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Nuclear Analyses Analysis Reports and Papers related to nuclear (most current first)

Short-Term Energy Outlook See Nuclear Section
Forecast Analysis - US quarterly projections of nuclear to 2009
pages: 58, released: September 9, 2008, periodicity: Monthly, contact: Tancred Lidderdale (202)586-7321

International Energy Outlook - Nuclear Power Section
Forecast Analysis - International projections of natural gas to 2030 by region.
pages: 8, released: June 2008, periodicity: Yearly, contact: Justine Barden (202)586-3508

New Reactor Designs
Nuclear power is undergoing a period of rapid change. Vendors are rapidly preparing new reactor designs for the market. New Reactor Designs summarizes many of the new designs that are being proposed.
released: May 2005, periodicity: One-time, contact: Ronald Hagen (202)586-1381 

Nuclear's Role in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Impact of Nuclear Power on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States was presented to the International Atomic Energy Agency in November 2001 by the Energy Information Administration. This analysis examines the U.S. trends in carbon dioxide (mainly) and other emissions and the potential impact of future nuclear construction and nuclear retirements. A table appearing in the presentation (based on an EIA analysis prepared for this report) illustrates that, in the period 1960 through 2000, nuclear power offset 3.1 billion metric tons in carbon emissions.
pages: 31, released: March 2005, periodicity: Yearly, contact: Zdenek D. Nikodem (202)586-1529

Annual Energy Outlook - Electricity Section
Forecast Analysis - US annual projections of nuclear to 2030 by US region.
      Annual Energy Outlook Supporting Reports-            
            Assumptions for Electricity Market Module
            National Energy Modeling System: Model Documentation Electricity Market Module

pages: 248, AEO released: April 2008 (supporting reports released thereafter), periodicity: Yearly, contact: Laura Martin (202)586-1494

Challenges of Electric Power Industry Restructuring for Fuel Suppliers - (also available in printer-friendly version)
This report examines the potential impact of Restructuring of Electric Power Industry on the coal, nuclear, natural gas, and renewables markets. It notes that the "stranded costs" recovery issue will not be the major factor in nuclear retirement decisions and that average fuel costs "make up only about one-fourth of the operating costs for nuclear power plants..."
pages: 142, released: September 1998, periodicity: One-time, contact: Zdenek D. Nikodem (202)586-1529