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\title[Wyoming Nuclear Industry]{Economic Impacts of the Nuclear Industry in Wyoming}
\author{Alexander Gebben}
\date{July \(\text{30}^{th}\),2026}
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\begin{frame}{Center for Business \& Economic Analysis}
Provide applied economic insight to support decision-making across Wyoming. The CBEA serves as a resource for policymakers, communities, and businesses, producing accessible, nonpartisan research on the states most pressing issues.
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\item Corporate, government, and academic
\item Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER)
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\textbf{Past Work}
\begin{itemize}
\item Over 65 projects
\item Nuclear sector analysis
\item IMPLAN, REMI, and econometrics
\item Energy and policy analysis
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\section{Background}
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\begin{frame}{About Wyoming}
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\begin{itemize}
\onslide<1->\item{Least populated state}
\onslide<2->\item{Energy economy}
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\onslide<3->\item Most coal
\onslide<4->\item Oil and gas
\onslide<5->\item Wind
\onslide<6->\item Data centers
\end{enumerate}
\onslide<7->\item Yellowstone and tourism
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\begin{frame}{Is Nuclear Energy the Solution?}
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\onslide<1-> \item Fits Wyoming's energy specialization
\onslide<2-> \item Uranium mining
\onslide<3-> \item Manufacturing
\onslide<4-> \item Similar economics as coal
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{TerraPower}
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\begin{frame}{Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis (CERPA)}
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\centering
\href{https://www.uwyo.edu/ser/_files/docs/research/publications/cerpa-nuclear3-paper.pdf}{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{cerpa-publications-nuclear3.png}}
\small
Mining
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\href{https://www.uwyo.edu/ser/_files/docs/research/publications/cerpa-nuclear1-paper.pdf}{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{cerpa-publications-nuclear1.png}}
\small \centering
Enrichment
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\href{https://www.uwyo.edu/ser/_files/docs/research/publications/cerpa-nuclear2-paper.pdf}{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{cerpa-publications-nuclear2.png}}
\centering
Components
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Direct heat
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\only<1>{Electricity}
\only<2->{\textbf{Electricity}}
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\centering
SNF storage
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\onslide<2->\item{Identify challenges to acquire nuclear sectors in Wyoming}
\onslide<3->\item{Make reports comparable across the supply chain}
\onslide<4->\item{Economic impacts}
\onslide<5->\item{Other costs}
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\item{Identify challenges to acquire nuclear sectors in Wyoming}
\item{Make reports comparable across the supply chain}
\item{\textbf{Economic impacts}}
\item{Other costs}
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\section{Economic impact model}
\begin{frame}{Economic Impact Advantages}
Input output model challenges
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\onslide<1->\item<1->{Standard method across multiple firms}
\onslide<2->\item<2->{Includes second order effects}
\onslide<3->\item<3->{Feasible estimates}
\onslide<4->\item<4->{Environmental costs included}
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%\begin{frame}{Economic Impact Choices}
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% \item<1->{Unique industry (no state data)}
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\section{Wyoming Nuclear Electricity Model}
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\centering
\huge
Electricity and Reactors
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\begin{frame}{Reactor Economic Modeling}
\onslide<1->How many reactors in Wyoming? (low, medium, high)
\onslide<2->How should spending categories be modeled?
\onslide<3->What will be the local rate of purchases and employment?
\vfill
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\textbf{Modeling Complications}
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\item Uncertain growth
\item Regional variation
\item Developing technology
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\textbf{Modeling Advantages}
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\item Existing reactor plans
\item Some historic data
\item Available forecasts
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\begin{frame}{Total Wyoming Reactor Potential}
\begin{itemize}
\onslide<1->\item Meta analysis of growth rates
\onslide<2->\item Probability of adding a reactor in any year
\onslide<3->\item Probability of Wyoming receiving any of the US reactor
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\begin{frame}{IAEA Nuclear Capacity Forecast of North America}
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\begin{frame}{EIA AEO Nuclear Capacity Forecast of United States}
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{EIA_Forecast}
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\begin{frame}{EIA AEO Nuclear Additions by Period}
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\section{Input Output of a Reactor}
\begin{frame}{Input Output Model of Nuclear Growth}
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\textbf{Benchmark reactor model applies NRC reported numbers}
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\textbf{Model inputs by year}
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\onslide<2->\item Construction employment levels
\onslide<3->\item Probability increases with time
\onslide<4->\item Operating employment levels
\begin{itemize}
\onslide<5->\item Apply national I-O of nuclear operations to Wyoming
\onslide<6->\item Utilized available salary estimates
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\onslide<7->\item Ratio of profits spent in the state adjusted
\onslide<8->\item Manual calculation of taxes when possible
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\begin{column}{0.45\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{IMPLAN_Custom}
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\begin{frame}{Single Reactor Employment Results}
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\begin{frame}{Single Reactor Tax Model}
\centering
\begin{itemize}
\onslide<2->\item Direct taxes calculated
\onslide<3->\item Induced taxes from I-O model
\onslide<4->\item Is your reactor state funded? No taxes, but all local spending
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\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{Single_Reactor_Taxes}
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\section{Time Considerations}
\begin{frame}{Accounting for Time with Single Reactor}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{NPV_Table}
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\begin{frame}{Accounting for Time with Multiple Reactors}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Reactor_Probability}
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\section{Model Results}
\begin{frame}{Results}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Results}
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\begin{frame}{Considering Downstream Effects}
The I-O model applies existing regional production. That may not always apply to nuclear sectors.
\vfill
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\begin{column}{0.5\textwidth}
\begin{itemize}
\onslide<1>{\item Uranium}
\onslide<2>{\item Fuel fabrication}
\onslide<3>{\item Components}
\onslide<4>{\item Spent fuel }
\end{itemize}
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\begin{column}{0.5\textwidth}
\only<1>{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Smith-Ranch-Highland}}
\only<2>{ \includegraphics[width=0.75\textwidth]{Gillet}
\includegraphics[width=0.75\textwidth]{BWXT}}
\only<3>{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{LH}}
\only<4>{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Spent_Fuel_Article}}
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\begin{center}
\huge Conclusion
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\begin{center}
\normalsize For more information contact:
\href{mailto:agebben@uwyo.edu}{agebben@uwyo.edu}
\end{center}
\end{frame}
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