Modelling the Relationships among the Key Factors Affecting the Performance of Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plants: Implications for Achieving Clean Energy
, Syed Mithun Ali 3,* and Koppiahraj Karuppiah 1
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The paper is prepared and presented well. However, I suggest following revison to improve the quality of paper:
-Data period (year) examined and place should be added I did not see any information about it. Datan information should be added into section and title of section 3 should be renamed as "Methodology and Data"
-Section 6 should be moved into the section 7 and this section should be renamed as "Conclusion and Policy Implicatios". This section should reorganized accordingly
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Reviewer 2 Report
This study aims to identify and evaluate the key factors that need to be addressed in improving the performance and minimizing the carbon emission of CTTPs. With the literature review and industrial interaction, twenty-four key factors are identified.
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Reviewer 3 Report
The manuscript provides comprehensive study on the topic and is suitable for publishing in Sustainability. The authors have deep knowledge in the topic. The scientific methodology is acceptable. The obtained results support conclusions. However, the manuscript lacks the relationship with the key energy source being competition for the renewable energy sources i.e. nuclear energy. Please provide such implication in the manuscript (separated paragraph in section one). This will provide broader view on the topic including all main energy generators (cool, nuclear, renewable). It would be also valuable to mention environmental impact of nuclear energy systems, nuclear fuel cycle and new technologies like IV Generation nuclear reactors, even at the bibliographic level. Some papers about the topic:
Assessment of the Radiotoxicity of Spent Nuclear Fuel from a Fleet of PWR Reactors. Energies 2021, 14, 3094. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14113094
Modelling of the reactor cycle cost for thorium-fuelled PWR and environmental aspects of a nuclear fuel, Geology, Geophysics & Environment, 2019, DOI:10.7494/geol.2019.45.3.207
Numerical modelling of modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor with thorium fuel, Nukleonika : the International Journal of Nuclear Research / Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2021-0020
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