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Shutting Down Nuclear Power Plants: Economic and Environmental Impacts

Shutting Down Nuclear Power Plants. Since Fukushima, there has been discussion of the risks imposed by nuclear power plants and several countries have taken steps to reduce use of nuclear powerScheduled complete shutdowns of all reactors in Germany by 2022 and Switzerland by 2032June 2011 Italian

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Shutting Down Nuclear Power Plants: Economic and Environmental Impacts

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    1. Shutting Down Nuclear Power Plants: Economic and Environmental Impacts 15 June 2011 Professor Paul Fischbeck Carnegie Mellon University fischbeck@cmu.edu 412-268-3240 David Rode DAI Management Consultants, Inc. drode@daimc.com 412-220-8920 1

    2. Shutting Down Nuclear Power Plants Since Fukushima, there has been discussion of the risks imposed by nuclear power plants and several countries have taken steps to reduce use of nuclear power Scheduled complete shutdowns of all reactors in Germany by 2022 and Switzerland by 2032 June 2011 Italian referendum curtails development Question: Given various criteria for shutting down nuclear plants, what would be the impact on environmental and economic metrics in the United States? Individual plants All plants exposed to natural risks (earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados) Plants with specific characteristics (individual, age, manufacturer) Characteristics of surrounding region (population, political support) Interactive spreadsheet to allow users to investigate various combinations of shutdown rules Model and background information can be downloaded from: http://www.cedm.epp.cmu.edu/tools.php 2

    3. Reasons for Curtailing Operations? 3

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