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UNEP Year Book 2012
This report presents important environmental events and developments of 2012, and provides an overview of the status of key environmental indicators. It highlights the benefits of carbon storage in soil and the decommissioning of nuclear power plants as issues of emerging significance, and aims to...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: February 2012 | EN
Short-Term and Long-Term Health Risks of Nuclear-Power-Plant Accidents
In this review article, published after the Fukushima accident, medical scientists examine published information on the short- and long-term healthhttp://www.scidev.net/en/health/ risks of exposure to ionising radiation. The article describes two previous nuclear accidents -- at Three Mile Island...
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Research, Development, and Demonstration for the Future of Nuclear Energy
This policy brief, from Harvard University, explores research and developmenthttp://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/ (R&D), cost and performance issues that the nuclear powerhttp://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/nuclear-energy/ sector needs to consider if the...
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Climate Change, Disasters, and Electricity Generation
This paper, published by the UK-based Institute of Development Studies, examines how disaster risks associated with climate changehttp://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/ might impact electricity generation and energy planning -- which is an emerging research and development agenda. The...
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IAEA Annual Report for 2010
This report, published by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), details a survey of all significant nuclear-related developments that took place in 2010 worldwide, and outlines how each of the developments has affected the work of the IAEA. It provides updates on the status and trends...
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Generating the Option of a Two-Stage Nuclear Renaissance
This review article, published before the accident at Fukushima, discusses the immediate and long-term prospects of nuclear power development to meet future carbon-free energy needs. It explores opportunities and constraints of generating a nuclear power 'renaissance', and puts forward six possible...
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Nuclear Power in a Post-Fukushima World
This report, from the US-based Worldwatch Institute, provides qualitative and quantitative information about nuclear powerhttp://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/nuclear-energy/ plants in operation; under construction; and those being planned worldwide. It also includes an overview of...
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Initiating Nuclear Power Programmes: Responsibilities and Capabilities of Owners and Operators
This guide, published by the International Atomic Energy Agency, offers practical advice for policymakers, managers and advisers in countries that are setting up their first nuclear powerhttp://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/nuclear-energy/ plant, or those restarting an inactive...
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