Essays about: "nuclear waste"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 59 essays containing the words nuclear waste.

  1. 16. The Nuclear Option : A Global Sustainability Appraisal of Civil Nuclear Energy

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

    Author : Sebastian Arnström; [2020]
    Keywords : nuclear power; solar power; wind power; sustainability; sustainable development; sustainable energy development; sustainability of nuclear power; nuclear accidents; nuclear weapons proliferation; nuclear fuel depletion;

    Abstract : Energy production systems are essential for human progress. They fuel the technologies that underpin economic growth and are prerequisite for efficient food production, education and healthcare. On the flip side, they also incur substantial eco-social costs. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Relationship Between International Investment Arbitration and Environmental Protection: Charting the Inherent Shortcomings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Tina Asgharian; [2020]
    Keywords : public; international; law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Approximately 3000 international investment agreements (IIAs), mostly bilateral investment treaties, have been designed since the 1960’s to promote and protect foreign investment across the world. In case of a dispute, the agreements provide for investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in an arbitration tribunal. READ MORE

  4. 18. Modelling of the Hong Kong Power System by 2030

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Gauthier Pierre-Antoine Colonel-Bertrand; [2020]
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    Abstract : Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China. As a former British colony on the South China Sea, it enjoyed early exposure to international trade. Hong Kong now features a developed liberal economy largely based on financial services. It is also densely populated and features little indigenous energy resources. READ MORE

  5. 19. What happens to the NIMBY syndrome when we bring money to the table? A qualitative perspective on attitudes towards local nuclear waste repository

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Love Stjernqvist; [2018-02-05]
    Keywords : line of reasoning; long interviews; monetary compensation; NIMBY; nuclear waste repository;

    Abstract : Nuclear waste repository constitutes a great predicament in many countries. In Sweden, the Not- In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) syndrome has been rampant, as local opposition has blocked the attempts at storing nuclear waste at numerous occasions. If the dilemma is to be settled, the voice of the public must be heard. READ MORE

  6. 20. On the mechanism of H2O2 decomposition on UO2-surfaces

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Darius Pakarinen; [2018]
    Keywords : hydrogen peroxide decomposition; uranium dissolution; coumarin scavenging;

    Abstract : Deep geological repository has been investigated as a solution for long term storage of spent nuclear fuel in Sweden for more than 40 years now. The Swedish nuclear fuel and waste management company (SKB) are commissioning the deep repository and they must ensure that nuclear waste is isolated from the environment for thousands of years. READ MORE