Economic viability of small nuclear reactors in future European cogeneration markets

Energy Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 396-406

  Carlsson, Johan ^a   Shropshire, David E ^a   van Heek, Aliki ^b   Fütterer, Michael A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power; Nuclear economics; Small medium reactor

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; CAPITAL COSTS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; GAS BOILERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW-CARBON; MARKET COSTS; MARKET POTENTIAL; NUCLEAR ECONOMICS; OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PROCESS INDUSTRIES; SMALL MEDIUM REACTOR;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COMPETITION; COSTS; NATURAL GAS; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS;

COMMERCE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COGENERATION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMPETITIVENESS; ENERGY MARKET; EUROPEAN UNION; HEAT CAPACITY; NATURAL GAS; NUCLEAR POWER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84857048697     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.020     Document Type: Article

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