1. Life Cycle Environmental Impact Assessment of Nuclear Power Saadia Ansari 2 nd Year PhD School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester Adisa Azapagic, Victor Kouloumpis UNTF April 2010

2. SPRIng Project Sustainability Assessment of Nuclear Power: An Integrated Approach (SPRIng) A multi-criteria decision-support methodology for sustainability assessment of energy options; Sustainability assessments of the nuclear option within an energy mix scenarios; and Engagement with and communication of the results of research to relevant stakeholders.

3. Project Overview Assess the life cycle environmental impacts of potential future electricity mix scenarios Incorporate new technologies Specific focus on the role of nuclear power Identify the electricity mix scenarios that meet targets

4. Life Cycle Assessment

5. Life cycle Assessment Holistic overview of environmental impacts at all stages of a product / technology life cycle Environmental impact categories: Acidification Eutrophication Global warming potential Ozone layer depletion…

6. Nuclear Life Cycle

7. Modelling

11. Nuclear life cycle Environmental Impacts

14. UK Electricity mix Environmental Impacts

17. In summary… Examined the life cycle environmental impacts of all technologies within the current UK electricity mix Fossil fuels are the main contributors to most impact categories Nuclear has a minor contribution to most impacts Issues Reliability of existing data / assumptions within data Relevance to the UK Availability of data for future technologies

18. Next steps… Access reliable life cycle data Use of primary data from industry Model the impacts of future technologies / electricity mix scenarios as defined by SPRIng Next generation reactors CHP CSP

19. Thank you Any questions???