Assessing the impact of nuclear retirements on the U.S. power sector
Journal Article
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· Electricity Journal
This work utilizes the Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS) model to analyze the impacts of four nuclear retirement scenarios of the U.S. electricity sector, from nuclear plant lifetimes of 50 to 80 years. The analysis finds that longer nuclear lifetimes decrease the amount of renewable and natural gas capacity. Longer nuclear lifetimes also resulted in lower cumulative and annual carbon emissions, lower transmission builds, and higher energy curtailment and water usage.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Strategic Programs
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1413184
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-6A20-68926
- Journal Information:
- Electricity Journal, Vol. 30, Issue 9; ISSN 1040-6190
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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