Deconstructing Energy Law and Policy: The Case of Nuclear Energy

by Raphael J. Heffron

Overview

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 cost, 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748696680
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	02/12/2015
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Raphael Heffron is Professor for Global Energy Law & Sustainability at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee. Raphael is currently Co-Chair of the UK Energy Law and Policy Association; Visiting Professor in Energy Law at the International Hellenic University(Greece); Associate Researcher at the Energy Policy Research Group at the University of Cambridge; Visiting Professor at Paris-Dauphine University(Paris, France); Visiting Lecturer at the ESCP Business School (London and Paris) and Visiting Professor at the University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago).

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. The Different Dimensions of Nuclear Energy Policy

3. An Overview of EU and US Energy Legislation

4. The Development of Romanian Nuclear Energy Law 1990–2010

5. Energy Law and Policy Development in the US Nuclear Energy Industry: A Three State Analysis

6. Exploring Energy Policy Inaction and Contradiction: The Case of Nuclear Energy in the US 1990–2010

7. Revising Energy Law and Policy in the UK: Reigniting the Nuclear Energy Sector

8. Conclusion: A Review of the Dynamics of the Nuclear Energy Industry: Strategy Development for the Nuclear Energy Sector

Appendix

Notes

References and Bibliography

Index