Economic Analysis of an Arctic Icebreaking Tanker Transportation System: Nuclear versus Fossil.

The author compares the movement of crude oil from the North Shore using conventional fossil fueled tankers vs. nuclear powered icebreakers including transshipment at an ice-free port on the east coast. The study points out the economic competitiveness of the nuclear icebreaking tanker transportatio...

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Main Author: Porter,Thomas J
Other Authors: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV UNIVERSITY PARK DEPT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Economics and Cost Analysis
Marine Engineering
*ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
*ICEBREAKERS
*TANKER SHIPS
TRANSPORTATION
COMPARISON
ALASKA
THESES
FOSSIL FUELS
ARCTIC REGIONS
CRUDE OIL
NUCLEAR PROPULSION
Nuclear powered icebreakers
Arctic
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA073585
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA073585
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Summary:The author compares the movement of crude oil from the North Shore using conventional fossil fueled tankers vs. nuclear powered icebreakers including transshipment at an ice-free port on the east coast. The study points out the economic competitiveness of the nuclear icebreaking tanker transportation system. (Author)

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