Freshwater for cooling needs: a long-run approach to the nuclear water footprint in Spain

Sesma Martín, Diego; Rubio Varas, María del Mar

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Freshwater for cooling needs: a long-run approach to the nuclear water footprint in Spain

dc.contributor.author	Sesma Martín, Diego
dc.contributor.author	Rubio Varas, María del Mar
dc.contributor.department	Ekonomia	eu
dc.contributor.department	Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE	en
dc.contributor.department	Economía	es_ES
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-11T16:00:41Z
dc.date.available	2019-10-01T23:00:14Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description	Incluye material complementario	es_ES
dc.description.abstract	From the invention of the steam engine to the present, water has represented a significant input to the energy system, although this has been mostly ignored in the literature. In Spain, the most arid country in Europe, studies about water footprint typically just consider domestic, agricultural and industrial water uses, but water requirements for the electricity sector are omitted despite our dependence on thermal power. It has been demonstrated that for each available cooling technology, nuclear needs and consumption of water tend to be larger per MWh generated. We calculate a first approximation to the Spanish nuclear water footprint from 1969 to 2015. Our results show that while water consumed by Spanish nuclear power plants are around 3 m3 per capita/year, water withdrawals per capita/year are around 70 m3. Moreover, our analysis allows extracting conclusions focusing on a River Basins approach. What is the water impact of our nuclear power plants? Will water limit our energy future? These are some of the issues at stake.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	The Spanish Government through MINECO research project reference HAR2014-53825-R made available the funds for this research. The first author also benefits from a research contract from Spanish Government through MINECO reference BES-2015-074128.	en
dc.embargo.lift	2019-10-01
dc.embargo.terms	2019-10-01
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dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.04.032
dc.identifier.issn	0921-8009
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/26711
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Ecological Economics 140 (2017) 146–156	en
dc.relation.projectID	info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//HAR2014-53825-R/ES/	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.04.032
dc.rights	© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The manuscript version is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.	en
dc.rights.accessRights	Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia	es
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject	Energy	en
dc.subject	Water footprint	en
dc.subject	Cooling technology	en
dc.subject	Nuclear	en
dc.subject	Spain	en
dc.title	Freshwater for cooling needs: a long-run approach to the nuclear water footprint in Spain	en
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dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	en
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