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 … water decomposition is a potential process for direct utilization of nuclear thermal energy. Nuclear hydrogen and power …. Thermochemical water splitting with a copper–chlorine (Cu–Cl) cycle could be linked with nuclear and selected renewable energy …

, 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 …

promote a nuclear power construction programme, a streamlined renewables programmes and a system to ensure that generation … delivering the promised nuclear programme and the system of ‘feed-in tariffs’ announced for renewables is stunted and made less …

Considering the unclear nuclear future of Japan after Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident since Mar. 11 …, 2011, this study assesses a series of energy consumption scenarios including the reference scenario, nuclear limited … scenarios and current nuclear use level scenario for Japan in 2030 by the G-CEEP (Glocal Century Energy Environment Planning …