Accession Number:

ADA022296

Title:

Comments on LMFBR Cost-Benefit Analysis,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Alexander,Arthur J.
• Rice,Donald B.

Report Date:

1975-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

This review of the cost-benefit analysis of the LMFBR is in three sections, each of which looks at the issue from a somewhat different perspective. The first section examines several of the most important assumptions and detailed projections which underlie the analysis. Section II reviews the role of cost-benefit analysis as a tool for decisionmaking in the LMFBR case, based on the analysis contained in the PFEIS and on the modifications suggested by our review. Based on a synthesis of these findings, the third section suggests some guides for future policy.

Descriptors:

• *BREEDER REACTORS
• *COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
• DECISION MAKING
• LEARNING CURVES

Subject Categories:

• Nuclear Power Plants and Fission Reactor Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE