The role of sustainability in nuclear energy plans: What do national energy strategies tell us?
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In: Energy Research and Social Science, Vol. 22, 01.12.2016, p. 94-106.
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T1 - The role of sustainability in nuclear energy plans
T2 - What do national energy strategies tell us?
AU - Gralla, Fabienne
AU - John, Beatrice
AU - Abson, David J.
AU - Møller, Anders P.
AU - Bickel, Manuel
AU - Lang, Daniel J.
AU - von Wehrden, Henrik
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Energy supply and use play vital roles in transition towards a sustainable society. Nuclear energy is used or planned to be used in 40 countries globally, yet the contribution of nuclear energy to sustainable development remains an area of contention. The purpose of this exploratory study is to understand the framing of sustainability within national energy strategies of countries pursuing or planning to start nuclear energy production. The strategies were analyzed by assessing the occurrence of 56 facets of sustainability grouped into 7 dimensions. In addition, the definitions of sustainability used in the strategies and the information on consultation and public participation in their preparation was reviewed. Most strategies mentioned sustainability but did not provide its explicit definition. Risk, waste management and social aspects of sustainability were mentioned relatively less frequently than to environmental, governance and economic aspects of sustainability. The information on consultation and public participation portrayed a limited extent of such processes.
AB - Energy supply and use play vital roles in transition towards a sustainable society. Nuclear energy is used or planned to be used in 40 countries globally, yet the contribution of nuclear energy to sustainable development remains an area of contention. The purpose of this exploratory study is to understand the framing of sustainability within national energy strategies of countries pursuing or planning to start nuclear energy production. The strategies were analyzed by assessing the occurrence of 56 facets of sustainability grouped into 7 dimensions. In addition, the definitions of sustainability used in the strategies and the information on consultation and public participation in their preparation was reviewed. Most strategies mentioned sustainability but did not provide its explicit definition. Risk, waste management and social aspects of sustainability were mentioned relatively less frequently than to environmental, governance and economic aspects of sustainability. The information on consultation and public participation portrayed a limited extent of such processes.
KW - Energy strategy
KW - Nuclear energy
KW - Nuclear energy countries
KW - Sustainability
KW - Sustainability Science
KW - Ecosystems Research
KW - Chemistry
KW - Energy research
KW - Transdisciplinary studies
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U2 - 10.1016/j.erss.2016.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.erss.2016.09.003
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84987914572
VL - 22
SP - 94
EP - 106
JO - Energy Research and Social Science
JF - Energy Research and Social Science
SN - 2214-6296
ER -