Nuclear Power : Technology, Geopolitics, and Economics

Alexander Wimmers

ISBN 10: 3031998936 / ISBN 13: 9783031998935

Published by Springer, Springer International Publishing, 2025

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This open access book offers a comprehensive overview of nuclear technologies and the nuclear supply chain. It explores nuclear energy as a critical resource through economic, geopolitical, and social lenses, assessing its potential role in combating climate change. The book also addresses key challenges, including nuclear waste management, decommissioning, and back-end operations. By examining both historical hurdles and future policy and industry obstacles, it provides valuable insights for policymakers, researchers, and industry professionals navigating the evolving landscape of nuclear energy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nuclear Power : Technology, Geopolitics, and Economics
• Publisher: Springer, Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031998936
• ISBN 13: 9783031998935
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 35D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 35 millimeters depth
• Weight: 984 grams

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Synopsis

This open access book offers a comprehensive overview of nuclear technologies and the nuclear supply chain. It explores nuclear energy as a critical resource through economic, geopolitical, and social lenses, assessing its potential role in combating climate change. The book also addresses key challenges, including nuclear waste management, decommissioning, and back-end operations. By examining both historical hurdles and future policy and industry obstacles, it provides valuable insights for policymakers, researchers, and industry professionals navigating the evolving landscape of nuclear energy.

About the Author

Alexander Wimmers is a research associate in the AT-OM research group at the Workgroup for Economic and Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at the Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin), Germany, and a guest researcher at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). Alexander Wimmers worked as a consultant for renewable energy markets at a renowned energy consulting firm in Berlin.

Fanny Böse is a researcher at the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE), where she also conducts her PhD research in collaboration with the Workgroup of Economic and Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin).

Claudia Kemfert has been the head of the Department of Energy, Transportation, Environment at the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW Berlin) since April 2004; she is also a professor of energy economics and energy policy at the Leuphana University. Previous positions include a professor of energy economics and sustainability at Hertie School of Governance and a professor of environmental economics at Humboldt University.

Christian von Hirschhausen is a professor of economics at the Workgroup for Economic and Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin) and a research director at DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research). He was previously the chair of Energy Economics and Public Sector Management University of Technology (TU Dresden).