Licensing of nuclear power plants: The case of Sweden in an international comparison

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4086-4097

  Michanek, Gabriel ^a   Söderholm, Patrik ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Licensing; Nuclear power; Sweden

Indexed keywords

DEREGULATED ELECTRICITY MARKET; EFFICIENT POWER; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LEGAL ISSUES; LEGAL SYSTEM; LICENSING; LICENSING PROCEDURES; LICENSING PROCESS; NATIONAL POLICIES; NUCLEAR POWER; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; SWEDEN;

DEREGULATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSING;

DECISION MAKING; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LEGAL SYSTEM; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PLANNING PROCESS; POLICY MAKING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 69949179511     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.04.051     Document Type: Article

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