An evaluation of SMR economic attractiveness

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Boarin, Sara ^a   Ricotti, Marco E ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS;

ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; INVESTMENT RETURNS; INVESTMENT RISKS; LIBERALIZED MARKET; NUCLEAR POWER TECHNOLOGY; PASSIVE SAFETY FEATURES; PRESSURIZED WATER; SMALL MODULAR REACTORS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84912078418     PISSN: 16876075     EISSN: 16876083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/803698     Document Type: Article

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