Peer-reviewed article in the Annals of Nuclear Energy provides analysis of the economic advantages of the Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) design vis-a-vis an advanced PWR, finding a similar energy cost structure but a much lower overnight cost.
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency publication "Nuclear Energy: Combating Climate Change" explains that nuclear power, the largest low-carbon source of electricity in OECD countries, is the only available option for dispatchable low-carbon electricity and should form a critical element in any serious strategies towards decarbonization of the electricity sector.
In the journal Environmental Science & Technology, Drs. Pushker Kharecha and James Hansen find that the number of fossil combustion-related deaths prevented by nuclear power is significant and also conclude that unconstrained natural gas use would cause more deaths than the expansion of nuclear.
