Government and Nuclear Energy [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Nuclear Energy Agency.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2004.
The main objective of national energy policies in OECD countries is to ensure the availability of secure and economic supplies with minimal environmental impact. This publication addresses the roles and responsibilities of governments in the field of nuclear energy, within the context of broad national policy goals, and reviews the tools available to achieve those goals.
Description based upon print version of record.
Preliminaries; Foreword; CONTENTS; Executive summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Government involvement in electricity production and supply; 3 Areas of government intervention in nuclear energy; 4 Institutions and policy instruments; 5 The new context and the role of governments; 6 Conclusions
The main objective of national energy policies in OECD countries is to ensure the availability of secure and economic supplies with minimal environmental impact. This publication addresses the roles and responsibilities of governments in the field of nuclear energy, within the context of broad national policy goals, and reviews the tools available to achieve those goals.
Electric power production -- Government policy.
Electric power production.
Nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy
Electric power production
Business & Economics
Industries