New Ways and Needs for Exploiting Nuclear Energy

The history of mankind is a story of ascent to unprecedented levels of comfort, productivity and consumption, enabled by the increased mastery of the basic reserves and flows of energy. This miraculous trajectory is confronted by the consensus that anthropogenic emissions are harmful and must decrease, requiring de-carbonization of the energy system.

The mature field of indicator-based sustainability assessment provides a rigorous systematic framework to balance the pros and cons of the va...