3 papers
econ.GN2026
Too cheap to meter? A stochastic analysis of projected future fusion costs
Stefania Böhnlein, Fanny Böse, Christian von Hirschhausen +2
In recent years, technological developments and activities by private actors have led a reemerged discussion of the potential of nuclear fusion to meet growing global energy demand…
econ.GN2025
Can They Compete? Cost Competitiveness of Non-Light-Water Reactors for Heat and Power Supply in a Decarbonized European Energy System
Alexander Wimmers, Fanny Böse, Leonard Göke
Recent pledges to triple global nuclear capacity by 2050 suggest a "nuclear renaissance," bolstered by unconventional reactor concepts such as sodium-cooled fast reactors, high-tem…
econ.GN2025
Delays and Deferrals in Nuclear Waste Disposal: A Stochastic Analysis of Funding Shortfalls of Germany's Waste Fund KENFO
Mahdi Awawda, Alexander Wimmers
Germany is tasked with ensuring the safe and final storage of high-level radioactive waste in a deep geological repository. Since 2022, the ambitious target year of 2031 to identif…