenous programme, have stirred up a debate in the country on these issues. The economics of electricity generation via the ...
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Concerning improvement and reform towards a more effective and realisable nuclear liability legal system in Japan
Japan is the only country in the world that has ever experienced being attacked by atomic bombs. Japanese people have a special feeling towards nuclear power. Japan has opted for an unlimited liability system, which is regarded as a hospitable one to victims in Japan. Under the existing unlimited liability system in Japan, however, there is a problem that nuclear operators cannot necessarily ...
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Proliferation resistance and the nuclear renaissance
Currently, nuclear power provides 16% of the world's electricity, using 439 reactors in 30 states and in Taiwan, China. This paper explores how emphasising proliferation resistance can guide decisions allowing increasing use of nuclear power without challenging international security. It reviews the definition of proliferation resistance and describes how proliferation resistance for a given fuel ...
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The classification of knowledge and expertise in Finnish nuclear power plants
The difficulties in sharing tacit knowledge may compromise the safe performance of high-reliability organisations. This threat has been recognised in nuclear power plants worldwide, owing to the risk of simultaneous retirements. In this study, the nature of tacit knowledge in Finnish nuclear power plants was examined and the expertise of nuclear workers modelled. The results of this interview ...
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Nuclear installation licensing and democratic decision making in Finland: a case study regarding the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant unit and the final disposal repository for spent nuclear fuel
The project regarding the construction of the fifth nuclear power plant unit in Finland (Olkiluoto 3) is in progress. The new nuclear power plant unit is to be in operation in 2009. Also an underground characterisation facility relating to the future final disposal repository for spent nuclear fuel is under construction. The construction and operation of nuclear installations in Finland are ...
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An approach of manpower development for new nuclear power programmes: a case study of Bangladesh
This paper reviews the present state of nuclear power infrastructure of Bangladesh. It describes how Bangladesh is progressing towards nuclear power. The major infrastructure issues about the way in which to implement the country's first nuclear power project have been identified and analysed. The domestic education and training infrastructure of the nuclear power sector of the country has been ...
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Methods for sharing tacit nuclear knowledge and expertise
The ageing of workforce, the lack of training programmes and recruitments, and the decline in R&D activities have prompted discussions about the need to preserve nuclear knowledge by transferring it from retiring experts to new recruits. Studies conducted in the nuclear and power industries have found that challenges lie especially in transferring tacit knowledge, which the experts have ...
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Development of regional capacity expansion plan in Russia (application of the WASP model)
The Wien Automatic System Planning Package (WASP) is used for the development of an optimal capacity expansion plan in Russia. The object of the WASP study is the Central power pool, which is the largest power pool in Russia and has an essential share of nuclear power in electricity generation. The object of the study is to assess the long-term competitiveness of nuclear power in the region. A ...
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