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DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aa7f10 |
A retrospective analysis of funding and focus in US advanced fission innovation | |
Abdulla, A.1; Ford, M. J.2; Morgan, M. G.2; Victor, D. G.1,3 | |
2017-08-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 1748-9326 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 12期号:8 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Deep decarbonization of the global energy system will require large investments in energy innovation and the deployment of new technologies. While many studies have focused on the expenditure that will be needed, here we focus on how government has spent public sector resources on innovation for a key carbon-free technology: advanced nuclear. We focus on nuclear power because it has been contributing almost 20% of total US electric generation, and because the US program in this area has historically been the world's leading effort. Using extensive data acquired through the Freedom of Information Act, we reconstruct the budget history of the Department of Energy's programto develop advanced, non-light water nuclear reactors. Our analysis shows that-despite spending $2 billion since the late 1990s-no advanced design is ready for deployment. Even if the program had been well designed, it still would have been insufficient to demonstrate even one non-light water technology. It has violated much of the wisdom about the effective execution of innovative programs: annual funding varies fourfold, priorities are ephemeral, incumbent technologies and fuels are prized over innovation, and infrastructure spending consumes half the budget. Absent substantial changes, the possibility of US-designed advanced reactors playing a role in decarbonization by mid-century is low. |
英文关键词 | nuclear power advanced reactors energy innovation federal research and development |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000407331800001 |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/31015 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Calif San Diego, Sch Global Policy & Strategy & Deep Decarbonizat, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA; 2.Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Engn & Publ Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA; 3.Brookings Inst, Cross Brookings Initiat Energy & Climate, Washington, DC 20036 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Abdulla, A.,Ford, M. J.,Morgan, M. G.,et al. A retrospective analysis of funding and focus in US advanced fission innovation[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2017,12(8). |
APA | Abdulla, A.,Ford, M. J.,Morgan, M. G.,&Victor, D. G..(2017).A retrospective analysis of funding and focus in US advanced fission innovation.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,12(8). |
MLA | Abdulla, A.,et al."A retrospective analysis of funding and focus in US advanced fission innovation".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 12.8(2017). |
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