Integration of nuclear energy into oil sands projects

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Finan, Ashley E ^a   Kadak, Andrew C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANDU REACTORS; ALBERTA; ALBERTA OIL SANDS; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; COST INFORMATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY APPLICATIONS; ENERGY SECURITY; FUEL SOURCE; GAS PRICE; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; HEAVY OIL; HUMAN CONDITIONS; IN-SITU; LABOR COSTS; MASSIVE QUANTITIES; NATURAL GAS PRICE; NUCLEAR PLANT; POWER FUTURES; PROJECT ECONOMICS; SURFACE MINING; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS PLANTS; GAS SUPPLY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; MINING; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OIL SANDS; PEBBLE BED MODULAR REACTORS; STEAM; WAGES;

NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 77955376239     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3098421     Document Type: Article

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