An Evaluation and Comparison of Nuclear Powerplant Siting Methodologies

摘要

Methodologies for selection of nuclear powerplant sites obtained from recent licensing dockets were found to fit into six major categories. By means of decision analysis techniques, specific examples from each methodology were evaluated against a list of 18 attributes for an ideal methodology. Results showed a distinct preference among the methodologies which was independent of differences in preference structure among three individuals. Site selection methodologies were applied to areas in Utah and Illinois to determine whether the different methodologies would select the same candidate plant sites or not. Results were generally consistent, but some potential sites were eliminated prematurely by selection techniques which include exclusion principles rather than relative weighting techniques.