Do nuclear weapons reduce the probability of war? This article quantitatively evaluates the nuclear peace hypothesis …. The results indicate that the impact of nuclear weapons is more complicated than is conventionally appreciated. Both … proliferation optimists and pessimists find confirmation of some of their key claims. When a nuclear asymmetry exists between two …

Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC), nuclear and biomass from landfill gas and palm oil residues …. It was predicted that Malaysia has potential to generate up to nine percent of electricity from renewable energy (RE …

Every possible technology is pursued in order to achieve strict radiative forcing targets. Nuclear energy and Carbon … nuclear energy policy after the Fukushima nuclear accident, and the Japanese government will be required to re-evaluate not … only its energy policy, but also the GHG reduction target itself. Like nuclear energy, CCS might not be regarded as a …

There are several major federal nuclear facilities located in small towns and rural areas of the United States. While … newspaper was completed in relation to a major federal nuclear facility. The content analysis is compared to the results of a … is portrayed in local media and public concern. This study has important implications for other nuclear facilities …

-scale energy supply to complement and/or back up renewable energy sources. Nuclear energy has the potential to contribute a …. Thermochemical water splitting with a copper–chlorine (Cu–Cl) cycle could be linked with nuclear and selected renewable energy … this study, we present an integrated system approach to couple nuclear and renewable energy systems for hydrogen production …

, to invest in new nuclear power units or should some of the existing units be decommissioned? The theoretical model … French nuclear power plants. The main finding is that, on a certain number of theoretical and empirical assumptions, it is … optimal at present is to leave French nuclear power capacity unchanged. Other more general findings follow from the …

A strategy to enable zero-carbon variable electricity production with full utilization of renewable and nuclear energy … sources has been developed. Wind and solar systems send electricity to the grid. Nuclear plants operate at full capacity with … variable steam to turbines to match electricity demand with production (renewables and nuclear). Excess steam at times of low …

Current UK Government support for nuclear power has in part been informed by cost estimates that suggest that … electricity from new nuclear power stations will be competitive with alternative low carbon generation options. The evidence and … analysis presented in this paper suggests that the capital cost estimates for nuclear power that are being used to inform these …