Economic and environmental impacts of a US nuclear moratorium, 1985-2010
Based on a projection of economic growth and energy production during the next thirty years, the book examines five possible economic implications of a nuclear moratorium: future costs of electricity, regional dislocations, impact on the nuclear industry, effect on the coal industry, and impact abroad. It also discusses four levels of environmental tradeoffs as a result of shifting the additional fuel requirements from nuclear to coal after 1985: proliferation of nuclear weapons and greatly increased carbon dioxide from fossil fuel on a global scale; probability of reactor and coal-mining accidents; impact on public health of reactor radiation emissions and coal-fired emissions; and the impact of uranium and coal mining on land use. One section speculates on the distant nonfossil future when nuclear or solar energy may be the only major long-term energy options. A major finding is that the rate of growth in energy demand is likely to be significantly lower than the projected estimates in most published studies. 275 references, 29 figures, 136 tables.
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-05-0033
- OSTI ID:
- 6883443
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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