Nuclear Power: Understanding the Economic Risks and Uncertainties

This paper identifies the fundamental elements and critical research tasks of a comprehensive analysis of the costs and benefits of nuclear power relative to investments in alternative baseload technologies. The proposed framework seeks to: (i) identify the set of expected parameter values under whi...

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Main Author:	Kessides, Ioannis N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Electric Utilities L940 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy L980 Alternative Energy Sources Q420 Energy: Government Policy Q480
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4621

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spelling	okr-10986-46212021-04-23T14:02:18Z Nuclear Power: Understanding the Economic Risks and Uncertainties Kessides, Ioannis N. Electric Utilities L940 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy L980 Alternative Energy Sources Q420 Energy: Government Policy Q480 This paper identifies the fundamental elements and critical research tasks of a comprehensive analysis of the costs and benefits of nuclear power relative to investments in alternative baseload technologies. The proposed framework seeks to: (i) identify the set of expected parameter values under which nuclear power becomes cost competitive relative to alternative generating technologies; (ii) identify the main risk drivers and quantify their impacts on the costs of nuclear power; (iii) estimate the nuclear power option value; (iv) assess the nexus between electricity market structure and the commercial attractiveness of nuclear power; (v) evaluate the economics of smaller sized nuclear reactors; (vi) identify options for strengthening the institutional underpinnings of the international safeguards regime; and (vii) evaluate the proliferation resistance of new generation reactors and fuel cycles. 2012-03-30T07:28:52Z 2012-03-30T07:28:52Z 2010 Journal Article Energy Policy 03014215 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4621 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	This paper identifies the fundamental elements and critical research tasks of a comprehensive analysis of the costs and benefits of nuclear power relative to investments in alternative baseload technologies. The proposed framework seeks to: (i) identify the set of expected parameter values under which nuclear power becomes cost competitive relative to alternative generating technologies; (ii) identify the main risk drivers and quantify their impacts on the costs of nuclear power; (iii) estimate the nuclear power option value; (iv) assess the nexus between electricity market structure and the commercial attractiveness of nuclear power; (v) evaluate the economics of smaller sized nuclear reactors; (vi) identify options for strengthening the institutional underpinnings of the international safeguards regime; and (vii) evaluate the proliferation resistance of new generation reactors and fuel cycles.
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author	Kessides, Ioannis N.
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title	Nuclear Power: Understanding the Economic Risks and Uncertainties
title_short	Nuclear Power: Understanding the Economic Risks and Uncertainties
title_full	Nuclear Power: Understanding the Economic Risks and Uncertainties
title_fullStr	Nuclear Power: Understanding the Economic Risks and Uncertainties
title_full_unstemmed	Nuclear Power: Understanding the Economic Risks and Uncertainties
title_sort	nuclear power: understanding the economic risks and uncertainties
publishDate	2012
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4621
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Nuclear Power: Understanding the Economic Risks and Uncertainties

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