Title of article
AP1000willmeetthechallengesofnear-termdeploymentOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
RegisA.Matzie، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
7
From page
1856
To page
1862
Abstract
Theworlddemandforenergyisgrowingrapidly,particularlyindevelopingcountriesthataretryingtoraisethestandardoflivingforbillionsofpeople,manyofwhomdonothaveaccesstoelectricityorcleanwater.Climatechangeandtheconcernforincreasedemissionsofgreenhousegaseshavebroughtintoquestionthefutureprimaryrelianceoffossilfuels.Withtheprojectedworldwideincreaseinenergydemand,concernfortheenvironmentalimpactofcarbonemissions,andtherecentpricevolatilityoffossilfuels,nuclearenergyisundergoingarapidresurgence.This“nuclearrenaissance”isbroadbased,reachingacrossAsia,NorthAmerica,Europe,aswellasselectedcountriesinAfricaandSouthAmerica.Manycountrieshavepubliclyexpressedtheirintentionstopursuetheconstructionofnewnuclearenergyplants.Somecountriesthathavepreviouslyturnedawayfromcommercialnuclearenergyarereconsideringtheadvisabilityofthisdecision.Thisrenaissanceisfacilitatedbytheavailabilityofmoreadvancedreactordesignsthanareoperatingtoday,withimprovedsafety,economy,andoperations.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
895142
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