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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Simon TaylorPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: v. 43 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.660kg ISBN: 9780415431750ISBN 10: 0415431751 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 05 July 2007 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe financial crisis that engulfed British Energy in 2002 was seized upon by opponents of nuclear energy as evidence that the technology could never be economic. Yet nuclear stations are operating profitably in the UK today and in many other counties. Simon Taylor offers a perceptive analysis of the history and causes of the crisis and draws important lessons for a world which seems on the brink of a major new wave of investment in nuclear energy. Malcolm Grimston (Chatham House, UK) In a world with rapidly growing demand for electric power and a growing interest in reexamining nuclear power as the solution, this is an important book Herbert G. Thompson, Jr (Ohio University, USA) 'Taylor tells an entertaining, but not a happy, story which offers some deep insights into the problems that BE faced. Essential reading.' - Power UK <p> The financial crisis that engulfed British Energy in 2002 was seized upon by opponents of nuclear energy as evidence that the technology could never be economic. Yet nuclear stations are operating profitably in the UK today and in many other counties. Simon Taylor offers a perceptive analysis of the history and causes of the crisis and draws important lessons for a world which seems on the brink of a major new wave of investment in nuclear energy. Malcolm Grimston (Chatham House, UK)<p> In a world with rapidly growing demand for electric power and a growing interest in reexamining nuclear power as the solution, this is an important book Herbert G. Thompson, Jr (Ohio University, USA)<p>'Taylor tells an entertaining, but not a happy, story which offers some deep insights into the problems that BE faced. Essential reading.' - Power UK Author InformationSimon Taylor is Management Practice Professor of Finance at the University of Cambridge, UK Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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