Economic and Social Considerations for the Future of Nuclear Energy in Society
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The launch of the European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in May 2024 brought them to the forefront of European industry, developers, implementers, scientists, regulators, and general public, with the aim of accelerating their commercial deployment and regaining leadership in nuclear energy.
Online - By prior registration at this link – Working language English Wednesday 12 March 2025, 13:30-16:30 CET How to make sense of stakeholder disagreement on the sustainability of nuclear power? The Horizon Europe ECOSENS-project.eu developed and demonstrated a...
The Horizon Europe ECOSENS-project.eu developed and demonstrated a methodology for the lifecycle sustainability assessment of key energy technologies driving Europe’s Green Transition. The 2024 participative assessment revealed a lack of consensus on 8 indicators...
Within the WP2 of ECOSENS project the update of the delivered by Constantin M. et al., (2024): Investigation on the sustainability of the entire life cycle of nuclear power has been published. It evaluates the lifecycle sustainability of nuclear power alongside key...
Constantin M. et al. (2024) Investigation on the sustainability of the entire life cycle of nuclear power, ECOSENS Deliverable 2.4, has been updated (Jan. 2025). It evaluates the lifecycle sustainability of nuclear power alongside key energy technologies like wind,...
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Within ECOSENS project a new study have been developed in WP3 which addresses the key weaknesses of the most relevant recent assessments of total costs of nuclear (and non-nuclear) energy, providing/enlarging a suite of indicators relevant for a variety of...
As part of ECOSENS WP2—focused on assessing the sustainability of the entire lifecycle of nuclear power—various participants have applied the ECOSENS methodology, which is based on the three pillars of sustainability: economic development, social development, and...
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The short summary report from second ECOSENS Scientific Event held during RICOMET 2024 in June 2024, addressed the public participation in decisions related to SMRs which recently gained a lot of attention in many countries, also in those without major nuclear...