Atomic Economics

<p>Peter Van Doren and David Kemp bring libertarian skepticism to the bipartisan political support for nuclear power. They analyze why regulatory reform alone may not solve nuclear's economic problems and discuss how recent U.S. projects have failed to deliver on promises of cost-effectiveness even after a supposed "renaissance" in the late 2000s. They finish up with a discussion on whether small modular reactors (SMRs) are the nuclear silver bullet.</p><br /><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p>Peter Van Doren and David Kemp, <em>Nuclear Power in the Context of Climate Change</em>, Cato Institute Working Paper, April 27, 2023. <a href="https://www.cato.org/working-paper/nuclear-power-context-climate-change" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cato.org/working-paper/nuclear-power-context-climate-change</a>.</p><p>David Kemp and Peter Van Doren, "Would a Carbon Tax Rejuvenate Nuclear Energy?" <em>Regulation</em> 45, no. 3 (Fall 2022). <a href="https://www.cato.org/regulation/fall-2022/would-carbon-tax-rejuvenate-nuclear-energy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cato.org/regulation/fall-2022/would-carbon-tax-rejuvenate-nuclear-energy</a>.</p><p>David Kemp, "Nuclear Power’s Newest Cautionary Tale," <em>Cato at Liberty</em> (blog), January 23, 2024. <a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/nuclear-powers-newest-cautionary-tale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cato.org/blog/nuclear-powers-newest-cautionary-tale</a>.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>