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The Role of Nuclear Energy in a Low-Carbon Energy Future

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The report looks at the role of nuclear energy ina future low-carbon economy. The report addresses various issues such as cost, CO2 emoission, co-generation. the complete fuel-cycle, radioactive waste management and public acceptance. It also discusses the adavantages of different future reactors systems. The conclusion is that nuclear energy has a potentially very large role to reach a future low-carbon energy system taken into account cost, overall environmental impact and security of supply.
2013-01-08
OECD - Nuclear Energy Agency
JRC72017
978-92-64-99189-7,   
http://www.oecd-nea.org/nsd/reports/2012/nea6887-role-nuclear-low-carbon.pdf,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC72017,   
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