Current perspectives on nuclear energy as a global climate change mitigation option

Siqueira, Diana Silva; Meystre, Josué de Almeida; Hilário, Maicon Queiroz; Rocha, Danilo Henrique Donato; Menon, Genésio José; Silva, Rogério José da

doi:10.1007/s11027-018-9829-5

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“…Also, Jensen-Eriksen (2020) remarked that businesses offered fifth reactors project proposal as green energy resources after Finland government rejected. With regard of these, Siqueira et al (2019) studied that time and management of construction, reactor technology, energy policies, public opinion, life cycle and cost management are main consideration in order to achieve nuclear power projects, provide electricity generation security and get quick response return. Also, Gozgor and Demir said that nuclear power returns were not given quick response.…”

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Significant Issues of Nuclear Energy Investment Decisions for Energy Importer Countries

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2021

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Nuclear energy investments are important for the social and economic development of countries. Thanks to these investments, no carbon gas is released into the atmosphere while providing energy. This situation prevents the environmental pollution problem. On the other hand, nuclear energy contributes to countries to obtain uninterrupted electricity. However, the installation of nuclear power plants is now difficult. A serious technological infrastructure is required to build these facilities. This situation is especially important for countries that do not yet have nuclear power plants. In order to increase the use of nuclear energy in these countries, support from nuclear energy companies is required. However, nuclear energy investors may not want to invest in every country. In this study, the factors that affect the investment decisions of nuclear energy investors are analyzed. In this framework, a detailed literature analysis was performed, and 4 different criteria were determined. An analysis was carried out using the Entropy method to determine the most important factor among these factors. According to the results of the analysis, it is determined that the socio-political factors in the country have the most importance in the decisions of nuclear energy investors. Considering these issues, it is understood that countries should pay attention to public acceptance to attract the attention of nuclear energy investors.

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Section: Significant Issues Of Nuclear Energy Investmentmentioning

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Significant Issues of Nuclear Energy Investment Decisions for Energy Importer Countries

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“…Natural gas was set to account for half of this needed power, and renewable energy for about 6-7% [74], while coal was deemed unfeasible because of its relative inefficiency and environmental impact [75]. Nuclear electrical power, however, emerged as an environmentally promising and commercially competitive option that could significantly contribute to the UAE's economy and long-term energy security needs [41,76]. This latter realization led to the initiation of a nuclear power program in the UAE, with a selected plant site at "Barakah", and the creation of a regulatory framework to oversee the nation's nuclear industry [77].…”

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“…Defined as "Earth's underpinning natural systems that provide the essential life sustaining ecosystem services such as food, fuel, water, and shelter, on which the human civilization depends" [40], the biosphere (with its three constituent parts-the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the lithosphere) is directly impacted by the adoption of NPT as part of a national energy mix. One commonly used key indicator of this impact is the greenhouse gas contribution of nuclear energy, which is estimated to average 66 gCO2e/kwh [41]. For example, in evaluating the avoided CO 2 emissions and lives saved from lower greenhouse gas emissions, Kharecha et al [42] reported that nuclear energy generation historically saved over a million lives from fossil-fuels-based air pollution, and could save even more lives by the middle of the century.…”

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Youths Interests in the Biosphere and Sensitivity to Nuclear Power Technology in the UAE: With Discussions on Open Innovation and Technological Convergence in Energy and Water Sectors

Niankara

2020

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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Nuclear power technology (NPT) perception and acceptance have globally emerged as the most critical questions for the successful integration of NPT into any national energy mix. In its combination with seawater desalination, NPT provides a sustainable alternative for the security and economic efficiency of both energy and fresh water supply, the latter of which has been identified as “the bloodstream of the biosphere”. Integrating econometric analysis into energy research with social science ramifications, this paper relies on bivariate ordered probit regression to study the impact of youths’ interests in the biosphere on their awareness and optimism toward NPT in the UAE. The model is estimated using maximum likelihood methods, with the results showing each level increase in UAE youths’ biospheric interests, to increase their NPT awareness by 13.5%, while conjointly reducing their optimistic expectations toward the technology by 2.4%. In addition, awareness and expectations about NPT are found to vary heterogeneously across the seven Emirates of the country. Moreover, accounting for all relevant factors (including respondents’ biospheric interests), formed expectations about NPT are not significantly shaped by NPT awareness. Given that the first unit of the UAE’s nuclear power plant “Barakah” just became operational in August 2020, our results provide important insights for evidence-based policy making to sustain the nascent nuclear energy program in the long run.

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“…Furthermore, it is important to provide the regulatory and promotional measures on how to mitigate the emissions of GHG from the energy sector. Although some countries adopted nuclear power as a strategic option to mitigate GHG emissions [6], this low-carbon energy faces greatly political and socioeconomic controversies in Taiwan mainly due to the natural hazards (e.g., earthquake) and radioactive waste disposal [7].…”

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Trend Analysis of Taiwan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector and Its Mitigation Strategies and Promotion Actions

Tsai

2021

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The mitigation strategies and actions for mitigating the emission of greenhouse gas (GHG) from the energy sector become more important and urgent. The main aim of this paper was to present a trend analysis of the emissions of GHG from the Taiwan’s energy sector, which was issued by the central competent authority through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology. The data also complied with the procedures of measurement, reporting and verification. Based on the official database, the statistics on energy supply, energy consumption and GHG emissions will be connected to analyze the trends of environmental and energy sustainability indicators over the past decades. It showed that the trends of the relevant sustainability indicators based on GHG emissions from the energy sector indicated two development stages: the growth period (annually 5.6%) of 1990–2005, and the decoupling period (annually 0.5%) of 2005–2018. This result could be ascribed to the Taiwan government by promulgating some regulatory measures on energy saving improvement and renewable energy supply during this period. It was worthy to note that the installed capacities of photovoltaic (PV) power increased from 888 megawatt (MW) in 2015 to 5817 MW in 2020. These technological, behavioral, managerial and policy advancements are in accordance with global mitigation strategies. Under the authorization of the energy-related regulations, some promotional actions or programs for efficient energy use and renewable electricity supply were also announced to reach the targets of GHG emissions reduction in the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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Current perspectives on nuclear energy as a global climate change mitigation option

Cited by 45 publications

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Significant Issues of Nuclear Energy Investment Decisions for Energy Importer Countries

Significant Issues of Nuclear Energy Investment Decisions for Energy Importer Countries

Youths Interests in the Biosphere and Sensitivity to Nuclear Power Technology in the UAE: With Discussions on Open Innovation and Technological Convergence in Energy and Water Sectors

Trend Analysis of Taiwan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector and Its Mitigation Strategies and Promotion Actions

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