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Demographic and Spatial Analysis of North Carolina's Nuclear Plants

Mike Team Raleigh, NC GIS Masters Degree Student Advisor – Frank Hardisty, Ph.D. Demographic and Spatial Analysis of North Carolina's Nuclear Plants. Overview. Background and study goals Demographic Analysis Spatial Analysis methods and results Cost benefit/risk analysis

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Demographic and Spatial Analysis of North Carolina's Nuclear Plants

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  1. Mike Team Raleigh, NC GIS Masters Degree Student Advisor – Frank Hardisty, Ph.D. Demographic and Spatial Analysis of North Carolina's Nuclear Plants

  2. Overview • Background and study goals • Demographic Analysis • Spatial Analysis methods and results • Cost benefit/risk analysis Show this list along with another image – more GIS mappy, possibly split page

  3. Why?

  4. Show map of regional reactor sites

  5. North Carolina Reactors • McGuire • 17 miles NW of Charlotte • Highest capacity in NC

  6. North Carolina Reactors • Shearon Harris • 20 miles SW of Raleigh

  7. North Carolina Reactors • Brunswick • 18 miles S of Wilmington • Lowest capacity in NC

  8. Emergency Planning Zones

  9. Emergency Planning Zones • 10 Mile EPZ • Plume Exposure Pathway • 10 mile radius • Basic emergency planning area

  10. Emergency Planning Zones • 50 Mile EPZ • Ingestion Exposure Pathway • 50 mile radius • Possible contamination of food and water

  11. Emergency Planning Zones

  12. Population Data Sets • US Census – 2000 • Best 'count' of US Population • Available free to the public • 9 year old data set

  13. Population Data Sets • Estimated Population Data – 2008 • Estimate of US Population - based on 2000 census • US Gov't provides estimates to county level • Private data available for a fee

  14. Population Data Sets • LandScan Ambient Data – 2008 • Compiled by Oak Ridge (TN) National Labs • Raster data - 30“ x 30“ (~½ mile cell size) • Free with approved registration

  15. LandScan Ambient Population Data

  16. Population Analysis

  17. Population Analysis

  18. Population Analysis

  19. Population Analysis

  20. Counties Within 10 Mile EPZ

  21. Counties Within 50 Mile EPZ

  22. Demographics (possible scrap this slide) • 2008 vs 2000

  23. What is a reception center?

  24. Reception Center Allocation

  25. Reception Center Allocation • Straight Line Distance • "As the Crow Flies" - Euclidean distance • Does not consider any surface features

  26. Reception Center Allocation • Straight Line Distance • Show SLD allocation results

  27. Reception Center Allocation • Cost Weighted Distance • Raster calculation • Calculates best path based on 'travel cost' • Weights assigned subjectively

  28. Reception Center Allocation • Cost Weighted Distance • Show roads layers with interstates and Rcs • Show Road thickness determined by cost

  29. Reception Center Allocation • Cost Weighted Distance • Show CWD results

  30. Reception Center Allocation • Allocation Comparison • Show harris' allocation map

  31. Reception Center Allocation • Allocation Comparison • Show harris' allocation map

  32. Reception Center Allocation • Allocation of Citizens • Show my allocation map including population #s

  33. Reception Center Allocation • Allocation of Citizens • Show my allocation map including population #s

  34. Reception Center Allocation • Allocation of Citizens • Show my allocation map including population #s

  35. Population Analysis • What about the wind? • Show my allocation map including population #s

  36. Cost Benefit Analysis • Comparing Population with Energy Output • Show my allocation map including population #s

  37. Cost Benefit Analysis • Comparing Population with Energy Output • Show my allocation map including population #s

  38. Conclusion • Show my allocation map including population #s

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