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System Costs of Electricity

Limiting the rise of global temperature to less than 2°C represents an enormous challenge for the whole electricity sector. Decarbonising the electricity sector in a cost-effective manner while maint...

System cost Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change COP Climate change Nuclear economics …
Published date: 27 October 2021
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Brochure: Small Modular Reactors

A wave of near-term innovation in nuclear energy promises to revolutionise nuclear safety and economics and open up new applications in hard-to-abate sectors. Small modular reactor (SMR) designs unde...

SMR Small modular reactors Decarbonisation Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology COP Climate change Innovation …
Published date: 27 October 2021
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Climate Change Targets: The Role of Nuclear Energy

The world’s effort to decarbonise is one of the defining challenges for this generation and the window for action is rapidly narrowing. Nuclear energy is playing an important role today and can do mo...

System cost Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology COP Climate change …
Published date: 27 October 2021
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Long-Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants and Decarbonisation Strategies

The existing nuclear fleet remains the largest low-carbon source of electricity generation in OECD countries. In 2021 the average nuclear power plant had already been operating for 31 years and some ...

English Policy Environmental protection Decarbonisation Nuclear energy and climate change Regulation Climate change LTO Nuclear economics …
Published date: 29 July 2021
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Small Modular Reactors: Challenges and Opportunities

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are gaining recognition among policymakers and industry players as a promising nuclear technology. SMRs can be defined as nuclear reactors with a power output between 10...

English SMR Small modular reactors Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Nuclear technology Climate change …
Published date: 13 April 2021
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The Costs of Decarbonisation: System Costs with High Shares of Nuclear and Renewables

Under the Paris Agreement, OECD countries agreed to aim for a reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions sufficient to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre...

English Future energy market needs Sustainable development Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Electricity generation Climate change Nuclear energy supply Energy markets Industrial and market frameworks Nuclear energy and climate change Electricity markets Fuel cycle economics …
Published date: 25 January 2019
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Extended Summary of The Full Costs of Electricity Provision

Electricity provision touches upon every facet of life in OECD and non-OECD countries alike, and choosing how this electricity is generated whether from fossil fuels, nuclear energy or renewables aff...

English Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change …
Published date: 29 October 2018
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The full costs of electricity

This NEA Policy Brief introduces the ongoing research on the overall costs of electricity, as only certain costs of electricity provision are perceived directly by producers and consumers. Other cost...

English Energy markets Sustainable development Industrial and market frameworks Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Policy Brief Climate change Nuclear energy supply Electricity markets Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
Published date: 1 July 2018
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The Full Costs of Electricity Provision

Electricity provision touches upon every facet of life in OECD and non-OECD countries alike, and choosing how this electricity is generated - whether from fossil fuels, nuclear energy or renewables -...

English Energy markets Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change …
Published date: 13 April 2018
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NEA News 33.2

NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...

English Nuclear law Environmental protection Regulation Stakeholder RWMC Climate change Databases Stakeholder relations NEA News publication Radioactive waste Nuclear energy and climate change Uranium mining …
Published date: 22 February 2016
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Nuclear Energy: Combating Climate Change

The global response to address climate change is a key policy challenge of the 21st century. Many governments around the world have agreed that action should be taken to achieve large cuts in greenho...

English Sustainable development Nuclear economics NDC Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change …
Published date: 5 November 2015
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NEA News 30.2-31.1

NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...

English Nuclear energy data United Arab Emirates Nuclear law Decommissioning Cost estimation Electrical systems Stakeholder Climate change Databases NEA News publication Radiological protection Nuclear energy and climate change Cost control Data Bank …
Published date: 16 September 2013
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The Role of Nuclear Energy in a Low-carbon Energy Future

This report assesses the role that nuclear energy can play in supporting the transition to a low-carbon energy system. It begins by considering the greenhouse gas emissions from the full nuclear fuel...

English Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change …
Published date: 18 June 2012
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Trends towards Sustainability in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Executive Summary

Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being tak...

English Nuclear fuel TNFC Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Nuclear technology Climate change Social science Radioactive waste management Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 16 January 2012
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Nuclear Energy and Addressing Climate Change

The need to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in an effort to tackle climate change has become a major driver of energy policy. Indeed, many believe that an "energy revolution" is needed to decarbon...

English Sustainable development Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change
Published date: 15 November 2010
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Sustainable development Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change Japanese
Published date: 7 September 2010
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English Sustainable development Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change
Published date: 10 December 2009
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English Energy markets Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change Risk …
Published date: 20 June 2007
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French Energy markets Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change Risk …
Published date: 20 June 2007
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Nuclear Energy and the Kyoto Protocol

The implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the application of its "flexible mechanisms" are at the forefront of energy policy debates in most OECD countries. The potential role of nuclear energy in...

English Sustainable development Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change Nuclear economics …
Published date: 26 July 2002