State determinations of the need for power

Journal Article · Thu Aug 03 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Public Util. Fortn.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6689349

Hemphill, J B; Salomon, S N

A lawyer and an economist, both oriented toward the environmental sciences, report on findings of a comprehensive survey of procedures and criteria used by state governments for making decisions on the need for additional power supply in connection with proposed electric power generation facilities. The study was commissioned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and conducted by the Center for Natural Areas in Washington, D.C. The regulatory commission's interest stemmed from its responsibility under existing law to determine that the benefits of a proposed nuclear power generating station outweigh its environmental costs and the possibility that procedures might be authorized and developed permitting that obligation to be discharged by carefully supervised state determinations of need for power.

• OSTI ID: 6689349
• Journal Information: Public Util. Fortn.; (United States), Journal Name: Public Util. Fortn.; (United States) Vol. 102:3; ISSN PUFNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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POWER DEMAND
POWER GENERATION
REGULATIONS
SITE SELECTION
SOCIAL IMPACT
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