Journal: | Brazilian journal of physics |
Database: | PERIÓDICA |
System number: | 000397783 |
ISSN: | 0103-9733 |
Authors: | Goldemberg, Jose1 |
Institutions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Instituto de Eletrotecnica e Energia, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
Year: | 2011 |
Season: | Sep |
Volumen: | 41 |
Number: | 2-3 |
Pages: | 103-106 |
Country: | Brasil |
Language: | Inglés |
Document type: | Artículo |
Approach: | Analítico |
English abstract | More than two decades after the Chernobyl accident, the world was experiencing a nuclear renaissance when an earthquake followed by a tsunami, both of uncommon proportions, led to major releases of radiation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear central. Many countries are now reevaluating decisions to expand their nuclear parks, a change of course motivated by a number of considerations. Combined with the same premises, lessons learned from the history of its nuclear program compel Brazil to turn to the renewable sources of energy at its disposal |
Disciplines: | Física y astronomía, Ingeniería |
Keyword: | Física nuclear, Ingeniería de energéticos, Reactores nucleares, Fuentes de energía, Energía nuclear, Seguridad |
Keyword: | Physics and astronomy, Engineering, Nuclear physics, Energy engineering, Nuclear reactors, Energy sources, Nuclear energy, Security |
Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |