Controlling Costs

Diverse industries are interested in supporting the development of the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) project because of the potential economic benefits. Envision the possible industrial landscape in a decade. That landscape might include:

Federal, state and local restrictions on the emission of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide. A tax on industry for every metric ton of carbon dioxide emitted.
Air and water pollution limits are much more restrictive than a decade earlier as the list of EPA pollutants grows annually.
Continuing problems in the Middle East and new instabilities in Venezuela or Nigeria coupled with increased competition from China and India for building materials and natural resources.
Increased demand for natural gas may dramatically impact the global market price.
Significant pressure on the transportation industry to increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards.
Large-scaled deployment of coal-fired power plants is limited by adverse public opinion on carbon sequestration.

Industries using a high temperature gas-cooled reactor as an energy source may see steady energy costs. This can help industry to meet the economic and social challenges facing the global marketplace.

Learn how NGNP can curb rising costs:

More Information

EPRI Report, Making Billion Dollar Decisions in a Carbon Constrained World, August, 2005