ENERDAY 2025 - 19th International Conference on Energy Economics and Technology

Session

Reviewing nuclear power

Apr 4, 2025, 10:00 AM

HSZ/3-04 - HSZ/04 (HSZ)

52. Economics of the Early Nuclear Power Plants in the United States (1957-1987): Bandwagon or Negative Learning?

Arınç Aksoy (TU Berlin)

4/4/25, 10:00 AM

This paper examines the economics of the first generation of nuclear power plants in the United States between the 1950s and 1980s as acknowledged by Böse (In Press) with a focus costs during this formative period. The United States, the largest global producer of nuclear power, faced significant uncertainties in the early years of nuclear energy deployment, making the topic of particular...

49. Public knowledge and public acceptance of nuclear energy in the Baltic States compared to other EU states

Guna Jakobsone-Snepste (Riga Technical University)

4/4/25, 10:25 AM

Objectives/ scope

This paper analyses the evolution of public attitudes and acceptance of nuclear energy in the Baltic States from 2009 to 2024, a period marked by deep geopolitical and technical changes. From this concrete example, it reflects on the significant problem in communicating complex issues related to energy and its infrastructure, energy policies and plans, and technological...