Private nuclear electricity in the UK: Uncertain trade-offs in its future

Nuclear Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 371-387

  Peña Torres, Julio ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TAXATION;

NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 18244427339     PISSN: 01404067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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