Due to its technical complexity, the co-production of electricity generation and nuclear weapons, and its high fixed costs, nuclear power is a particularly complex commodity, which poses unusual challenges for state economic (or industrial, defense, innovation etc.) policy. As in other sectors,...

Due to its technical complexity, the co-production of electricity generation and nuclear weapons, and its high fixed costs, nuclear power is a particularly complex commodity, which poses unusual challenges for state economic (or industrial, defense, innovation etc.) policy. As in other sectors,...

Der beschlossene Atomausstieg der Bundesregierung wird zu einem erheblichen Anstieg an kerntechnischen Rückbauprojekten führen. Der Rückbau kerntechnischer Anlagen muss dabei den Anforderungen des Strahlenschutzes gerecht werden. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit den...

Green Taxation and Environmental Sustainability explores the critical issue of how taxes can be applied across relevant environmental areas – including transport, nuclear power, and water and waste management – to achieve sustainability. Containing topical chapters written by environmental...

There are several technical, institutional and geopolitical challenges facing an expanded nuclear industry in the twenty-first century. This article addresses some of the security concerns that are linked to the expansion of nuclear power in the world. Given that more and more states are going...