Is there a future for nuclear power in America?
Journal Article
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· Electricity Journal
The next several years promise to bring changes in the structure of the electricity industry which will drive utilities away from capital-intensive options. The escalation in nuclear operating costs and the fall in fossil fuel prices could sharply alter the economics of older plants. The continued aging of nuclear plants could reveal additional problems and lead to additional regulation, thus forcing costs further upward. Taken together with the serious and unresolved problems of nuclear waste, the higher-than-expected operating cost of nuclear plants, and the erosion of the regulatory bargain, the future of nuclear power in the U.S. appears dim.
- OSTI ID:
- 96047
- Journal Information:
- Electricity Journal, Journal Name: Electricity Journal Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 8; ISSN ELEJE4; ISSN 1040-6190
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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