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SPRIng: Sustainability Assessment of Nuclear Power: An Integrated Approach

 


Research Project Details

Project Leader: Professor Adisa Azapagic

Project Duration: March 2008 - July 2011.

Funding Value: £2.1m.

Funding Source: EPSRC and ESRC.

Project Partners:

  • City University
  • University of Southampton
  • AMEC NNC
  • AREVA NP
  • Battelle
  • British Energy
  • British Nuclear Energy Society
  • Centre for International Governance Innovation (Canada)
  • Chatham House
  • BERR
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Nexia Solutions
  • SERCO
  • The London Press Club
  • UKERC
  • University of Sheffield
  • Vishwamitra Research Institute (VRI), University of Illinois (USA)
  • Westinghouse

Project Overview

This consortium project has developed an integrated decision-support framework for assessing the sustainability of nuclear power relative to other energy options such as fossil fuels and renewables.

For More Information

Visit the project web site: www.springsustainability.org.

The primary contact for this project is Professor Adisa Azapagic.

All group members involved in this project: