The Economics of Nuclear Reactors: Renaissance or Relapse?

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The Economics of Nuclear Reactors: Renaissance or Relapse?
Resource Type: Energy, nuclear
Object Type: Publication or article
Attributed Authors: Mark Cooper
Publication Date: Jun, 2009

Abstract

Within the past year, estimates of the cost of nuclear power from a new generation of
reactors have ranged from a low of 8.4 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) to a high of 30 cents. This
paper tackles the debate over the cost of building new nuclear reactors.

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