The Technological and Economic Future of Nuclear Power.

• Superior document: Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection Series
• Author: Haas, Reinhard.
• TeilnehmendeR: Mez, Lutz.; Ajanovic, Amela.
• Place / Publishing House: Wiesbaden : : Springer Vieweg. in Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (382 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• 1 Introduction: Why Discuss Nuclear Power Today?
• Introduction
• 2 From Military to Early Civilian Applications. An Appraisal of the Initial Success of the Light Water Reactor Technology
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Early military and civilian applications in the USA
• 3 Military spill-over: LWR as by-product of submarine research
• 4 The establishment of the international atomic framework
• 5 Other national frameworks
• 6 Determinant factors of success for LWR market penetration
• 7 Conclusions
• References
• Websites
• 3 The Current Status of the World Nuclear Industry
• 1 Introduction
• 2 General overview worldwide
• 3 Operation, power generation, age distribution
• 4 Overview of current new-build
• 5 Construction times
• 6 Construction starts and cancellations
• 7 Operating age
• 8 Potential newcomer countries
• 9 General conclusions
• Economics
• 4 The Collision of Atomic and Flow Renewable Power in Decarbonization of Electricity Supply
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Paris Agreement: winners and losers
• 3 Rights to CO2 pollution or applying 'the Polluter Pays Principle'
• 4 Spearheading climate policy by fast elimination of energy-related CO2-emissions
• 5 Few low-carbon energy supply options
• 6 Climate change urges sustainable energy transitions
• 7 Flow renewable power and atomic power supplies are incompatible
• 8 Conclusion
• References
• 5 The Historical Development of the Costs of Nuclear Power
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The cost structure of nuclear power plants
• 3 The historical development of investment costs
• 4 Technological Learning
• 5 Historical developments of construction times
• 6 Lessons learned from the developments of Flamanville and Olkiluoto
• 7 Summarizing the major reasons for investment costs increases of NPP
• 8 Conclusions
• References.
• 6 Renewable Energies versus Nuclear Power. Comparison of Financial Support Exemplified at the Case of Hinkley Point C
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Background - existing and planned support for nuclear power and renewable energies
• 2.1 New milestone in nuclear state aid: Hinkley Point
• 2.2 EU support for renewable energies
• 3 Method of approach
• 3.1 Static approach: comparison of planned support for nuclear with existing RE support
• 3.2 Dynamic approach: a prospective model-based assessment of planned support for nuclear with expected future RE support
• 4 Results
• 5 Conclusions
• References
• 7 Financing Nuclear Decommissioning
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Basic liability principles
• 3 Technical decommissioning strategies and time schedules
• 4 Identification and estimation of decommissioning costs
• 5 Collection of decommissioning funds
• 6 Management and investment of funds
• 7 Use of nuclear decommissioning funds
• 8 Comparison of selected decommissioning financing concepts
• 9 Conclusions and recommendations
• References
• Legislation
• 8 Nuclear Policy in the EU from a Legal and Institutional Point-of-View
• 1 Introduction: EURATOM - a treaty without harmony
• 2 EURATOM ltd.
• 3 Activities and sectors governed by EURATOM
• 4 The EURATOM Supply Agency
• 4.1 The reality of supply channels and long term supply contracts
• 5 The relationship of the European treaties towards each other
• 6 The role of the European Parliament and of the European Court of Justice
• 7 Secondary legislation as timid opening towards a broader scope
• 7.1 Directive 2009/71/EURATOM establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations and its amendment, Directive 2014/87/EURATOM
• 7.2 A long and winding road towards the 2009/71/EURATOM Directive of the Council.
• 8 Accessing to the Union without access to EURATOM-Leaving EURATOM without leaving the EU Treaty-BREXIT as game changer?
• 8.1 Exit à la carte- the process before Lisbon
• 8.2 The European Parliament calling for sunset
• 8.3 The declaration of reform-minded Member States
• 8.4 The Reform of EURATOM debate- to be rekindled in thelight of BREXIT
• 8.5 The Withdrawal option since Lisbon
• 9 The subsidy question - or how to shelter any public nuclear investment in a liberalised market?
• 9.1 The Hinkley Point C State Aid case
• 9.2 The European Commission and the Hungarian Nuclear Build Case
• 10 Conclusion
• 9 Economic Management of Future Nuclear Accidents
• 1 Creating the problem
• 2 Experience
• 3 Managing nuclear risk
• 4 Possible consequences, and imperfections
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• 10 Corporate Policies of the Nuclear Vendors
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The historical structure
• 3 The vendors
• 4 A comparison of the competitive positions of the vendors
• 5 Conclusions
• References
• Technical
• 11 The Technological Development of Different Generations and Reactor Concepts
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Historical development of reactor concepts
• 3 Generation III and Generation III +
• 4 Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
• 5 Generation IV
• 5.1 Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor System (SFR)
• 5.2 Very-High-Temperature Reactor System (VHTR)
• 5.3 Supercritical-Water-Cooled Reactor System (SCWR)
• 5.4 Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor System (LFR)
• 5.5 Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor System (GFR)
• 5.6 Molten Salt Reactor System (MSR)
• 5.7 Discussion of GEN IV concepts
• 6 Conclusions
• References
• Nuclear Waste, Proliferation
• 12 Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants and Storage of Nuclear Waste. Experiences from Germany, France, and the U.K.
• 1 Introduction
• 2 France
• 2.1 Production
• 2.1.1 Decommissioning of nuclear power plants.
• 2.1.2 Storage of high-level wastes
• 2.2 Financing
• 2.3 Conclusion for France
• 3 United Kingdom
• 3.1 Production
• 3.1.1 Decommissioning of nuclear power plants
• 3.1.2 Storage of high-level wastes
• 3.2 Financing
• 3.3 Conclusion for the U.K.
• 4 Germany
• 4.1 Production
• 4.1.1 Decommissioning of nuclear power plants
• 4.1.2 Storage of high-level wastes
• 4.2 Financing
• 4.3 Conclusions for Germany
• 5 Conclusions
• References
• 13 Future Prospects on Coping with Nuclear Waste
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The wastes
• 3 Proposed technological solutions
• 4 Issues of repository design and long-term safety
• 5 Ethics
• 6 The politics of nuclear waste
• 7 Conclusions
• References
• 14 Riding to the Rescue? The Changing Picture in China and the Global Future of Nuclear Power
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Current status
• 3 Ambitious targets
• 4 Interest in Chinese market
• 5 Recent experience with reactor construction
• 6 New reactor designs
• 7 Drivers for reduction
• 8 Effect on global prospects for nuclear power
• 9 Conclusions
• References
• Major Accidents
• 15 Three Decades after Chernobyl: Technical or Human Causes?
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Chernobyl reactor
• 3 The Chernobyl accident
• 4 Conclusions and reason for the accident
• References
• 16 The Reality after Fukushima in Japan. Actual Damage to Local People
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Aspirations and the reality five years after the Fukushima accident
• 2.1 Evacuation plan
• 2.2 Compensation for damages
• 2.3 Thyroid cancer diagnosis
• 3 Challenges indicated by the reality
• 3.1 Problems of accident response measures
• 3.2 Common factors
• 4 Conclusions
• 17 Distributing the Costs of Nuclear Core Melts. Japan's Experience after 7 Years
• 1 Background
• 2 TEPCO's special business plans
• 2.1 The 2012 TEPCO Special Business Plan.
• 2.2 The 2014 TEPCO Special Business Plan
• 2.3 The 2017 TEPCO Special Business Plan
• 3 Discussion
• 4 Conclusions
• References
• Alternatives
• 18 On New Thinking and Designs of Electricity Markets. Heading towards Democratic and Sustainable Electricity Systems.