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\title{Wyoming's Nuclear Supply Chain Opportunities and Challenges}
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\author{Alexander Gebben}
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\institute{University of Wyoming, Center for Business and Economic Analysis}
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\date{April 14th, 2026}
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\begin{document}
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\frame{\titlepage}
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\begin{frame}[plain]
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\includegraphics[width=0.155\textwidth]{cerpa-publications-nuclear3.png}
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\includegraphics[width=0.155\textwidth]{cerpa-publications-nuclear1.png}
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\includegraphics[width=0.155\textwidth]{cerpa-publications-nuclear2.png}
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\includegraphics[width=0.155\textwidth]{cerpa-publications-nuclear4.png}
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\huge
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Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis (CERPA) series
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\normalsize
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item{Identify challenges to acquire nuclear sectors in Wyoming}
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\item{Analysis of benefits and costs to development}
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\item{Make reports comparable across the supply chain}
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\end{enumerate}
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\begin{frame}
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\frametitle{Obstacles: What will it take?}
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\begin{table}[h!]
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\centering
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\caption{\textbf{Scoring System for Wyoming Nuclear Development}}
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\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3}
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\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{l l}
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\rowcolor{gray!15}
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\textbf{Score} & \textbf{Summary} \\
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\onslide<2,4>{\levelcircle{green!50!black} Major Advantage & Wyoming has a unique advantage\\
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\levelcircle{green!80!black} Moderate Advantage & Wyoming has non-unique advantage\\
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\levelcircle{green!45} Minor Advantage & Status quo development}\\
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\hline
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\onslide<3,4>{\levelcircle{yellow!100} Minor Obstacle & Financial support and status quo development\\
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\levelcircle{orange} Moderate Obstacle & Financial support or industry change\\
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\levelcircle{red} Major Obstacle & Significant financial and industry change\\
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\levelcircle{red!60!black} Severe Obstacle & Impossible\\}
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\end{tabularx}
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\end{table} \end{frame}
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\begin{frame}
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\frametitle{Cost and Benefits: Is it worth it?}
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\only<1-3>{\textbf{Direct Benefits and Costs}
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item<1->{Producer surplus}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item<1->{Revenue-Costs}
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\item<1->{Cost can be an input to other producers}
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\end{itemize}
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\item<2->{Consumer surplus}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item<2->{Private value}
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\item<2->{Lower electricity costs}
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\item<2->{Better stability}
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\end{itemize}
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\item<3->{Taxes}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item<3->{Government spending value}
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\end{itemize}
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\end{enumerate}
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}
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\only<4-7>{
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\begin{columns}
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\begin{column}{0.6\textwidth}
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\textbf{Indirect Benefits and Costs}
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item<4->{Externalities}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item<5->{Positive}
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\item<5->{Negative}
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\end{itemize}
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\item<6->{Indirect and induced spending effects (More consumer and producer surplus)}
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\item<7->{Opportunity Costs: What else could you do with the money?}
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\end{enumerate}
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\end{column}
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\begin{column}{0.4\textwidth}
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Gas_Power.jpg}
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\vfill
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Park.jpeg}
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\end{column}
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\end{columns}
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}
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\only<8-9>{
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\begin{itemize}
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\item<8->{\textbf{Total Benefits and Costs (Yes\(/\)No)}}
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\item<9->{\textbf{Does everyone benefit? }
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{What can help?}
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\end{itemize}
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}
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\end{itemize}
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\vfill
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\begin{columns}
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\begin{column}{0.33\textwidth}
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Reactor.png}
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\end{column}
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\begin{column}{0.45\textwidth}
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Cask.png}
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\end{column}
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\end{columns}
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}
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\begin{frame}[plain]
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\centering
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\huge Manufacturing
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\end{frame}
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\begin{frame}{Obstacles}
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\centering
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\begin{table}[htbp]
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\centering
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\begin{tabular}{l l}
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\rowcolor{gray!15}
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\multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{Key Wyoming Advantages}} \\
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\onslide<1->{\levelcircle{green!50!black} Major Advantage & Tax exemption for manufacturing\\
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\levelcircle{green!80!black} Moderate Advantage & Existing industries that could pivot}\\
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\rowcolor{gray!15}
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\multicolumn{2}{c}{\onslide<2->{\textbf{Key Wyoming Obstacles}}}\\
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\onslide<2->{\levelcircle{yellow!100} Minor Obstacle & Comparative advantage\\
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\levelcircle{yellow!100} Minor Obstacle & Tied to nuclear energy economics}
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\end{tabular}
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\end{table}
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\onslide<3->{
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\textbf{What is required to aquire the industry?}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{Wyoming tax incentives will be enough if nuclear growth continues}
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\item{Attracting large industries from overseas would require additional incentives}
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\end{itemize}
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}
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\end{frame}
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\begin{frame}{Direct Effects}
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Total direct value add of \$2.27 million per year, \$1.87 million of Wyoming GDP contribution\footnote{Assume an existing Wyoming manufacturing firm adds 20 new employees to produce nuclear components.}.
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\begin{columns}
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\begin{column}{0.5\textwidth}
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\textbf{Benefits}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{20 employment}
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\item{\$1.7 million in employee compensation}
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\item{\$500 thousand in profit}
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\item{\$18.4 thousand for county taxes.}
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\item{\$420 thousand in U.S. taxes.}
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\end{itemize}
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\end{column}
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\begin{column}{0.5\textwidth}
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\textbf{Costs}
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\item{\(\approx\)\$13 thousand benefits moved from State taxes to profit.}
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\item{14 tons of non-toxic waste products.}
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\item{1 acre of land used.}
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\end{itemize}
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\end{column}
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\end{columns}
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\end{frame}
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\begin{frame}{Indirect Effects}
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\begin{columns}
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\begin{column}{0.5\textwidth}
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\textbf{Benefits}
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\item{12 employment}
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\item{\$672 thousand in employee compensation}
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\item{\$220 thousand in profit}
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\item{\$37.5 thousand for county taxes}
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\item{\$70 thousand for State taxes}
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\item{\$170 million in U.S. taxes}
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\end{itemize}
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\end{column}
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\begin{column}{0.5\textwidth}
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\textbf{Costs}
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\item{20 tons of non-toxic waste products.}
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\end{itemize}
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\end{column}
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\vfill
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Total indirect value add of \$1.24 million per year, \$1.07 million of Wyoming GDP contribution.
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\end{frame}
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\begin{frame}{Overall Considerations}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{\$2.9 million in Wyoming GDP increase}
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\item{32 added employees}
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\item{24 tons of non-toxic waste}
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\item{No (or minor) radioactivity considerations}
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\end{itemize}
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\vfill
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\begin{columns}
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\textbf{Who Benefits?}
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\item{Industry employees}
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\item{Local business}
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\item{Nuclear power plant operators}
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\item{Local and State government amenities}
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\end{itemize}
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\end{column}
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\begin{column}{0.5\textwidth}
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\textbf{Who might be harmed?}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{No clear individuals with substantial costs.}
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\item{Local taxes could compensate if some increase traffic or other costs.}
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\end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}[plain]
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\centering
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\huge Nuclear reactor
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\end{frame}
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\begin{frame}{Obstacles}
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\centering
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\begin{table}[htbp]
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\centering
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\begin{tabular}{l l}
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\rowcolor{gray!15}
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\multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{Key Wyoming Advantages}} \\
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\levelcircle{green!50!black} Major Advantage & Tax exemption for advanced reactors\\
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\levelcircle{green!80!black} Moderate Advantage & Coal power plant co-location\\
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\rowcolor{gray!15}
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\multicolumn{2}{c}{\onslide<2->{\textbf{Key Obstacles}}}\\
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\onslide<2->{\levelcircle{red} Major Obstacle & Prices suppressed by natural gas\\
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\levelcircle{orange} Moderate Obstacle & Experience needed to reduce costs}
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\end{tabular}
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\end{table}
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\onslide<3->{
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\textbf{What is necessary to acquire the industry?}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{Financial support required to make nuclear a cheaper alternative to natural gas}
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\item{\$2 billion of support for TerraPower overcomes this, Wyoming a feasible location.}
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\end{itemize}
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}
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\end{frame}
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\begin{frame}{Job Impacts}
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Jobs.png}
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\end{frame}
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%\begin{frame}{Wyoming Tax Impacts}
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% \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Taxes.png}
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\begin{frame}{Direct Construction Effects}
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Total direct value added of \$629 million, \$408 million of Wyoming GDP contribution, \$49 million at the county level\footnote{Discount at 5\% and average employment over all years of construction.}.
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\begin{columns}
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\begin{column}{0.33\textwidth}
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\textbf{Benefits Wyoming}
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\small
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{748 employment}
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\item{\$365 million in employee compensation}
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\item{\$9.6 million in sales tax.}
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\item{\$33 million in property tax.}
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\end{itemize}
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\end{column}
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\begin{column}{0.33\textwidth}
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\textbf{Benefits Local}
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\small
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{37 employment}
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\item{\$18.25 million in employee compensation}
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\item{\$3 million county sales taxes}
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\item{\$28 million in county property tax.}
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\end{itemize}
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% \textbf{Other Benefits}
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% \small
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% \begin{itemize}
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% \item{\$97 mill. U.S. taxes.}
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% \item{\$124 mill. profit}
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% \end{itemize}
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\begin{column}{0.33\textwidth}
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\textbf{Costs}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{Increased traffic accidents worth \$11.8 million to avoid.}
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\item{490 thousand tons of non-toxic waste products.}
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\item{43 tons of RCRA toxic waste.}
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\end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}{Indirect Construction Effects}
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Total indirect value add of \$126 million, \$94 million of Wyoming GDP contribution.
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\textbf{Benefits}
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\small
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{239 employment}
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\item{\$52 million in employee compensation}
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\item{\$41 million in profit}
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\item{\$17.1 million in Wyoming tax.}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{\$5.6 million in county taxes}
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\item{\$11.5 million State}
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\end{itemize}
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\item{\$15.5 million in U.S taxes}
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\end{itemize}
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\begin{column}{0.5\textwidth}
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\textbf{Costs}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{2,425 tons of non-toxic waste products}
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\item{85 tons of RCRA toxic waste.}
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\begin{frame}{Operating Effects}
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Total value added of \$150 million per year. However money can leave the State.
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\textbf{Benefits Wyoming}
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\small
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{Between 371 and 516 employment}
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\item{Between \$50 and \$75 million in compensation}
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\item{\$14 million in State taxes.}
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\item{\$4 million in county taxes}
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\end{itemize}
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\end{itemize}
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\textbf{Costs}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{Opportunity Cost: Gas conversion}
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\item{970 tons of non-toxic waste}
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\item{Accident risk}
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\item{Personal preference to avoid nuclear}
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\begin{frame}{Overall Considerations}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{Signficant Wyoming GDP increase}
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\item{Impacts are not uniform over time or space}
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\end{itemize}
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\textbf{Who Benefits?}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{Skilled Industry employees}
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\item{Local business}
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\item{Most consumers}
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\item{Local and State government amenities}
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\end{itemize}
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\textbf{Who might be harmed?}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{Coal or gas specific skills }
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\item{Spent fuel managment}
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\item{Infrastructure and houseing load}
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\item{National tax payers}
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\centering
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\huge Conclusion and Questions
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