Effects of Accelerating the Construction of Nuclear Power Plants on Oil and Gas Use

摘要

The acceleration of construction schedules for nuclear power plants in the US raises new implications for oil and gas use by electric utilities during the 1980s. Announced utility plans are used for a base case. Results of this study show that accelerating construction schedules by up to 2 years could save an average of nearly 150 thousand barrels per day of oil equivalent over the next decade.