The economics and uncertainties of nuclear power

The Economics and Uncertainties of Nuclear Power

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-341

  Lévêque, François ^a,b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 84953746101     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781316095782     Document Type: Book

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