The cost of nuclear electricity: France after Fukushima

Energy Policy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 450-461

  Boccard, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Electricity; Levelized cost; Nuclear power

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; WIND POWER;

CAPITAL COSTS; COST INFORMATION; FRENCH GOVERNMENT; FUKUSHIMA; LEVELIZED COSTS; NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST ANALYSIS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY; GOVERNMENT; NUCLEAR POWER;

FRANCE; FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84892481042     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.037     Document Type: Article

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