State of Decision-Making in the Baltic States: Nuclear Energy Past and for the Future
Trends in Clean Energy Research: Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research (ICACER 2024). Green Energy and Technology 2024
Guna Jākobsone-Šņepste, Guillaume Deffuant, Ieva Vītoliņa, Jānis Kapenieks, Valdis Vītoliņš

Energy dependence is a very important issue on the energy agenda of the Baltic states. The shortage of electric energy has been affected by several factors, which began with the Chernobyl disaster, the closure of Ignalina, and the suspension of the Visagina project. Decisions have been influenced by political situations involving other neighboring countries. Various speculations about technical data, as well as legitimate concern about safety, among other reasons, have influenced the attitude of electricity consumers toward nuclear energy for decades. It is important to remember the chronology of historical events and the validity of decisions to understand the public’s negative attitude toward nuclear energy. This is just as important as seeing the differences between the latest technology and previous generations of nuclear reactors. It is important to start a dialogue about small modular reactors (SMRs) in the wider community to reduce doubt and eliminate the spread of fake news. Consumers should be allowed to evaluate current data and indicators, and an objective evaluation of the latest technological solutions should be encouraged to avoid other possible threats that could arise due to insufficient electrical energy. This research is also planned to be continued and expanded.


Keywords
Nuclear energy, Baltic states, electricity production
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-67987-2_14
Hyperlink
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-67987-2_14

Jākobsone-Šņepste, G., Deffuant, G., Vītoliņa, I., Kapenieks, J., Vītoliņš, V. State of Decision-Making in the Baltic States: Nuclear Energy Past and for the Future. In: Trends in Clean Energy Research: Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research (ICACER 2024). Green Energy and Technology, France, Lille, 27-29 April, 2024. Cham: Springer, 2024, pp.139-150. ISBN 978-3-031-67986-5. e-ISBN 978-3-031-67987-2. ISSN 1865-3529. e-ISSN 1865-3537. Available from: doi:10.1007/978-3-031-67987-2_14

Publication language
English (en)
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