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Cleaner at a Cost

May 4th, 2012 | By Rebecca Lordan

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A new study finds that Clean Air Act regulations reduce productivity in the manufacturing sector.

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Tags: Booth School of Business, Census Bureau, Chad Syverson, Clean Air Act, Clean Air Act Amendments, Climate Change, Energy, Energy Policy Institute of Chicago, Environmental Regulations, EPA, EPIC, John List, Manufacturing, Michael Greenstone, Survey of Manufacturers, Total Factor Productivity

Bite-Size Nuclear Reactors: More Than We Can Chew?

Apr 16th, 2012 | By Rebecca Lordan

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Small modular reactors have design and, potentially, cost advantages. Regulatory obstacles, however, remain significant.

Posted in Energy & Environment, Research in Brief | 1 Comment »
Tags: Argonne National LAboratory, Atomic Energy, Energy Policy, Energy Policy Institute, EPIC, Fukushima, Fukushima Dai-ichi, Japan, NRC, Nuclear Industry, Nuclear Power, nuclear reactors, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Terrorism, Regulations, Robert Rosner, Small Modular Light Water Nuclear Reactors, SMRs, Steven Goldberg, Submarines, Terrorism

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