Atomic Energy Costing
In the centennial year of the birth of Sir John Cockcroft, first master of my Cam bridge College, Churchill, and the first man to split the atomic nucleus by artificial means, it is indeed relevant to consider the outcome of his efforts at developing atomic power. From the earliest days of the cons...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1998, 1998
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1998 |
| Series: | Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Prospect: from regulated “plutonium” to deregulated “hydrogen-based” economies
- Appendix:
- Simon, Marschak and Schurr on the “ ‘Economic’ and ‘Trigger’ Effects of Technological Change—the Case of Atomic Energy: from the 1940s to 1990s”
- B. Pigovian and Coasian aspects of the Nuclear Cost Cycle
- C. “ Planning Context,” “Official Technology” and the notion of “Capture”: a critique
- 4 Modern Costing and Regulation Debates: from OPEC-1 Onwards
- A. the nuclear-political cost cycle: from “independence” to “constraints”
- B. a Free Lunch Again?—the New Atomic Energy the New Atomic Energy Costing Debate amongst economists and in the economic press from 1983 onwards
- 5 Atomic Power and Its Regulation: a Comparative Analysis and Critique of Projections
- A. The Japanese Nuclear Program—an overview
- B. Japanese and US Regulatory Approaches in Theory and Practice
- C. The UK case: regulatory failure or government failure?
- D. US Department of Energy Long Term Projections for Nuclear Power: a costing-based critique
- 6 Summary and Conclusions: Atomic EnergyCosting—Retrospect and Prospect
- Retrospect: “No Free Lunch”
- Introduction, Chronology and Background: a “New World” with “Free Energy”
- Key Questions and Debates, Ancient and Modern
- 1 “Ancient Debates” over Costing and Control of Atomic Energy, 1946–54
- A. Economic Costing, Consequences, and Control—the Cowles Project and Isard Studies and Lerner’s approach
- B. Variations on the theme: the UK Case—Blackett, Isard, Cherwell, Harrod and Cockcroft
- 2 Patterns, Paramteters, and Politicization of Atomic Energy Costing
- A. the Cost “Enigma” and Private Enterprise: profits and subsidies, interest and discount rates, private and social costs
- B. Politicization of Atomic Energy Costing: a new political economy perspective
- 3 Agency Theoretic and Welfare Aspects of Atomic Energy Costing and Regulation
- A. Alternate Principal-Agent approaches to Public Utilities and their Regulation: from “control” and “capture” to “regulatory environment”