News and Views: Perspectives for Nuclear Energy in Brazil After Fukushima



Document title: News and Views: Perspectives for Nuclear Energy in Brazil After Fukushima
Journal: Brazilian journal of physics
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000397783
ISSN: 0103-9733
Authors: 1
Institutions: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Instituto de Eletrotecnica e Energia, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
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
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