Life cycle assessment of the European pressurized reactor and the influence of different fuel cycle strategies

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 427-444

  Simons, A ^a   Bauer, C ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EPR; external costs; Gen III; life cycle assessment; nuclear power; sustainable electricity supply

Indexed keywords

COOLING STRATEGY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; EXTERNAL COSTS; FUEL CYCLE; GEN III; HUMAN HEALTH; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NATURAL URANIUM; NORMAL OPERATIONS; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; OFFSHORE WINDS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PRESSURIZED REACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; URANIUM;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 84871821280     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: 20412967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957650912440549     Document Type: Article

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