Francois Leveque

The Economics and Uncertainties of Nuclear Power

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is an important resource for students, researchers, energy professionals and concerned citizens wanting to engage with the continuing debate on the future of nuclear power and its place in international energy policy. It provides a balanced, in-depth economic analysis of the costs, hazards, regulation and politics surrounding nuclear power.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9781107455498
• ISBN-10: 1107455499
• Artikelnr.: 62845799

Autorenporträt

François Lévêque is Professor of Economics at Mines ParisTech and a part-time professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute. He has advised many international bodies on energy policy and the economics of regulation, including the International Energy Agency, the OECD and the European Commission. He is the editor of energypolicyblog.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Estimating the Costs of Nuclear Power: Points of Reference, Sources of Uncertainty: 1. Adding up costs
2. The curse of rising cost
3. Nuclear power and its alternatives
Part II. The Risk of a Major Nuclear Accident: Calculation and Perception of Probabilities: 4. Calculating risk
5. Perceived probabilities and aversion to disaster
6. The magic of Bayesian analysis
Part III. Safety Regulation: An Analysis of the American, French and Japanese Cases: 7. Does nuclear safety need to be regulated?
8. The basic rules of regulation
9. What goal should be set for safety and how is it to be attained?
Part IV. National Policies and International Governance: 10. Adopting nuclear power
11. Nuclear exit
12. Supranational governance: learning from Europe
13. International governance to combat proliferation
politics and trade
Conclusion
Index.