| DOI: | 10.1002/wcc.113
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| Scopus记录号: | 2-s2.0-79961216676
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| 论文题名: | The political economy of nuclear energy |
| 作者: | Hultman N; E
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| 刊名: | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
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| ISSN: | 17577780
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| 出版年: | 2011
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| 卷: | 2, 期:3 | | 起始页码: | 397
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| 结束页码: | 411
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 英文关键词: | Climate change
; Developing countries
; Economics
; Energy security
; Gas emissions
; Greenhouse gases
; Hybrid vehicles
; Nuclear industry
; Plug-in hybrid vehicles
; Electricity source
; Global electricity demands
; International policies
; Nuclear renaissance
; Nuclear technology
; Political economy
; Potential change
; Rapid expansion
; Nuclear energy
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| 英文摘要: | Despite a history of problems, nuclear power is being discussed as a potentially useful and appropriate electricity source for both developed and developing countries. For example, expanding nuclear power's share of electricity portfolios could reduce, relative to a fossil-intensive baseline, greenhouse gas emissions that lead to climate change. Moreover, nuclear power has long been advocated as a route to energy security and indeed, for many of the nuclear nations, it could decrease dependence on oil imports under certain technological scenarios, such as an increased use of plug-in hybrid vehicles. The nuclear industry argues that a new generation of reactors, representing a refinement of existing technology, will enable this expansion. Because of these new motivations, some advocates have applied the term 'nuclear renaissance' to the possibility of a rapid expansion of nuclear power to satisfy a projected growing global electricity demand, while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This article outlines the primary challenges that this unique energy source presents for such a renaissance. Like other technologies, nuclear is situated in a social and political-economic matrix that influences its evolution. After reviewing the basic aspects of the technology, I discuss the history of the existing nuclear fleet, then address the prospects for advanced and next-generation nuclear technologies. I review the economics of nuclear power as it is currently deployed and the potential changes to these economics under potential future development. In examining future scenarios, I explore the effects of national and international policies on nuclear energy. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| 资源类型: | 期刊论文
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76446
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| Appears in Collections: | 影响、适应和脆弱性
气候变化与战略
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作者单位: | School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
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Hultman N,E. The political economy of nuclear energy[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2011-01-01,2(3)
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