AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DETERMINATION OF ENERGY NEEDS: THE CASE OF NUCLEAR POWER

In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity ; the journal of the Society of Policy Scientists, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 9-34

Abstract

THIS PAPER EXAMINES HOW THE AEC HAS DEVELOPED A FRAMEWORK FOR DECISION MAKING IN RESPONSE TO THE NEPA MANDATE. SUCH A FRAMEWORK WOULD ALLOW A UTILITY TO BUILD THE PLANT OF ITS CHOICE, SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS, AFTER IT IS DETERMINED THAT SUFFICIENT DEMAND EXISTS.