Comparative risk assessment of energy systems

Stephen H. Schneider

Energy, 1979, vol. 4, issue 5, 919-931

Abstract: Nearly all energy systems entail some significant forms of health, environmental, or socio-political risks. But there is considerable difference among various energy systems in the magnitude, timing, and nature of their associated risks. It is this difference that allows a degree of choice, or policy, with regard to selecting energy alternatives. The National Academy of Sciences Committee on Nuclear and Alternative Energy Systems compiled a detailed analysis of risks associated with different types of energy use. A condensed table of that analysis is presented.

Date: 1979
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(79)90022-7

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