nuclear {marg}R Documentation

Nuclear Power Station Data

Description

This data frame contains data on the construction of 32 light water reactors constructed in the USA.

Usage

data(nuclear)

Format

A data frame with 32 observations on the following 11 variables.

cost
cost of construction (in billions of dollars adjusted to a 1976 base)
date
date at which the construction permit was issued
T1
time between application for and issue of permit
T2
time between issue of operating license and construction permit
cap
power plant capacity (in MWe)
PR
1 if light water reactor already present on site
NE
1 if constructed in north-east region of USA
CT
1 if cooling tower used
BW
1 if nuclear steam supply system manufactured by Babcock-Wilcox
N
cumulative number of power plants constructed by each architect-engineer
PT
1 if partial turnkey plant

Source

The data were obtained from

Cox, D.R. and Snell, E.J. (1981). Applied Statistics (page 81, Example G). Chapman and Hall, London.

Examples

data(nuclear)

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