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The effects of the decision to decommission nuclear power plants on the development of energy related technologies in Sweden

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K00679
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Environmental policy and social systems
Research InstitutionChiba University of Commerce

Principal Investigator

Ito Yasushi  千葉商科大学, 人間社会学部, 教授 (10262388)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords原子力発電 / スウェーデン / エネルギー政策 / 技術政策 / バックエンド技術 / 研究開発 / 衰退産業 / 再生可能エネルギー / 特許 / 政策決定プロセス / 脱原発 / 省エネルギー / 電気料金
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Although Sweden decided to phase out nuclear power stations by 2010 based on the 1980 referendum, it failed to achieve. For safety, it is important to develop and maintain back-end technologies. Some argue that the decision to decommission a nuclear power plant would reduce incentives for entry, for young researchers in the nuclear-related field, and thus hamper the development of back-end technologies, which is rather dangerous. There is little evidence that the Swedish government took any active action on this issue in the 1980s. Since the 1980s, the overall number of doctoral degrees in the nuclear-related field at Swedish universities, including international students, has not declined significantly, but the number of Swedish students has declined. This was partly caused, however, by the revision of "the Nuclear Energy Activity Act" in 1987, therefore the tendency could be considered to be curbed by some policies such as increasing public R&D expenditures for back-end technologies.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

原子力発電は、稼働停止後も超長期に渡って、維持・管理が必要になるので、原発廃棄を決定すると、原発分野の魅力が低下することで学生の参入が減少し、バックエンド技術、安全管理技術の維持・発展が困難になり、かえって危険になるという議論がある。この可能性は、原発に関する意思決定に大きな影響を与える。スウェーデンのように、実際に原発廃棄を決定した事例を研究することで、こうした主張に対して事実を提示し、議論の混乱を防ぐという貢献が期待できる。また、原発という分野にとどまらず、衰退産業における重要技術の維持という問題に関して、政策上のインプリケーションを得ることができる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (1 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Environmental Policy and Technology: Is Appropriate Technology Management Possible?2017

    • Author(s)
      伊藤康
    • Journal Title

      一橋経済学

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 67-79

    • DOI

      10.15057/28717

    • NAID

      120006329492

    • Year and Date
      2017-07-31
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] 環境政策史研究における社史・社内報の利用2019

    • Author(s)
      伊藤康
    • Organizer
      環境経済・政策学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] The Effects of Radioactive Decontamination, in Tsujinaka, Yutaka and Inatsugu, Hiroaki eds., Aftermath - Fukushima and the 3.11Earthequake2018

    • Author(s)
      Ito, Yasushi
    • Total Pages
      480
    • Publisher
      Trans Pacific Press
    • ISBN
      9784814001200
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 「国民投票後のスウェーデンのエネルギー政策」西澤・喜多川編著『環境政策史-なぜいま歴史から問うのか』2017

    • Author(s)
      伊藤康
    • Publisher
      ミネルヴァ書房
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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