Prospects for nuclear energy in Europe

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 102-121

  Van Der Zwaan, Bob ^a,b,c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b ECN ^*

^c Columbia University ^*

Author keywords

Air pollution; Climate change; Energy economics; Nuclear energy in Europe; Nuclear proliferation; Public acceptance; Reactor safety; Supply security; Sustainable development; Waste management

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ECONOMICS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENERGY ECONOMICS; NUCLEAR ENERGY IN EUROPE; NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; REACTOR SAFETY; SUPPLY SECURITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUTURE PROSPECT; NUCLEAR POWER; SAFETY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 49549116688     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijgei.2008.019858     Document Type: Article

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