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Nuclear Paper 4 - The Economics of Nuclear Power
| Date: | 05/03/2006 |
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| Classification: | Energy, Economics, Climate Change |
| Document type: | SDC Reports & Papers |
| Download: |  Nuclear-paper4-Economics.pdf - 515 KB |
| Summary: |  This paper is the fourth in a series of 8 that make up the evidence base for SDC report "The role of nuclear power in a low carbon economy".Chapters include: - The Policy and Market Context - Components of Nuclear Power Costs - Data Sources and Quality - Analytical Comparisons of Cost Data - Fuel, O&M and back-end costs - Capital costs, construction time and operating performance - International Case Studies (Finland, China) - Financing Mechanisms and Potential Market Impacts |
| Purpose: | To inform the SDC response to the Government's energy review. |