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Author Heffron, Raphael J., author.

Title Deconstructing energy law and policy : the case of nuclear energy / Raphael J. Heffron
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 182 pages) : illustrations
Contents Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Different Dimensions of Nuclear Energy Policy ; Chapter 3. An Overview of EU and US Energy Legislation ; Chapter 4. The Development of Romanian Nuclear Energy Law, 1990-2010 ; Chapter 5. Energy Law and Policy Development in the US Nuclear Energy Industry: A Three State Analysis; Chapter 6. Exploring Energy Policy Inaction and Contradiction: The Case of Nuclear Energy in the US, 1990-2010; Chapter 7. Revising Energy Law and Policy in the UK: Re-igniting the Nuclear Energy Sector; Chapter 8. Conclusion -- A Review of the Dynamics of the Nuclear Energy Industry: Strategy Development for the Nuclear Energy SectorAppendix: Interview Codes for Interviews Conducted ; Notes; References and Bibliography ; Index
Summary Nuclear power has been a consideration and part of energy policies of many countries across the world since its emergence as an electricity provider after the Second World War. Nuclear energy is a low-carbon energy source and therefore can contribute to reducing the effects of climate change. However, it is also faced with issues of high start-up costs, risk and waste disposal. Drawing on over 90 interviews completed across Belgium (Brussels), Romania, the United States, and the United Kingdom, this book focusses on the development and formulation of energy law and policy in civil nuclear energy in the EU, the US and beyond. Heffron deconstructs the constituent parts of effective energy law and policy within the complex and often controversial energy industry. Pulling out what has and what has not worked, he suggests ways to improve the delivery of the central aims of law and policy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-173) and index
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Subject Nuclear industry -- Law and legislation -- United States
Nuclear industry -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
Nuclear industry -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
Nuclear energy -- Law and legislation -- United States
Nuclear energy -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
Nuclear energy -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
LAW -- Environmental.
Nuclear energy -- Law and legislation
Nuclear industry -- Law and legislation
European Union countries
Great Britain
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0748696679
9780748696673
9780748696697
0748696695