Life cycle analysis on carbon emissions from power generation - The nuclear energy example

Applied Energy

Volumn 118, Issue , 2014, Pages 68-82

  Nian, Victor ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Su, Bin ^a   Bauly, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon emission; Life cycle analysis; Nuclear; System boundary

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON EMISSION FACTORS; CARBON EMISSIONS; DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; SYSTEM BOUNDARY;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

CARBON EMISSION; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY BALANCE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUCLEAR POWER; POWER GENERATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

TORREYA NUCIFERA;

EID: 84891758024     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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