The future of nuclear power after Fukushima

The future of nuclear power after Fukushima / Paul L. Joskow and John E. Parsons, MIT-CEEPR, February 2012, 32 p. (CEEPR WP 2012-001) http://web.mit.edu/ceepr/www/publications/workingpapers/2012-001.pdf This paper analyzes the impact of the Fukushima accident on the future of nuclear power around the world. We begin with a discussion of the ‘but for’ baseline and the much discussed ‘nuclear renaissance.’ Our pre-Fukushima benchmark for growth in nuclear generation in the U.S. and other devel...