\documentclass{beamer} \usepackage[style=apa,natbib=true]{biblatex} \usepackage{tabularx} \usepackage{colortbl} \usepackage{booktabs} \usepackage{tikz} %\usepackage[table]{xcolor} \usepackage{cleveref} \newcommand\blfootnote[1]{% \begingroup \renewcommand\thefootnote{}\footnote{#1}% \addtocounter{footnote}{-1}% \endgroup } \newcommand{\levelcircle}[1]{% \tikz{ % Outer black outline \draw[fill=black, draw=black] (0,0) circle (0.38em); % White gap \draw[fill=white, draw=white] (0,0) circle (0.30em); % Inner colored circle (no outline) \draw[fill=#1, draw=none] (0,0) circle (0.22em); }% } \usetheme{Madrid} \setbeamercovered{transparent=25} \title{Wyoming's Nuclear Supply Chain Opportunities and Challenges} \author{Alexander Gebben} %\institute{Center for Business and Economic Analysis, University of Wyoming} \date{April 14th, 2026} \begin{document} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \frame{\titlepage} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame} \frametitle{Obstacles: What will it take?} \begin{table}[h!] \centering \caption{\textbf{Scoring System for Wyoming Nuclear Development}} \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{l l} \rowcolor{gray!15} \textbf{Score} & \textbf{Summary} \\ \onslide<2,4>{\levelcircle{green!50!black} Major Advantage & Wyoming has a unique advantage\\ \levelcircle{green!80!black} Moderate Advantage & Wyoming has non-unique advantage\\ \levelcircle{green!45} Minor Advantage & Status quo development}\\ \hline \onslide<3,4>{\levelcircle{yellow!100} Minor Obstacle & Financial support and status quo development\\ \levelcircle{orange} Moderate Obstacle & Financial support or industry change\\ \levelcircle{red} Major Obstacle & Significant financial and industry change\\ \levelcircle{red!60!black} Severe Obstacle & Impossible\\} \end{tabularx} \end{table} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame} \frametitle{Cost and Benefits: Is it worth it?} \only<1-3>{\textbf{Direct Benefits and Costs} \begin{enumerate} \item<1->{Producer surplus} \begin{itemize} \item<1->{Revenue-Costs} \item<1->{Cost can be an input to other producers} \end{itemize} \item<2->{Consumer surplus} \begin{itemize} \item<2->{Private value} \item<2->{Lower electricty costs} \item<2->{Better stablity} \end{itemize} \item<3->{Taxes} \begin{itemize} \item<3->{Goverment spending value} \end{itemize} \end{enumerate} } \only<4-7>{\textbf{Indirect Benefits and Costs} \begin{enumerate} \item<4->{Externalities} \begin{itemize} \item<5->{Positive} \item<5->{Negative} \end{itemize} \item<6->{Indirect and induced spending effects (More consumer and producer surplus)} \item<7->{Opportunity Costs: What else could you do with the money?} \end{enumerate} } \only<8-9>{ \begin{itemize} \item<8->{\textbf{Total Benefits and Costs (Yes\(/\)No)}} \item<9->{\textbf{Does everyone benefit? } \begin{itemize} \item{What can help?} \end{itemize} } \end{itemize} } \end{frame} \begin{frame}{Manufacturing} \centering \begin{table}[htbp] \centering \begin{tabular}{l l} \rowcolor{gray!15} \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{Key Wyoming Advantages}} \\ \onslide<1->{\levelcircle{green!50!black} Major Advantage & Tax exemption for manufacturing\\ \levelcircle{green!80!black} Moderate Advantage & Existing industries that could pivot}\\ \rowcolor{gray!15} \multicolumn{2}{c}{\onslide<2->{\textbf{Key Wyoming Obstacles}}}\\ \onslide<2->{\levelcircle{yellow!100} Minor Obstacle & Comparative advantage\\ \levelcircle{yellow!100} Minor Obstacle & Tied to nuclear energy economics} \end{tabular} \end{table} \onslide<3->{ \textbf{What is required to aquire the industry?} \begin{itemize} \item{Wyoming tax incetives will be enough if nuclear growth continues} \item{Attracting large industries from overseas would require additional incentives} \end{itemize} } \end{frame} \begin{frame}[plain] \centering \huge Component Manufacturing Expansion \end{frame} \begin{frame}{Direct Effects} Assume an existing Wyoming manufacturing firm adds 20 new employees to produce nuclear components. \newline \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Benefits} \begin{itemize} \item{20 employment} \item{\$1.7 million in employee compensation} \item{\$500 thousand in profit} \item{\$18.4 thousand for county taxes.} \item{\$420 thousand in U.S. taxes.} \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Costs} \begin{itemize} \item{\(\approx\)\$13 thousand benefits moved from state taxes to profit.} \item{14 tons of non-toxic waste products.} \item{1 acre of land used.} \end{itemize} \end{column} \end{columns} \vfill Total direct value add of \$2.27 million per year, \$1.87 million of Wyoming GDP contribution. \end{frame} \begin{frame}{Indirect Effects} \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Benefits} \begin{itemize} \item{12 employment} \item{\$672 thousand in employee compensation} \item{\$220 thousand in profit} \item{\$37.5 thousand for county taxes} \item{\$70 thousand for State taxes} \item{\$170 million in U.S. taxes} \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Costs} \begin{itemize} \item{20 tons of non-toxic waste products.} \end{itemize} \end{column} \end{columns} \vfill Total indirect value add of \$1.24 million per year, \$1.07 million of Wyoming GDP contribution. \end{frame} \begin{frame}{Overall Considerations} \begin{itemize} \item{\$2.9 million in Wyoming GDP increase} \item{32 added employees} \item{24 tons of non-toxic waste} \item{No (or minor) radioactivty considerations} \end{itemize} \vfill \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Who Benefits?} \begin{itemize} \item{Industry employees} \item{Local business} \item{Nuclear power plant operators} \item{Local and State goverment amenities} \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Who might be harmed?} \begin{itemize} \item{No clear indviduals with substantial costs.} \item{Local taxes could compenstate if some increase traffic or other costs.} \end{itemize} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}[plain] \centering \huge Nuclear reactor construction \end{frame} \begin{frame}{Direct Effects} A Wyoming, reactor following similar construction patterns as TerraPower. Discount at 5\% and average employment over all years of construction. \newline \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Benefits} \begin{itemize} \item{748 employment} \begin{itemize} \item{5\% are local, and 95\% are from Wyoming} \item{37 from the County} \item{710 from rest of the State} \end{itemize} \item{\$365 million in employee compensation} \item{\$124 million in profit} \item{\$9.6 million in sales tax.} \begin{itemize} \item{Assuming distribution of 69\% State tax and 1\% county} \item{\$6.6 million State} \item{\$3 million county taxes) \end{itemize} \item{\$33 million in property tax.} \begin{itemize} \item{Assuming distribution of 15\% State tax and 85\% county} \item{\$5 million State} \item{\$28 million county taxes) \end{itemize} \item{\$97 million in U.S. taxes.} \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Costs} \begin{itemize} \item{\(\approx\)\$13 thousand benefits moved from state taxes to profit.} \item{14 tons of non-toxic waste products.} \item{1 acre of land used.} \end{itemize} \end{column} \end{columns} \vfill Total direct value add of \$2.27 million per year, \$1.87 million of Wyoming GDP contribution. \end{frame} \end{document}