Nuclear energy development in China: A study of opportunities and challenges

Sheng Zhou and Xiliang Zhang

Energy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 11, 4282-4288

Abstract: With rapid economic development, China faces a great challenge to meet its increasing energy demand. Currently, China's energy supply is dominated by coal consumption, while natural gas and oil are in relative short supply. At the same time, nuclear energy is a relatively clean energy without green-house gas emissions. Considering the growing cost of fossil energy and the limited resources in China, oil supply security, coal mining disasters, the domestic environment pressure, and global climate warming, nuclear energy is an inevitable strategic option.

Keywords: Reactor safety; Nuclear waste treatment; Uranium resource; Public acceptance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.04.020

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