Nuclear Power and Sustainable Development.

"Transforming the energy system is at the core of the dedicated sustainable development goal on energy within the new United Nations development agenda. This publication explores the possible contribution of nuclear energy to addressing the issues of sustainable development through a large sele...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: IAEA
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vienna : IAEA, 2016.
Colección:Non-serial publication.
Temas:
Nuclear energy > Economic aspects.
Nuclear power plants > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Énergie nucléaire > Aspect économique.
Centrales nucléaires > Aspect de l'environnement.
Développement durable.
sustainable development.
Nuclear energy > Economic aspects
Nuclear power plants > Environmental aspects
Sustainable development
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Transforming the energy system is at the core of the dedicated sustainable development goal on energy within the new United Nations development agenda. This publication explores the possible contribution of nuclear energy to addressing the issues of sustainable development through a large selection of indicators. It reviews the characteristics of nuclear power in comparison with alternative sources of electricity supply, according to economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainability. The findings summarized in this publication will help the reader to consider, or reconsider, the contribution that can be made by the development and operation of nuclear power plants in contributing to more sustainable energy systems."--Publisher's description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (130 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789201070166
9201070160

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