Evaluating options for the future energy mix of Japan after the Fukushima nuclear crisis

Energy Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 418-424

  Hong, Sanghyun ^a   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a,b   Brook, Barry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decarbonisation; Energy plan; Sustainability criteria

Indexed keywords

COST OF ELECTRICITY; DECARBONISATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLAN; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS; GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA;

ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; FOSSIL FUEL; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84875218769     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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