Researchers calculate social cost of German nuclear phase-out at $12B/year; 70% from increased mortality risk

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By mmillikinJan 27, 2020, 4:00 am332 pts
In a working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a team from UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) calculate that the social cost of the phase out of nuclear electricity production in Germany is approximately $12 billion per year. More than 70% of this cost…

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