Economic features of integral, modular, small-to-medium size reactors

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-414

  Carelli, M D ^a   Garrone, P ^b   Locatelli, G ^b   Mancini, M ^b   Mycoff, C ^a   Trucco, P ^b   Ricotti, M E ^b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economies of scale; IRIS; Modularity; Small to medium size reactors

Indexed keywords

DEREGULATED MARKETS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; ENERGY SOURCE; INTERCONNECTED GRID; LARGE SIZES; MEDIUM SIZE; MODULAR DESIGNS; PLANT SAFETY; PUBLIC OPINIONS; VIABLE SOLUTIONS;

DEREGULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 76549086138     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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