THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FOR IRAN

Iran has pursued an ambitious nuclear program with the declared goal of long-term energy independence. While this is a worthwhile and generally accepted national planning objective, it is clear that Iran's nuclear program as now structured will not achieve this goal, and in fact may delay it by...

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Published inThe Nonproliferation review Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 89 - 112
Main Authors Wood, Thomas W., Milazzo, Matthew D., Reichmuth, Barbara A., Bedell, Jeffrey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2007
Subjects
Energy economics
Energy Policy
Independence
Iran
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear fuel cycle
Nuclear Weapons
Planning
Uranium
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Summary:Iran has pursued an ambitious nuclear program with the declared goal of long-term energy independence. While this is a worthwhile and generally accepted national planning objective, it is clear that Iran's nuclear program as now structured will not achieve this goal, and in fact may delay it by diverting capital and other resources from projects that would address pressing current energy sector problems and contribute to ultimate energy independence for Iran.
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ISSN:1073-6700
1746-1766
DOI:10.1080/10736700601178572