• 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