Current Status and Prospect of Nuclear Power Generation Technology

The paper outlines the present status and future prospects of nuclear power generation in Japan with emphasis on the situations peculiar to Japan. It first describes why among the many kinds of energy resources available, Japan has decided to follow a nuclear energy policy. Next presented is the current status of nuclear power generation with a brief review of nuclear power technology development. All phases of nuclear power generation from procurement of nuclear fuel to the waste disposal are covered. Social, political and technological problems that the Japanese electric power industry has to tackle in order to utilize fully nuclear energy are also discussed, together with the new technologies that will need to be developed to solve the problems effectively. As many quantitative data as possible are presented throughout the paper to provide a precise description.

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Energy and the Environment 'The Nuclear Option'

Energy & Environment ◽

10.1177/0958305x9700800402 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 269-278

Author(s):

Robert Hawley

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Power Generation ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

Nuclear Power ◽

Primary Energy ◽

Power Generation Technology ◽

Generation Technology

The world's consumption of primary energy continues to rise rapidly, mainly because of the developing countries who cannot yet provide the services essential to improving the quality of life. Increasing energy consumption, the effect it will have on the world's finite resources and, more importantly, on the environment, leave the world's population facing serious challenges. This paper will briefly consider the power generation technology options that offer sustainable development including the role that nuclear power plays today, and will need to play in the next century, to preserve and improve the quality of life worldwide.

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Coal-Biomass Co-Firing Power Generation Technology: Current Status, Challenges and Policy Implications

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12093692 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (9) ◽

pp. 3692 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yan Xu ◽

Kun Yang ◽

Jiahui Zhou ◽

Guohao Zhao

Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Ecological Environment ◽

Current Status ◽

Environment Protection ◽

Rice Husks ◽

Levelized Cost Of Electricity ◽

Policy Suggestions ◽

Power Generation Technology ◽

Generation Technology

The severity of climate change and the urgency of ecological environment protection make the transformation of coal power imperative. In this paper, the relevant policies of coal-biomass co-firing power generation are combed, and the technical and economic evaluation of coal-biomass co-firing power generation technology is carried out using Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) model. The result is that the LCOE of coal-biomass indirect co-firing power generation project is significantly higher than that of the pure coal-fired unit, with the LCOE rising by nearly 8%. Through sensitivity analysis, the LCOE will increase by 10.7% when it combusts 15% biomass, and increase by 19.1% when it combusts 20% biomass. The LCOE corresponding to wood chips increased by 5.71% and the LCOE to rice husks decreased by 6.06%. Finally, this paper puts forward some relevant policy suggestions, hoping to provide some reference for the promotion of coal-biomass co-firing power generation in China.

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