Nuclear power as a climate mitigation strategy - Technology and proliferation risk

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 273-290

  Lehtveer, Mariliis ^a   Hedenus, Fredrik ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

energy system model; nuclear power; nuclear weapon proliferation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; FAST REACTORS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CLIMATE MITIGATIONS; ENERGY SYSTEM MODEL; FAST BREEDER REACTORS; INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES; LIGHT WATER REACTOR (LWR); NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION; NUCLEAR WEAPON PROLIFERATION;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 84988222827     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2014.889194     Document Type: Article

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