The Grand Canyon Controversy -- 1967: Further Economic Comparisons of Nuclear Alternatives

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present new calculations incorporating revised cost estimates of the nuclear powerplant alternatives and reflecting the increased importance of one of the proposed dams, the Hualapai (formerly Bridge Canyon) Project. The new calculations also introduce several refinements on earlier methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0648806

Entities

People

  • Alan P. Carlin
  • William E. Hoehn

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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  • Business Administration
  • Calorific Value
  • Colorado River
  • Congress
  • Cooling Towers
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Drainage Basins
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Electric Power
  • Energy
  • Energy Production
  • Geography
  • Money
  • National Parks
  • Recreation

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Geotechnical Engineering.