Economic Impact of Accelerated Cleanup on Regions Surrounding the U.S.DOE's Major Nuclear Weapons Sites

Michael Greenberg, Laura Solitare, Michael Frisch and Karen Lowrie

Risk Analysis, 1999, vol. 19, issue 4, 635-647

Abstract: The regional economic impacts of the U.S. Department of Energy's accelerated environmental cleanup plan are estimated for the major nuclear weapons sites in Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington. The analysis shows that the impact falls heavily on the three relatively rural regions around the Savannah River (SC), Hanford (WA), and Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (ID) sites. A less aggressive phase‐down of environmental management funds and separate funds toinvest in education and infrastructure in the regions helps buffer theimpacts on jobs, personal income, and gross regional product. Policy options open to the federal and state and local governments are discussed.

Date: 1999
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