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Risky Appropriations. Gambling US Energy Policy on the GNEP

AuthorD.Schlissel, R.Alvarez
6-03-2-30-05.pdf
Date2008
Classification 6.03.2.30/05 (PROLIFERATION - MULTINATIONAL APPROACHES (GNEP / FUEL BANK / GNPI))
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Risky Appropriations:
Gambling US Energy Policy on the
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
sponsored by:	 Friends of the Earth USA
	               Government Accountability Project
	               Institute for Policy Studies
	               Southern Alliance for Clean Energy




for more information, contact:	 Robert Alvarez
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January 2008




Risky Appropriations:
Gambling US Energy Policy on the
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership



           primary author
           David A. Schlissel
           Senior Consultant, Synapse Energy Economics


           contributing authors
           Robert Alvarez and Peter Bradford
          Table of Contents




             1    Executive Summary

             3    Introduction

	Finding
 9           No. 1: 	
   GNEP lacks important details about technical viability,
   proliferation risks, waste streams, and ultimate life-cycle costs.

	           12    Finding No. 2:	        	
                  The administration has presented no economic analysis
                  of the costs and benefits of the GNEP plan. Nor has it com-
                  pared GNEP to other technically feasible and cost-effective
                  alternatives. Such an economic justification should be provided
                  before significant funds are appropriated for GNEP.

	           15    Finding No. 3:	       	
                  Full implementation of GNEP would represent a significant
                  expansion and redirection of the nuclear industry.

	           18    Finding No. 4:	         	
                  The reference technologies and processes for GNEP already
                  have been selected by the DOE. However, none of these
                  technologies and processes currently