Nuclear energy and sustainability: Understanding ITER

Fiore, Karine

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2005.07.008

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“…Since there is growing scarcity of fossil resources and increasing world energy demand, Fiore (2006) suggest that transition from fossil fuels to renewable or other nongreenhouse gas-emitting energy sources would provide a long-term solution. In particular, nuclear power is undeniable asset, which can face new constraints and thus plays a vital role in the development of long-term energy and environmental strategies (Apergis and Payne 2010a).…”

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“…Moreover, oil prices are extremely volatile and unpredictable. Thus, many countries, specially industrialized countries, have put a great effort on both promoting oil preservation strategies and diversifying energy sources to find a secure, cheap and non-GHG-emitting energy supply in order to solve the above issues (Fiore 2006;Vaillancourt et al 2008;Wolde-Rufael and Menyah 2010). To combat energy and environmental configurations, the International Energy Agency (IEA 2008) has noted that the nuclear power may accommodate these conditions.…”

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On the cointegration and causality between oil market, nuclear energy consumption, and economic growth: evidence from developed countries

Naser

2017

Energ. Ecol. Environ.

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This study uses Johansen cointegration technique to examine both the equilibrium relationship and the causality between oil consumption, nuclear energy consumption, oil price and economic growth. To do so, four industrialized countries including the USA, Canada, Japan, and France are investigated over the period from 1965 to 2010. The cointegration test results suggest that the proposed variables tend to move together in the long run in all countries. In addition, the causal linkage between the variables is scrutinized through the exogeneity test. The results point that energy consumption (i.e., oil or nuclear) has either a predictive power for economic growth, or feedback impact with real GDP growth in all countries. Results suggest that oil consumption is not only a major factor of economic growth in all the investigated countries, it also has a predictive power for real GDP in the USA, Japan, and France. Precisely, increasing oil consumption by 1% increases the economic growth in Canada by 3.1%., where increasing nuclear energy consumption by 1% in Japan and France increases economic growth by 0.108 and 0.262%, respectively. Regarding nuclear energy consumption-growth nexus, results illustrate that nuclear energy consumption has a predictive power for real economic growth in the USA, Canada, and France. On the basis of speed of adjustment, it is concluded that there is bidirectional causality between oil consumption and economic growth in Canada. On the other hand, there is bidirectional causal relationship between nuclear energy consumption and real GDP growth in Japan.

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On the cointegration and causality between oil market, nuclear energy consumption, and economic growth: evidence from developed countries

Naser

2017

Energ. Ecol. Environ.

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“…Since the 1970s, the second-generation PWR has continuously increased its share in the nuclear market, and dominates the commercial market of nuclear power reactors [18]. The third-generation reactor improves the operational life more than 20 years while reducing core damage frequencies by 94%, but have not many have been built, even in developed countries [19].…”

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Effects of Nuclear Energy on Sustainable Development and Energy Security: Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Case

Lee

Yoon

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:We propose a stepwise method of selecting appropriate indicators to measure effects of a specific nuclear energy option on sustainable development and energy security, and also to compare an energy option with another. Focusing on the sodium-cooled fast reactor, one of the highlighted Generation IV reactors, we measure and compare its effects with the standard pressurized water reactor-based nuclear power, and then with coal power. Collecting 36 indicators, five experts select seven key indicators to meet data availability, nuclear energy relevancy, comparability among energy options, and fit with Korean energy policy objectives. The results show that sodium-cooled fast reactors is a better alternative than existing nuclear power as well as coal electricity generation across social, economic and environmental dimensions. Our method makes comparison between energy alternatives easier, thereby clarifying consequences of different energy policy decisions.

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“…Another technical point of view about sustainability is the fact of no decreasing neither the environmental quality nor the individual one [2]. The human activities linked to sustainability are affected by three kinds of limitations: environmental, economic and social ones [3][4][5].…”

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Analysis of a Spanish energy scenario with Generation IV nuclear reactors

Ochoa¹,

Varas²,

Pérez-Martín³

2013

Energy Conversion and Management

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The advantages of fast-spectrum reactors consist not only of an efficient use of fuel through the breeding of fissile material and the use of natural or depleted uranium, but also of the potential reduction of the amount of actinides such as americium and neptunium contained in the irradiated fuel. The first aspect means a guaranteed future nuclear fuel supply. The second fact is key for high-level radioactive waste management, because these elements are the main responsible for the radioactivity of the irradiated fuel in the long term.The present study aims to analyze the hypothetical deployment of a Gen-IV Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) fleet in Spain. A nuclear fleet of fast reactors would enable a fuel cycle strategy different than the open cycle, currently adopted by most of the countries with nuclear power. A transition from the current Gen-II to Gen-IV fleet is envisaged through an intermediate deployment of Gen-III reactors. Fuel reprocessing from the Gen-II and Gen-III Light Water Reactors (LWR) has been considered. In the so-called advanced fuel cycle, the reprocessed fuel used to produce energy will breed new fissile fuel and transmute minor actinides at the same time.A reference case scenario has been postulated and further sensitivity studies have been performed to analyze the impact of the different parameters on the required reactor fleet. The potential capability of Spain to supply the required fleet for the reference scenario using national resources has been verified.Finally, some consequences on irradiated final fuel inventory are assessed. Calculations are performed with the Monte Carlo transport-coupled depletion code SERPENT together with post-processing tools.

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Nuclear energy and sustainability: Understanding ITER

Cited by 48 publications

References 2 publications

On the cointegration and causality between oil market, nuclear energy consumption, and economic growth: evidence from developed countries

On the cointegration and causality between oil market, nuclear energy consumption, and economic growth: evidence from developed countries

Effects of Nuclear Energy on Sustainable Development and Energy Security: Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Case

Analysis of a Spanish energy scenario with Generation IV nuclear reactors

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