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The economics of new nuclear power plants and electricity liberalisation: Lessons for Finland from British experience
| Author | S.Thomas, Greenpeace Finland |
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6-04-0-30-22.pdf |
| Date | 2002 |
| Classification | 6.04.0.30/22 (INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS - LIBERALISATION) |
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From the publication:
The economics of new nuclear power plants and
electricity liberalisation:
Lessons for Finland from British experience
Steve Thomas
Senior Research Fellow, Public Service International Research
Unit (PSIRU), University of Greenwich
Presentation prepared for Greenpeace, Finland
Presented in Helsinki, January 15, 2002
School of Computing and Mathematics
University of Greenwich
30 Park Row
London SE10 9LS
UK
Tel: 44 208 331 9056
Fax: 44 208 331 8665
Email: Stephen.Thomas@gre.ac.uk
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The economics of new nuclear power plants and electricity
liberalisation:
Lessons for Finland from British experience
January 2002
Steve Thomas
Senior Research Fellow, PSIRU, University of Greenwich
1. Introduction
The British government reviewed the economics of and its policy towards nuclear power in
1990, when the electricity industry was being privatised, and again in 1995, prior to the
privatisation of much of the nuclear industry. In both cases, the economics of new nuclear
power plants were found to be very poor and the strategic case for placing new nuclear
orders was found to be weak. A new review is currently in progress in response to concerns
about over-dependence on natural gas and about the difficulty of meeting emissions targets
for greenhouse gases. This review was seen by some as an opportunity to argue the case for
new nuclear power orders