The cost of the Swedish nuclear waste program

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 314-324

  Segelod, Esbjörn ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost escalation; Nuclear waste; Radioactive waste management

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COST ESCALATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; SWEDISH NUCLEAR WASTE PROGRAM;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 33644926110     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2005.09.010     Document Type: Review

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