Future development and acceptance of light water reactors in the U.S

The objectives of the project include: (i) analysis of institutional and regulatory issues influencing the development and deployment of nuclear power in the United States, (ii) identification and evaluation of technical initiatives to improve the productivity of nuclear plants, and (iii) economic analysis of the impact of regulatory, institutional, and technical initiatives upon the capacity and generation mix decisions of utilities, consumption of scarce fuels such as oil and gas, electricity demand, and the discounted aggregate cost of energy delivered to consumers. A summary of the analysis and findings is presented