Nuclear Power in an Age of UncertaintyCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1984 - 293 من الصفحات |
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... coal and the adequacy of economical alternative energy sources are also great and underscore the potential importance of nuclear power . Some of the problems that have plagued the present generation of reactors are due to the immaturity ...
... coal and the adequacy of economical alternative energy sources are also great and underscore the potential importance of nuclear power . Some of the problems that have plagued the present generation of reactors are due to the immaturity ...
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... coal carries significant liabilities . The continued combustion of fossil fuels , especially coal , has the potential to release enough carbon dioxide to cause serious climatic changes . We do not know enough about this problem yet to ...
... coal carries significant liabilities . The continued combustion of fossil fuels , especially coal , has the potential to release enough carbon dioxide to cause serious climatic changes . We do not know enough about this problem yet to ...
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... coal and nuclear plants , current estimates of the cost of power over the plant's lifetime give a small advantage - perhaps 10 percent - to nuclear . Fifteen years ago , that advantage would have been decisive . Now , how- ever , the ...
... coal and nuclear plants , current estimates of the cost of power over the plant's lifetime give a small advantage - perhaps 10 percent - to nuclear . Fifteen years ago , that advantage would have been decisive . Now , how- ever , the ...
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... coal or nuclear powerplants must contend with con- siderable uncertainty about the probable future growth rates in electricity demand . With certain assumptions about the future , it is reasonable to expect fairly slow growth rates of 1 ...
... coal or nuclear powerplants must contend with con- siderable uncertainty about the probable future growth rates in electricity demand . With certain assumptions about the future , it is reasonable to expect fairly slow growth rates of 1 ...
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... plants now under construction . Some of this increase has come from new regu- latory requirements which are applied to all plants , whether operating or under construction . Some utilities ... coal. 14. Nuclear Power in an Age of Uncertainty.
... plants now under construction . Some of this increase has come from new regu- latory requirements which are applied to all plants , whether operating or under construction . Some utilities ... coal. 14. Nuclear Power in an Age of Uncertainty.
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