scholarly journals Limitations of Nuclear Power as a Sustainable Energy Source

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1173-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua M. Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Sustainable Energy

Planning for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities: Some Views of Younger Stakeholders

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bea Labor ◽  
Staffan Lindskog
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
Polluter Pays Principle ◽  
Technical Planning ◽  
Further Development

One of the prerequisite for nuclear power to be regarded as a sustainable energy source is that no burden be put on future generations. One important step in the financial and technical planning for decommissioning is therefore to investigate, describe and explain the opinions and values of especially the younger stakeholders. In this article, some results from current field studies in Poland and Slovakia are presented. The aggregated survey is based on 1444 personal interviews in four towns in Poland and one geographic area in Slovakia with a near 100% response rate. The main conclusions from this field study may be summarised as follows: • Sustainable energy sources are favoured (nuclear power may be included if waste is managed properly). • Nuclear power is seen as a potential future semi-sustainable energy source by nearly 1/4th of the respondents. • The values are based on safety and environmental aspects. • The polluter pays principle (extended polluter responsibility) is accepted. • There are doubts regarding the compliance with these principles in the implementation of the disposal of the nuclear residues. • Means and modes of communication with the younger stakeholders need further development. • No difference in views was found between the sexes. • Nearly one 1/5th of the respondents are open to accept reprocessing.

3D self-supported Ni(PO3)2–MoO3nanorods anchored on nickel foam for highly efficient overall water splitting

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (47) ◽  
pp. 22173-22179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Li ◽  
Jingwen Ma ◽  
Xinglong Guan ◽  
Hongwei He ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Nickel Foam ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Supported Ni

Electrolyzing water as a sustainable energy source is a promising and appealing method to resolve the environmental crisis.

scholarly journals Common reeds (Phragmites australis) as sustainable energy source: experimental and modelling analysis of torrefaction and pyrolysis processes

GCB Bioenergy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Patuzzi ◽  
Tanja Mimmo ◽  
Stefano Cesco ◽  
Andrea Gasparella ◽  
Marco Baratieri
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Modelling Analysis ◽  
Pyrolysis Processes

The Fate of Hazardous Materials in the Biosphere

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary M. Sandquist
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycle ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Radioactive Materials ◽  
Great Capacity ◽  
Stable Elements

Although nuclear power appears to be expanding as a major global energy source, the disposal of radioactive waste from the nuclear fuel cycle still poses formidable challenges to the full expansion of the nuclear enterprise. The perception that nuclear wastes represent unique and insoluble threats to humans is ill founded. The risk from these radioactive materials is comparable and many ways less severe than other more familiar hazardous materials that are ubiquitous in the biosphere. Radioactive materials decay and reduce in time unlike stable elements. Besides the reduction of radioactive materials through decay, the dilution and dispersion of all hazardous materials by natural forces and events provides the reduction required to make adequate and safe disposal of nuclear waste possible. The ultimate sink for essentially all of these hazardous wastes will prove to be the oceans with their great capacity of dilution and containment.

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