Sustainability and Social Justice

Power Plant Performance

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Deals with the use of coal and uranium in electric power plants as an alternative to oil and natural gas. Issues that could start controversies in the use of coal and uranium; Divisions of the cost of electricity from a nuclear or fossil-fuel plant; Relationship of size effect and plant performance.

Publication Title

Environment

Publication Date

1-1-1978

Volume

20

Issue

3

First Page

25

Last Page

32

ISSN

0013-9157

DOI

10.1080/00139157.1978.9933059

Keywords

coal-fired power plants, nuclear power plants, coal, uranium

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