Journal of Resources and Ecology, Volume. 11, Issue 4, 394(2020)

Safety Evaluation of Sustainable Uranium Development in China Combined with an Analytical GAN Framework

Liangyan LIU1,1,2,2、* and Ming CHENG1,1,2,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Management, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
  • 1武汉科技大学恒大管理学院,武汉430081
  • 2Department of Energy Cycle Technology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
  • 2武汉科技大学新能源技术实验室,武汉430081
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    • Table 1.

      Confidence analysis of the overall indicator metrics for evaluating the resource safety of uranium in China

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      Table 1.

      Confidence analysis of the overall indicator metrics for evaluating the resource safety of uranium in China

      Key indicatorsSub-indicatorsCronbach α
      Supply indicatorResources (expected reserves, recovered reserves, recoverable reserves) (X1)0.802
      Production volume (yield growth rate, storage-production ratio) (X2)
      Imported uranium mine (import concentration, import share, external dependence) (X3)
      Demand indicatorPopulation growth (X4)0.814
      Lifestyle of residents (X5)
      Economic growth rate (X6)
      Technological advancement (X7)
      Production and consumption structure (X8)
      Alternative levels of other energy sources (X9)
      Supply and demand ratio of uranium resources (X10)
      Uranium resource consumption intensity (X11)
      Industrial structure (X12)
      Price indicatorProducer price (X13)0.898
      International market price (X14)
      Production cost (X15)
      Marginal cost of mining technology (X16)
      Tax rate (X17)
      Technical indicatorMining rate (X18)0.858
      Uranium comprehensive utilization rate (X19)
      Science and technology contribution rate of uranium mining industry (X20)
      Scientific and technological achievements conversion rate of uranium mining industry (X21)
      Environment indicatorNuclear waste (spent fuel post-processing) stock (Y1)0.856
      Uranium mine regional distribution (Y2)
      Welfare loss (Y3)
      Uranium mine depletion cost (Y4)
      Environmental degradation cost (Y5)
      Environmental pollution loss (Y6)
      Strategic indicatorControl of domestic uranium mines (Y7)0.842
      Control of international uranium mines (Y8)
      Strategic reserve for uranium mines (Y9)
      Global development strategy (Y10)
      Political indicatorExternal relationship stability (Y11)0.752
      Domestic political environment stability (Y12)
      Uranium mining industry policy (Y13)
      Consumption habits of nuclear power (Y14)
      Management indicatorHuman resources (Y15)0.791
      Equipment integrity rate (Y16)
      Improvement rate of production safety system measures (Y17)
      Safety of import transportation channel (Y18)
      Influence control degree of import transportation channels (Y19)
      Environmental safety (Y20)
      Information identification and processing capabilities (Y21)
    • Table 2.

      Factor analysis fitness test using KMO value and Bartlett’s spherical test

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      Table 2.

      Factor analysis fitness test using KMO value and Bartlett’s spherical test

      MethodVariablesValue
      Kaiser-Meyer-OlkinKMO value0.954
      Bartlett’s sphericity testApproximate chi square2136.125
      df162
      Sig.0.000
    • Table 3.

      Model fitness index

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      Table 3.

      Model fitness index

      Chi-square valueP valueAGFIGFIRMSEACN
      197.7400.0000.8460.8860.175187
    • Table 4.

      Revised model fitness index

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      Table 4.

      Revised model fitness index

      Chi-square valueP valueAGFIGFIRMSEACN
      138.6820.0760.8320.9380.029194
    • Table 5.

      Weight values of evaluation indicators from the stakeholders’ perspectives

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      Table 5.

      Weight values of evaluation indicators from the stakeholders’ perspectives

      Key indicatorsSub-indicatorsTechnical departmentEconomic departmentSocial residentEnvironmental department
      Supply indicatorResources (expected reserves, recovered reserves, recoverable reserves) (X1)0.2250.3370.0130.004
      Production volume (yield growth rate, storage-production ratio) (X2)
      Imported uranium mine (import concentration, import share, external dependence) (X3)
      Demand indicatorPopulation growth (X4)0.0070.1220.0060.003
      Lifestyle of residents (X5)
      Economic growth rate (X6)
      Technological advancement (X7)
      Production and consumption structure (X8)
      Alternative level of other energy sources (X9)
      Supply and demand ratio of uranium resources (X10)
      Uranium resource consumption intensity (X11)
      Industrial structure (X12)
      PriceindicatorProducer price (X13)0.0120.2030.1040.004
      International market price (X14)
      Production cost (X15)
      Marginal cost of mining technology(X16)
      Tax rate (X17)
      Technical indicatorMining rate (X18)0.4140.1070.0130.329
      Uranium comprehensive utilization rate (X19)
      Science and technology contribution rate of uranium mining industry (X20)
      Scientific and technological achievements conversion rate of uranium mining industry (X21)
      Environmental indicatorNuclear waste (spent fuel post-processing) stock (Y1)0.1480.0060.5120.474
      Uranium mine regional distribution (Y2)
      Welfare loss (Y3)
      Uranium mine depletion cost (Y4)
      Environmental degradation cost (Y5)
      Environmental pollution loss (Y6)
      StrategicindicatorControl of domestic uranium mines (Y7)0.0090.1030.0730.049
      Control of international uranium mines (Y8)
      Strategic reserve for uranium mines (Y9)
      Global development strategy (Y10)
      Political indicatorExternal relationship stability (Y11)0.0120.0150.0620.078
      Domestic political environment stability (Y12)
      Uranium mining industry policy (Y13)
      Consumption habits of nuclear power (Y14)
      Management indicatorHuman resources (Y15)0.1730.1070.2170.059
      Equipment integrity rate (Y16)
      Improvement rate of production safety system measures (Y17)
      Safety of import transportation channel (Y18)
      Influence control degree of import transportation channels (Y19)
      Environmental safety (Y20)
      Information identification and processing capabilities (Y21)
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    Paper Information

    Received: Jul. 13, 2019

    Accepted: Apr. 16, 2020

    Published Online: Oct. 17, 2020

    The Author Email: LIU Liangyan (42265297@qq.com)

    DOI:10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2020.04.008

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