2. Specifications for future nuclear reactors
2.1 Towards a fourth generation of nuclear reactors
Given the decisive contribution that nuclear power can make in this context (starting with China and India, which account for 30% of the world's population), several frameworks have set out to define the nuclear systems that could be deployed worldwide by 2040 and contribute to a significant coverage of energy needs . The most dynamic of these is the Generation IV International Forum (GIF), launched in 2000 by the US Department of Energy...
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Specifications for future nuclear reactors
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