TITLE:
Viewing the Future of Nuclear Power Plants Following the 2011 Disaster in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
AUTHORS:
Shervin Goudarzi, Fatemeh Dadgarnejad, Hojat Babaee
KEYWORDS:
Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fusion, Fukushima, Tsunami, Waste, Boiling Water Reactors
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.5 No.5,
May
19,
2015
ABSTRACT: Concerning the increasing global energy demand, the current paper considers nuclear energy as a solution. Within this context, the 2011 disaster in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and, particularly, the technical disorders in boiling water reactors are explained. The deficiency of safety technique in boiling water reactors is explained. The deficiencies in safety procedure of this type of reactors manifested during 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami are explained. To complete the discussion, the newer technologies of reactors enabling them to act more safely during natural disasters are introduced. These investigations indicate that despite improvement in the fission reactor technologies, the danger embedded in them still remains. Therefore, the nuclear fusion using Deuterium-Tritium reaction is the best way forward for energy production in the future, and the best candidate of this type of reactors is Tokamak.