Implementing nuclear power plants (NPPs): state of the art, challenges, and opportunities
| Autor: | Hosam Elhegazy, Mariam Kamal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Sustainable development
Engineering Environmental Engineering business.industry Building and Construction Nuclear power Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Renewable energy Risk analysis (engineering) Environmental engineering science Life cycle costing Electricity business Engineering (miscellaneous) Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 7 |
| ISSN: | 2364-4184 2364-4176 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41062-021-00611-z |
| Popis: | Energy savings are a key issue in modern society. Nuclear energy may be a solution to provide clean power. Nuclear power plants (NPPs) use nuclear fission to generate electricity. There are numerous challenges to overcome for successful implementation of NPPs. This study presents an up-to-date overview of the principal research topics and trends within the NPP research domain, with the purpose of identifying opportunities and obstacles in NPP projects. Some of the challenges, including technological challenges, economic challenges, institutional/governance challenges, and social challenges, are examined, and the future of NPPs is discussed, including (i) the history of NPPs; (ii) the benefits of NPPs; (iii) major challenges in NPP construction; (iv) a review of the current state of the art for implementing NPPs; (v) the most important opportunity for implementing NPPs; (vi) the economics (life cycle costing) of nuclear energy; (vii) a comparison of NPP and renewable energy operations; (viii) different operational constraints for NPPs compared to other power plants; and (ix) nuclear energy for sustainable development. Issues in NPP construction and possible solutions are also addressed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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