The Vulnerability of the Nevada Visitor Economy to a Repository at Yucca Mountain

Doug Easterling

Risk Analysis, 1997, vol. 17, issue 5, 635-647

Abstract: This article reviews the studies commissioned by the Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office to estimate the economic impact of a high‐level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Case studies found that visitor impacts occur for some analogous facilities, but not for others. Assessments of behavioral intent indicate that at least some economic agents would avoid visiting Nevada under repository scenarios. A third set of studies tested the risk‐aversion and negative‐imagery models of visitor decision making; people avoid visiting places associated with either a significant health risk or negative imagery, but it has yet to be shown that a repository would induce these perceptions in nearby places. In sum, the NWPO‐sponsored studies suggest the potential for visitor impacts, but do confirm that these effects will occur.

Date: 1997
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