Nuclear Power and Sustainable Energy Policy : Promises and Perils

The author examines the challenges and opportunities of nuclear power in meeting the projected large absolute increase in energy demand, especially electricity, throughout the industrialized and developing world, while helping to mitigate the threat of climate change. A significant global nuclear po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kessides, Ioannis N.
Published: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4443