Nuclear energy economics in India[1] 1 This paper is a modified version of [Ramana et al., 2005] incorporating the suggestions offered by the reviewer.

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 35-48

  Ramana, M V ^a   D'Sa, Antonette ^b   Reddy, Amulya K N ^b  

^a Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development (CISED)   (India)

^b International Energy Initiative   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTORS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

COAL-BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS; DISCOUNT RATES; DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW; ENERGY ECONOMICS; THERMAL POWER STATIONS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 65549113472     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60491-3     Document Type: Article

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