ELECTRICITY SOCIAL COSTS STUDY
September 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EXTERNAL social, environmental and economic costs imposed by nuclear energy are comparatively low, according to European Commission research. Estimated at Euro (cents) per kilowatt hour, nuclear electricity's costs are below wind energy, but roughly level with hydro, ranging from 0.03 in Portugal and 1 cent in France and Greece. They are lower than fossil fuel technology costs.
*Full report: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/pdf/externe_en.pdf
THE EXTERNAL social, environmental and economic costs imposed by nuclear energy are comparatively low, according to European Commission research. Estimated at Euro (cents) per kilowatt hour, nuclear electricity's costs are below wind energy, but roughly level with hydro, ranging from 0.03 in Portugal and 1 cent in France and Greece. They are lower than fossil fuel technology costs.
*Full report: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/pdf/externe_en.pdf
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