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The Technological and Economic Future of Nuclear Power / edited by Reinhard Haas, Lutz Mez, Amela Ajanovic.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haas, Reinhard, Editor.
- Series:
- Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection, 2626-2827
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science.
- Environmental policy.
- Energy policy.
- Political Science.
- Environmental Politics.
- Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
- Local Subjects:
- Political Science.
- Environmental Politics.
- Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (IX, 385 p. 72 illus., 46 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2019.
- Place of Publication:
- Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2019.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 3-658-25987-6
- OCLC:
- 1122449809
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