Publication Laka-library:
The economics of nuclear power (full report) (2007)
| 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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From the publication:
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