Published January 2019
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Journal article
Major trends in energy policy and nuclear power. The role of nuclear power in the world
Description
Nuclear energy and climate. In 2017, about 85% of the world's primary energy supply was based on burning hydrocarbons, with each kg of atomic carbon producing about 2.7 kg of CO2, practically all of which was and is deposited in the atmosphere.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Atw. Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Kernenergie
- Journal Volume
- 64
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 11-18
- ISSN
- 1431-5254
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 50009775
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CANADA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FAST REACTORS; FINLAND; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GREENHOUSE GASES; JAPAN; MODULAR STRUCTURES; MOLTEN SALT REACTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR SAFETY; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; VHTR REACTOR
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EUROPE; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HELIUM COOLED REACTORS; HTGR TYPE REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POWER; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SAFETY; SCANDINAVIA; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; WESTERN EUROPE