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Estimating the Cost of Future Global Energy Supply 估计未来全球能源供应的成本

Nuclear Energy (Sustainability) eJournal Pub Date : 2012-11-25 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2180493

Patrick A. Narbel, J. Hansen

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引用次数: 29

A Comparative Institutional Analysis of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Lessons and Policy Implications 福岛核灾难的比较制度分析:教训与政策启示

Nuclear Energy (Sustainability) eJournal Pub Date : 2012-06-26 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1940207

M. Aoki, G. Rothwell

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引用次数: 98

Nuclear Energy Effects on Economic Development 核能对经济发展的影响

Nuclear Energy (Sustainability) eJournal Pub Date : 2012-05-28 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2068016

Chenoy Ceil

引用次数: 0

Renewable Energy in Japan: New Competition in the Energy Market after Fukushima 日本的可再生能源:福岛事故后能源市场的新竞争

Nuclear Energy (Sustainability) eJournal Pub Date : 2012-04-17 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2124157

A. Semmler

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引用次数: 1

Where are the Eco-Innovators? Analysis of the Knowledge Flows between Successive Generations of Green Technology Innovations 生态创新者在哪里?绿色技术创新的代际知识流动分析

Nuclear Energy (Sustainability) eJournal Pub Date : 2012-03-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2025625

Daniel K. N. Johnson, J. Moore, Kristina M.L. Acri née Lybecker

引用次数: 0

Addressing Gaps in a Liability Regime for the Energy Sector 解决能源部门责任制度的空白

Nuclear Energy (Sustainability) eJournal Pub Date : 2011-12-30 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1977695

Vlad Ivanenko

引用次数: 0

Nimby Clout on the 2011 Italian Nuclear Referendum 邻避对2011年意大利核公投的影响

Nuclear Energy (Sustainability) eJournal Pub Date : 2011-09-15 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1927845

G. Pignataro, G. Prarolo

引用次数: 1

Improving Congestion Management - How to Facilitate the Integration of Renewable Generation in Germany 改善拥堵管理——如何促进德国可再生能源发电的整合

Nuclear Energy (Sustainability) eJournal Pub Date : 2011-07-21 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1895293

F. Kunz

引用次数: 94

Advanced Nuclear Power: Converting Expert Elicitations into Economic Parameters to Inform Climate Policy 先进的核能:将专家的结论转化为经济参数，为气候政策提供信息

Nuclear Energy (Sustainability) eJournal Pub Date : 2008-10-25 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1289823

H. Chon, J. Keisler, E. Baker

引用次数: 11