Differences in carbon emissions reduction between countries pursuing renewable electricity versus nuclear power

BK Sovacool, P Schmid, A Stirling, G Walter… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Two of the most widely emphasized contenders for carbon emissions reduction in the
electricity sector are nuclear power and renewable energy. While scenarios regularly …

[HTML][HTML] Conflicted transitions: Exploring the actors, tactics, and outcomes of social opposition against energy infrastructure

BK Sovacool, DJ Hess, R Cantoni, D Lee… - Global Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the growing frequency, severity, and salience of social mobilization and community
action on energy and climate issues, in this study we systematically explore the …

[HTML][HTML] Soft power and the media management of energy transition: Analysis of the media narrative about the construction of nuclear power plants in Poland

P Żuk - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this article is to describe the potential of soft power as a tool for shaping energy
policy and creating social approval for activities that are not subject to a real, open and …

[HTML][HTML] Political expectations and electoral responses to wind farm development in Sweden

Z Isaksson, S Gren - Energy Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind energy expansion has influenced electoral behavior by decreasing support for
incumbents, primarily explained by not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) arguments. However, how …

Review on optimization of nuclear power development: A cyber-physical-social system in energy perspective

X Yang, B Cai, Y Xue - Journal of Modern Power Systems and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nuclear power development is a complex issue spanning cyber, physical, and social
systems that is essential to achieving energy security and climate goals. With the ongoing …

Living on with Sellafield: Nuclear infrastructure, slow violence, and the politics of quiescence

K Bickerstaff - Transactions of the Institute of British …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Communities living with nuclear infrastructures have widely been positioned as quiescent
and accepting of the risks posed. Drawing on ethnographic data collected in 2008 in the …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptance in progress: Navigating the transition of nuclear power perception from a long-term study in China

Y Guo, L Zhou, J Su, P Ru - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in 2011 substantially undermined global nuclear
development, making public acceptance a particularly crucial influential factor worldwide …

Preparation of Structural Heat-and-Radiation-Resistant Integrated Epoxy by Constructing a Carborane-Hybridized Cross-Linked Network

R Xu, Z Zhao, F Chen, C Qiu, C Zhou, Y Chen… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The polymer materials in nuclear facilities are exposed to high temperatures, radiation, and
high loads. Their excellent heat resistance, radiation resistance, and shielding properties …

Relational territoriality and the spatial embeddedness of nuclear energy: A comparison of two nuclear power plants in Germany and France

T Meyer - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing spatial turn of both energy research and transition studies have highlighted the
need for a stronger understanding of spatial configurations to grasp the heterogeneity of …

Public opinion survey on nuclear energy in Indonesia: Understanding public perception on nuclear power plant program

DS Wisnubroto, R Ruslan, D Irawan… - AIP Conference …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
For the first time in Indonesia, public opinion survey on nuclear energy was conducted from
2010 to 2016. The sample size of 3000-4000 respondents was spread across various …