Carbon-Free Power: The Role of Small Modular (Nuclear) Reactors - Couverture souple

Rao, Vikram; Gould, Chris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 193483131X ISBN 13 : 9781934831311

Editeur : RTI Press, 2022

Synopsis

There is a new world order in electrical energy production. Solar and wind power are established as the low-cost leaders. However, these energy sources are highly variable, and electrical power is needed 24/7. Alternative sources must fill the gaps, but only a few are both economical and carbon-free or -neutral.

This book presents one alternative: small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The authors describe the technology, including its safety and economic aspects, and assess its fit with other carbon-free energy sources, storage solutions, and industrial opportunities. They also explain the challenges with SMRs, including public acceptance.

The purpose of the book is to help readers consider these relatively new reactors as part of an appropriate energy mix for the future and, ultimately, to make their own judgments on the merits of the arguments for SMRs.

The series Diversifying Energy Options in a Carbon-Constrained World provides concise, science-based books to inform debates on climate and energy. Each volume presents a cross-disciplinary discussion of a specific technology in the context of carbon mitigation options and strategies developed to combat, stabilize, or reduce effects of global warming. The series editor is David C. Dayton, Senior Fellow and Director, Biofuels, at RTI International.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: RTI Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 193483131X
• ISBN 13: 9781934831311
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 132
• Éditeur: Dayton David
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