Nuclear Power Economics

Author : Geoffrey Rothwell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317511779

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Economics of Nuclear Power by Geoffrey Rothwell Pdf

This book is a unique introduction to the economic costs of nuclear power. It examines the future of the nuclear power industry and unpacks the complicated relationships between its technical, economic and political variables. It does so by modelling the costs, risks and uncertainties of one of the world’s most opaque industries using micro-econometrics, econometrics, and cost engineering. Economics of Nuclear Power examines the very important costs of externalities (storing of nuclear waste and the impact of a Chernobyl or Fukushima event) and compares those to the externalities of alternative carbon based energies (oil, coal, natural gas). With over 100 tables and figures this book details nuclear power production around the world - present and planned, providing a completely global focus. It also includes an overview of the past 70 years of international nuclear power developments. This book is essential reading for students, scholars and professionals interested in energy economics, nuclear engineering and energy policy.

Author : Reinhard Haas,Lutz Mez,Amela Ajanovic
Publisher : Springer
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Agriculture (General)
ISBN : 9783658259877

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The Technological and Economic Future of Nuclear Power by Reinhard Haas,Lutz Mez,Amela Ajanovic Pdf

This open access book discusses the eroding economics of nuclear power for electricity generation as well as technical, legal, and political acceptance issues. The use of nuclear power for electricity generation is still a heavily disputed issue. Aside from technical risks, safety issues, and the unsolved problem of nuclear waste disposal, the economic performance is currently a major barrier. In recent years, the costs have skyrocketed especially in the European countries and North America. At the same time, the costs of alternatives such as photovoltaics and wind power have significantly decreased. Contents History and Current Status of the World Nuclear Industry The Dramatic Decrease of the Economics of Nuclear Power Nuclear Policy in the EU The Legacy of Csernobyl and Fukushima Nuclear Waste and Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants Alternatives: Heading Towards Sustainable Electricity Systems Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of political, economic and technical sciences Energy (policy) experts, nuclear energy experts and practitioners, economists, engineers, consultants, civil society organizations The Editors Prof. Dr. Reinhard Haas is University Professor of energy economics at the Institute of Energy Systems and Electric Drives at Technische Universität Wien, Austria. PD Dr. Lutz Mez is Associate Professor at the Department for Political and Social Sciences of Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. PD Dr. Amela Ajanovic is a senior researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives at Technische Universität Wien, Austria.--

Author : Benjamin K. Sovacool,Scott Victor Valentine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136294372

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The National Politics of Nuclear Power by Benjamin K. Sovacool,Scott Victor Valentine Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics driving, and constraining, nuclear power development in Asia, Europe and North America, providing detailed comparative analysis. The book formulates a theory of nuclear socio-political economy which highlights six factors necessary for embarking on nuclear power programs: (1) national security and secrecy, (2) technocratic ideology, (3) economic interventionism, (4) a centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network, (5) subordination of opposition to political authority, and (6) social peripheralization. The book validates this theory by confirming the presence of these six drivers during the initial nuclear power developmental periods in eight countries: the United States, France, Japan, Russia (the former Soviet Union), South Korea, Canada, China, and India. The authors then apply this framework as a predictive tool to evaluate contemporary nuclear power trends. They discuss what this theory means for developed and developing countries which exhibit the potential for nuclear development on a major scale, and examine how the new "renaissance" of nuclear power may affect the promotion of renewable energy, global energy security, and development policy as a whole. The volume also assesses the influence of climate change and the recent nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, on the nuclear power industry’s trajectory. This book will be of interest to students of energy policy and security, nuclear proliferation, international security, global governance and IR in general.

Author : L. G. Brookes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401537209

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The Economics of Nuclear Energy by L. G. Brookes Pdf

When we first contemplated a book on this subject we were faced with a number of options: (a) to write it all ourselves, which would have had the merit of internal consistency and continuity of style; (b) to produce a collection of existing papers. which would have given us expert views in the various sub-fields of the economics of nuclear energy and would have put us in the position of knowing from the start exactly what the authors' contribu tions would be: (c) to commission contributions from individual specialists, chapter by chapter; or (d) some combination of these options. We settled for the last - we have written some of the material ourselves, have obtained permission to use some existing papers that seem to us to be valuable contributions to the subject, and have been fortunate in persuading a number of eminent people in their fields to produce papers especially for the book. This has given us a great deal of work and taken up more time than we planned for but we believe the result justifies this time and effort. It enabled us to design a structure for the book from the outset, recognizing that there are several aspects to the economics of nuclear energy - especially if we take a broad view of what is embraced by the word 'economics'.

Author : Manu V. Mathai
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136229909

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Nuclear Power, Economic Development Discourse and the Environment by Manu V. Mathai Pdf

Nuclear power is often characterized as a "green technology." Technologies are rarely, if ever, socially isolated artefacts. Instead, they materially represent an embodiment of values and priorities. Nuclear power is no different. It is a product of a particular political economy and the question is whether that political economy can helpfully engage with the challenge of addressing the environmental crisis on a finite, inequitable and shared planet. For developing countries like India, who are presently making infrastructure investments which will have long legacies, it is imperative that these investments wrestle with such questions and prove themselves capable of sufficiency, greater equality and inclusiveness. This book offers a critique of civilian nuclear power as a green energy strategy for India and develops and proposes an alternative "synergy for sustainability." It situates nuclear power as a socio-technical infrastructure embodying a particular development discourse and practice of energy and economic development. The book reveals the political economy of this arrangement and examines the latter’s ability to respond to the environmental crisis. Manu V. Mathai argues that the existing overwhelmingly growth-focused, highly technology-centric approach for organizing economic activity is unsustainable and needs to be reformed. Within this imperative for change, nuclear power in India is found to be and is characterized as an "authoritarian technology." Based on this political economy critique the book proposes an alternative, a synergy of ideas from the fields of development economics, energy planning and science, technology and society studies.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005984153

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Nuclear Power Economics, 1962 Through 1967, Report by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Pdf

Author : Geoffrey Rothwell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317511786

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Economics of Nuclear Power by Geoffrey Rothwell Pdf

This book is a unique introduction to the economic costs of nuclear power. It examines the future of the nuclear power industry and unpacks the complicated relationships between its technical, economic and political variables. It does so by modelling the costs, risks and uncertainties of one of the world’s most opaque industries using micro-econometrics, econometrics, and cost engineering. Economics of Nuclear Power examines the very important costs of externalities (storing of nuclear waste and the impact of a Chernobyl or Fukushima event) and compares those to the externalities of alternative carbon based energies (oil, coal, natural gas). With over 100 tables and figures this book details nuclear power production around the world - present and planned, providing a completely global focus. It also includes an overview of the past 70 years of international nuclear power developments. This book is essential reading for students, scholars and professionals interested in energy economics, nuclear engineering and energy policy.

Author : Dipak Basu,Victoria W. Miroshnik
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030270292

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The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy by Dipak Basu,Victoria W. Miroshnik Pdf

Using primarily Russian sources, this book explains the political and economic aspects of nuclear power. The nuclear fuel cycle is described, from the mining of natural uranium to the ultimate power generation, and to reprocessing to produce plutonium which is essential for both electricity generation and for weapons production. Historical aspects of nuclear developments in Germany, the USA, India, China and the Soviet Union are also considered and explained. The book then proceeds to argue that Russia is more powerful today in its nuclear weapons system and delivery than ever before, and that it is precisely this which has provoked President Trump to cancel the strategic nuclear weapons reduction treaty.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : UOM:39015095048875

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Economics of Nuclear Power by Anonim Pdf

Author : I. R. Maxwell,P. W. Mummery,Philip Sporn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0333350952

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The Economics of Nuclear Power by I. R. Maxwell,P. W. Mummery,Philip Sporn Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : UOM:39015001310153

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Nuclear Power Economics, 1962 Through 1967 by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Pdf

Author : Philip Sporn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Nuclear industry
ISBN : UOM:39015001311201

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Nuclear Power Economics by Philip Sporn Pdf

Author : Steve D. Thomas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1988-05-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780521327503

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The Realities of Nuclear Power by Steve D. Thomas Pdf

A study of the realities of nuclear power using as its basis a detailed evaluation of the programmes in the USA, Canada, France and the Federal Republic of Germany. The book also examines the questions of economic and technological performance of nuclear power.

Author : South Africa. Atomic Energy Board. Liaison and Information Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Nuclear industry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030736842

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Nuclear Power Economics by South Africa. Atomic Energy Board. Liaison and Information Division Pdf

Author : Sam H. Schurr,Jacob Marschak
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400886531

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Economic Aspects of Atomic Power by Sam H. Schurr,Jacob Marschak Pdf

Economists of the Cowles Commission of the University of Chicago present the first comprehensive study of the long-range effects on world economy of atomic power and its implications for industries producing oil, coal, and electric power. The study includes a consideration of the characteristics of atomic power, covering source and cost of fuels, type of equipment and initial investment required, etc., and an analysis, estimating the future effects of atomic power on residential heating and on the industries producing aluminum, iron and steel, flat glass, phosphate fertilizers, fixed nitrogen, chlorine, caustic soda, cement, bricks, railroad transportation. The final chapter discusses the possibilities of atomic power in industrialization of backward areas. Originally published in 1950. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.