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Six #nuclear reactors closed since 2013. By my count, up to 23 more reactors may retire w/o policy or market conditions improving: 21.6 GW = ~1/5th of US fleet, 4% of US #electricity--and crucially, 12% of emissions-free generation.
So what's killing nuclear power in the U.S.?
So what's killing nuclear power in the U.S.?
In a new @MIT CEEPR paper -- 1 part #energy #economics & 1 part film noir murder mystery! -- I provide the 1st empirical estimates of what's driving down #electricity market prices & killing profitability of 19 #nuclear power plants across @pjminterconnect ceepr.mit.edu/publications/w…
You can read a short policy brief summarizing the paper & key conclusions @MIT CEEPR here: ceepr.mit.edu/files/papers/2…
Abstract & paper here: ceepr.mit.edu/publications/w…
Slides presented at #ASSA2018 here: dropbox.com/s/b6192hrvn331…
Abstract & paper here: ceepr.mit.edu/publications/w…
Slides presented at #ASSA2018 here: dropbox.com/s/b6192hrvn331…
