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Weak signals and wild cards in development process of the nuclear power engineering

Abstract Energy sector on a global level has been a dynamically developing field of industry, and in the context of contemporary economic development it has become a „hot topic“ with anticipated increase of its importance. Growing significance is therefore put also on outlooks and forward-looking studies in energy sector, outlining its possible future developments and impact on economy, society, and environment. This article presents the most important outlooks in the sector, with a special regard to nuclear energy. In the context of these outlooks, the article attempts to line the possible development with a relatively novel concept of assessing the future risks, threats and opportunities in the field of nuclear energy - by identification of most significant wild cards and weak signals and means to prevent the possible threats as well as to take advantage of the opportunities.