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A Path for Nuclear Power.

Authors :
Langston, Lee S.
Source :
American Scientist. Mar/Apr2014, Vol. 102 Issue 2, p90-93. 4p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article discusses nuclear power, focusing on pebble-bed reactors as a suggested safe method of harnessing fission energy. Topics include comparison of the economic and environmental costs of nuclear, coal, and renewable energy sources, the function and a schematic of a pebble-bed reactor, and issues of nuclear plant safety including the 2011 Fukushima accident.

Subjects

Subjects :
*PEBBLE bed reactors
*NUCLEAR power plants
*FUKUSHIMA Nuclear Accident, Fukushima, Japan, 2011
*NUCLEAR energy -- Economic aspects
*NUCLEAR energy & the environment

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00030996
Volume :
102
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
94441039
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1511/2014.107.90
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