Decommissioning and Equipment Replacement of Nuclear Power Plants under Uncertainty
Decommissioning and Equipment Replacement of Nuclear Power Plants under Uncertainty
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不确定性下的核电站退役和设备更换
DOI:
10.1080/18811248.2007.9711381
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
H. Madarame
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作者:
Ryuta Takashima;Y. Naito;H. Kimura;H. Madarame
This study examines the optimal timing for the decommissioning and equipment replacement of nuclear power plants. We consider that the firm has two options of decommissioning and equipment replacement, and determines to exercise these options under electricity price uncertainty. This problem is formulated as two optimal stopping problems. The solution of this model provides the value of the nuclear power plant and the threshold values for decommissioning and replacement. The dependence of decommissioning and replacement strategies on uncertainty and each cost is shown. In order to investigate the probability of events for decommissioning and replacement, Monte Carlo calculations are performed. We also show the probability distribution and the conditional expected time for each event.