The Security of Energy Supply and the Contribution of Nuclear Energy OECD, Nuclear Energy Agency

1.1 Energy supply security: An introduction .................................................................... 19

1.2 Why security of energy supply remains a policy issue in OECD countries ............... 24

1.3 The external dimension: import dependence, resource exhaustion and carbon

policy .......................................................................................................................... 30

1.4 The internal dimension: economic, financial and technical conditions for

energy supply security ................................................................................................ 40

1.5 Orientations for government policies to enhance the security of energy supply ........ 53

1.6 Conclusions ................................................................................................................ 60

2. INDICATORS AND MODELS FOR MEASURING SECURITY OF ENERGY

SUPPLY RISKS ...................................................................................................................... 65

2.1 Introduction................................................................................................................. 65

2.2 Different approaches towards designing the Supply/Demand Index .......................... 65

2.3 A detailed review of selected security of supply indicators ....................................... 67

2.4 Comprehensive models for assessing the security of energy supply .......................... 89

2.5 The Supply/Demand Index ......................................................................................... 108

2.6 Concluding observations ............................................................................................ 112