Economics of Nuclear Power

ISBN-13: 9781138858411 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 234 str.

Geoffrey Rothwell

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to the International Commercial Nuclear Power Industry 2. Regulating Light Water Reactors in the U.S. 2A. Levelised Cost and the Cost of Capital 3. New Nuclear Power Plant Capital Construction Costs 3A. Risk, Contingency, and Diversification in Electricity Generation 3B. An Appropriate Insurance Premium for a Nuclear Power Plant Accident 4. New Light Water Reactor Operating and Levelised Costs 4A. The Expected Cost of Recycling Used Uranium Oxide Fuel 5. Levelised Cost and Cost Risk for Portfolios of Generating Assets

O autorze

Geoffrey Rothwell was a Senior Lecturer (1986-2013) in the Department of Economics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.