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Keeping the Lights on at America's Nuclear Power Plants.

In Keeping the Lights On at America's Nuclear Power Plants, Jeremy Carl and David Fedor discuss the decline of American nuclear power in light of major economic, technological and political challenges. They show how high costs, low public support, and popular clean energy trends threaten Americ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoover Inst Pr 2017.
Series:Hoover Institution Press publication ; 683.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Overview; Introduction; Diagnosing the Situation Today; Policy and Regulatory Options; State Regulators-Compensating Nuclear Plant Benefits; State Regulators-Internalizing Other Costs; State Legislators-Compensating Nuclear Plant Benefits; State Legislators-Internalizing Other Costs; Regional Grid Operators; Federal Agencies; Congress; Improving Nuclear's Value; Owners & Operators; Conclusion; Appendix A: US Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors; Appendix B: Recent Nuclear Plant Closures; References; About he Authors.
  • IndexBoxes; Recommendations for Policymakers; Nuclear Power, Washington Politics, and Climate Math; License Extensions; New Nuclear vs. Existing Nuclear; Production Tax Credits So Far; Looking Ahead to Policies for New Nuclear Technologies.