Review of Japan's power generation scenarios in light of the Fukushima nuclear accident

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 539-550

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Mclellan, Benjamin C ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fukushima nuclear accident; Japan's power generation scenario; Natural gas; Renewable energy; Review

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION; FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENTS; FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENTS; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; JAPAN'S POWER GENERATION SCENARIO; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NATURAL GAS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; REVIEWS;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84895930794     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3158     Document Type: Review

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