Life-cycle impacts from novel thorium–uranium-fuelled nuclear energy systems
- Submitting institution
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The Open University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1458112
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.enconman.2015.04.041
- Title of journal
- Energy Conversion and Management
- Article number
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- First page
- 136
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- -
- ISSN
- 0196-8904
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/247949
- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This is a sister paper to OutputIdentifier-1458113 – but much broader in scope. Electricity generated from nuclear power plants is generally associated with low emissions per kWh generated, an aspect that feeds into the wider debate surrounding nuclear power. Paper seeks to investigate how life-cycle emissions would be affected by including thorium in the nuclear fuel cycle. The work demonstrated that the advantages of a once-through thorium fuel cycle are very small. This is important since conventional uranium resources are limited and other possible fuel sources must be sought. As such, it militated against much enthusiasm for thorium fuelled energy.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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