Social License in the Deployment of Advanced Nuclear Technology

J. R. Lovering, S. H. Baker and T. R. Allen
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J. R. Lovering: Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
S. H. Baker: Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
T. R. Allen: Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-13

Abstract: The deployment of advanced nuclear technologies is anticipated to be part of the actions required to mitigate global climate change. The successful deployment of these new technologies, like all new infrastructure projects, will be more successful if the projects have strong public support. Successful deployment of energy infrastructure correlates with thoughtful approaches to equitable energy transitions. This work recalls the history of recent energy infrastructure deployments, shows where the inclusion of social scientists has improved the possibility of success and proposes specific steps to make future deployments of advanced nuclear technologies successful.

Keywords: advanced nuclear; technology demonstration; siting; environmental justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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