Building future nuclear power fleets: The available uranium resources constraint

Resources Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 458-469

  Gabriel, Sophie ^a   Baschwitz, Anne ^a   Mathonnière, Gilles ^a   Fizaine, Florian ^a   Eleouet, Tommy ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Energy scenarios; Phosphate; Uranium resources

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENERGY SCENARIOS; FAST BREEDER REACTORS; LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT; NUCLEAR GENERATING CAPACITY; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES; URANIUM RESOURCES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; FAST REACTORS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS; PHOSPHATES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RESOURCE VALUATION; SEAWATER; URANIUM;

URANIUM DEPOSITS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY USE; GLOBAL WARMING; NUCLEAR POWER; PHOSPHATE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; URANIUM;

EID: 84882693756     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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