China's nuclear energy in light of the disaster in Japan

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 464-482

  Thomson, Elspeth ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; China; coal; energy mix; Fukushima; Japan; nuclear power; nuclear reactors; power plants; spent nuclear fuel; Three Mile Island

Indexed keywords

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COAL; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POWER GENERATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 79960521210     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.52.4.464     Document Type: Article

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