Published 2017 | Version v1
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Nuclear [Nippon Enerugi Gakkai Kikan-Shi (Online), ISSN 2432-3594, 2017, v. 96(5), p. 631-642]

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Applied Energy, Tokyo (Japan)

Description

Regarding the progress of the utilization technology of energy resources and its research state in 2016, this paper reviewed the following items related to nuclear energy: (1) nuclear power and future energy supply and demand, (2) nuclear fuel resources (characteristics of nuclear fuel resources, uranium resources and production quantity, and nearly end of uranium supply excess age), (3) current state and future prospects of nuclear power generation, (4) situation of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS accident and situation of nuclear power development after the disaster, (5) nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste disposal (shallow burial disposal, medium depth disposal, and geological disposal), (6) environmental impact of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS accident and waste treatment/disposal, (7) nuclear facility decommissioning measures, and (8) decommissioning at Fukushima Daiichi NPS. (A.O.)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.20550/jieenermix.96.5_584

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.20550/jieenermix.96.5_584;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nippon Enerugi Gakkai Kikan-Shi (Online)
Journal Volume
96
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 631-642
ISSN
2432-3594

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
49041206
Subject category
S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ENERGY DEMAND; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FUEL CYCLE; FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION; MELTDOWN; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ACTINIDES; BEYOND-DESIGN-BASIS ACCIDENTS; DECOMMISSIONING; DEMAND; ELEMENTS; ENERGY; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR LIFE CYCLE; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTOR SITES; SEVERE ACCIDENTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Notes
32 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.