Lessons of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident for Sustainable Energy Generation: Creation of the Safety Culture in Nuclear Power Plants Around the World
| Autor: | N. Meshkati |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Engineering
Waste management Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Nuclear renaissance Energy Engineering and Power Technology International trade Nuclear weapon Nuclear power Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Nuclear decommissioning Fuel Technology Electricity generation Nuclear Energy and Engineering Sustainability Nuclear energy policy business |
| Zdroj: | Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects. 29:807-815 |
| ISSN: | 1556-7230 1556-7036 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00908310500280934 |
| Popis: | The world's sustainable energy generation depends on safe and un-interrupted operations of its nuclear power plants. Nuclear power constitutes a major source of energy for many countries and its electricity generation share is around 16%. As such, global security and sustainability are hostages to nuclear safety. Without nuclear safety, in this era of proliferating nuclear weapons, global security will be a dream; and in a world with 58 still operating Soviet-designed nuclear power reactors, sustainability will only be a mirage. According to a Russian official, all the commercial nuclear reactors operating on Russian territory are nothing better than “bombs temporarily generating electricity.” The share of energy generation of these reactors in their respective countries is rather significant; and in the short run, their closure and replacement are neither realistic nor economically feasible. Human and organizational factors play a vital role in the safety of complex, large-scale technological sy... |
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