Abstract
To promote the development of nuclear power project in inland China, a specialized multi-criteria decision support framework is constructed for the site selection of inland nuclear power plants in this work. The best worst method (BWM), decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL), and technique for order performance by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) are integrated with Z-numbers, namely Z-BWM, Z-DEMATEL, and Z-TOPSIS. Z-BWM and Z-DEMATEL are combined to produce the weights of criteria, and an extended Z-TOPSIS is utilized to determine the ranking of all alternatives. Finally, a case study is performed in Hunan province to demonstrate the practicability of the proposed decision support framework. The robustness and feasibility of the proposed method are shown by an in-depth analysis of the decision results.
Highlights
Faced with the increasingly serious problem of environmental pollution and carbon dioxide emission, nuclear power has become a low-carbon alternative energy source that could transform the global energy structure [1]
In order to scientifically carry out the framework location selection project andstudy ensure the creditability of of decision-making results, the evaluation proposed in this is divided into three decision-making results, the evaluation framework proposed(2)
The results of the proposed decision support framework largely depend on the criterion weights
Summary
Faced with the increasingly serious problem of environmental pollution and carbon dioxide emission, nuclear power has become a low-carbon alternative energy source that could transform the global energy structure [1]. The International Energy Agency (IAEA) forecasted that until 2050, the global potential of nuclear power remains high and will mainly lie in Asia, especially in China. As of October 2019, China ranks third in the world in terms of total nuclear power electricity generation, accounting for about one-tenth of global nuclear power being generated. Nuclear energy is generated by the splitting of atoms inside uranium, as a relatively clean non-fossil energy, it produces more electricity or heat per unit than fossil fuels, with less of environmental impact [2]
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