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The economics of nuclear power (full report)
Author | Greenpeace, S.Thomas, P.Bradford, Antony Froggatt, D.Milborrow |
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6-01-0-10-77.pdf |
Date | November 2007 |
Classification | 6.01.0.10/77 (COSTS) |
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The economics of nuclear power Research report 2007 Stephen Thomas, Peter Bradford, Antony Froggatt and David Milborrow TECHNOLOGY, g r e e n p e a c e . o rg ECONOMICS, ALTERNATIVES & CASE STUDIES REPORT NOVEMBER 2007 The economics of nuclear power report 2007 Executive summary Part 2: Nuclear economics Part 4: Renewable energy: resource, economics and prospects Rising construction costs 3 Main determinants of nuclear power costs 25 Rising construction times 3 Fixed costs 25 Resource and potential: overview 50 Falling construction demand 3 Variable costs 28 Economic overview 51 Untested technology 3 Impact of liberalisation Future prospects 51 Unfavourable market place 4 of electricity industries 28 Costs 51 Unreliable forecasts 4 US experience 29 Wind energy 52 Subsidies needed 5 Electricity reforms elsewhere 29 Photovoltaics 53 Contemporary case study: Dealing with risks in Solar Thermal Electric 53 Finland’s Olkiluoto plant 5 competitive electricity markets 30 Hydro 54 The alternative 6 Construction time 31 Biomass 54