INTRODUCTION TO CEA STUDIES ON FUTURE NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND SAFETY RELATED RESEARCH

摘要

The growth in world energy demand and future prospects of decommissioning of existing power plants stimulate the development of a new generation of nuclear energy systems intended to be more economical, safer and more sustainable. CEA clearly support the idea that nuclear energy has unique assets to be eligible as one of the major energy sources of the sustainable development in terms of natural resources saving, economic competitiveness and public and environmental friendliness, but the possibility of development of nuclear energy is strongly linked with the public acceptance. Public acceptance of nuclear energy depends strongly on safety, and the public's perception of safety. Consequently, a major emphasis for future generations nuclear systems is to improve the safety and the robustness of the technology, and thus the public confidence in safety.