Romanian nuclear new build: Progress amidst turbulence 1990-2010

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-60

  Heffron, Raphael James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast explanation; Legal economics; Nuclear energy policy; Nuclear new build; Political economy; Romania

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; CONTRAST EXPLANATION; INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR NEW BUILD; NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; ROMANIA; SAFETY RECORDS; TRANSITION PERIOD; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PUBLIC POLICY;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84855867657     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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