Publication Laka-library:
Questions on future of nuclear power: implications and trade-offs (1979)
| Author | US GAO |
| Date | May 1979 |
| Classification | 3.01.0.00/15 (UNITED STATES - GENERAL) |
| Front | 
|
From the publication:
COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S REPORT TO THE CONGRESS QUESTIONS ON THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER: IMPLICATIONS AND TRADE-OFFS D I G E S T In this report GAO attempts to provide a perspective on the future role of American nuclear power by assessing the impacts of widely differing nuclear growth on the U.S. energy system. (See pp. 2 and 6.) While nuclear reactors account for only 9 percent of U.S. installed capacity, nuclear power has been the major growth factor for U.S. electricity. Since 1972 nuclear facilities have accounted for over 20 percent of new capacity additions and over 50 percent of the increased electricity output. Nuclear power has also been the largest single growth factor in domestic energy supplies, exceeding coal by 25 percent. If nuclear growth were to continue its current trends, it could increase U.S. domestic energy supply by the year 2000 by the equivalent of almost 10 million barrels of oil a day over 1978. However, increasingly the desirability of this trend has been questioned. The discussions surrounding nuclear power have been heated and protracted. The recent accident at Three Mile Island has heightened the volume of debate and the emotion associated with nuclear power issues. This accident has called into question in stark terms the future role of nuclear power.
This publication is only available at Laka on paper, not as pdf.
You can borrow the publication or request a copy. When we're available, this is possible for a small fee.