DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111106
论文题名: Unmanaged climate risks to spent fuel from U.S. nuclear power plants: The case of sea-level rise
作者: Jenkins L.M. ; Alvarez R. ; Jordaan S.M.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2020
卷: 137 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Climate change
; Cooling pools
; Independent spent fuel storage installations
; Nuclear power
; Sea-level rise
; Spent fuel management
英文关键词: Decision making
; Fuel storage
; Fuels
; Nuclear energy
; Nuclear power plants
; Radioactive materials
; Radioactive waste storage
; Risk management
; Sea level
; Spent fuels
; Coastal sites
; Cooling pools
; Geo-spatial analysis
; Independent spent fuel storage installations
; Policy makers
; Sea level rise
; Spent fuel management
; Spent nuclear fuels
; Climate change
; climate change
; climate effect
; nuclear power plant
; policy making
; radioactive pollution
; sea level change
; waste management
; California
; Crystal River
; Florida [United States]
; Humboldt Bay
; Turkey Point
; United States
英文摘要: Climate change and its accompanying sea-level rise is set to create risks to the United States’ stockpile of spent nuclear fuel, which results largely from nuclear power. Coastal spent fuel management facilities are vulnerable to unanticipated environmental events, as evidenced by the 2011 tsunami-related flooding at the Fukushima plant in Japan. We examine how policy-makers can manage climate risks posed to the coastal storage of radioactive materials, and identify the coastal spent fuel storage sites that will be most vulnerable to sea-level rise. A geospatial analysis of coastal sites shows that with six feet of sea-level rise, seven spent fuel sites will be juxtaposed by seawater. Of those, three will be near or completely surrounded by water, and should be considered a priority for mitigation: Humboldt Bay (California), Turkey Point (Florida), and Crystal River (Florida). To ensure policy-makers manage such climate risks, a risk management approach is proposed. Further, we recommend that policy-makers 1) transfer overdue spent fuel from cooling pools to dry casks, particularly where located in high risk sites; 2) develop a long-term and comprehensive storage plan that is less vulnerable to climate change; and 3) encourage international nuclear treaties and standards to take climate change into account. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/167253
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作者单位: Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
Recommended Citation:
Jenkins L.M.,Alvarez R.,Jordaan S.M.. Unmanaged climate risks to spent fuel from U.S. nuclear power plants: The case of sea-level rise[J]. Energy Policy,2020-01-01,137