A 'must-go path' scenario for sustainable development and the role of nuclear energy in the 21st century

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1962-1968

  Jeong, Hae Yong ^a   Kim, Young In ^a   Lee, Yong Bum ^a   Ha, Kwi Seok ^a   Won, Byung Chool ^a   Lee, Dong Uk ^a   Hahn, Dohee ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Energy resources; Fast reactor technology; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CLOSED FUEL CYCLES; ENERGY SOURCE; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; HISTORICAL DATA; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN CIVILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; WORLD POPULATION;

COST REDUCTION; FAST REACTORS; FOSSIL FUELS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; NUCLEAR POWER; POLLUTION CONTROL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 75149131760     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.11.077     Document Type: Article

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