Economic and safety pressures on nuclear power: A comparison of Russia and Ukraine since the break-up of the Soviet Union

Energy Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 745-767

  Thomas, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nuclear; Russia; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

SAFETY UPGRADES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POWER PLANT; SAFETY;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UKRAINE;

EID: 0033509192     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(99)00074-9     Document Type: Article

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