1. Demographic and Spatial Analysis of North Carolina's Nuclear Plants Mike Team Raleigh, NC GIS Masters Candidate Advisor – Frank Hardisty, Ph.D.

2. Overview Background and study goals Demographic Analysis Spatial Analysis methods and results Benefit Cost Analysis

3. Study Goals

4. Show map of regional reactor sites North Carolina Reactors

8. Emergency Planning Zones

11. Population Data Sets US Census – 2000 Best "count" of US Population Available free to the public 10 year old data set

12. Population Data Sets Estimated Population Data – 2008 Estimate of US Population - based on 2000 census US Gov't provides estimates to county level Private data available for a fee

13. Population Data Sets LandScan Ambient Data – 2008 Compiled by Oak Ridge (TN) National Labs Raster data – 30" x 30" (.0083 Decimal Degrees) Free with approved registration

14. LandScan Ambient Population Data

17. Population Analysis

21. Counties Within 10 Mile EPZ

23. Counties Within 50 Mile EPZ

25. Population Change – 2000 to 2008 County 2000 Census Count 2008 Census Estimate % Change Brunswick73,143103,16041.04 Catawba141,685157,07910.86 Chatham49,32963,07727.87 Gaston190,365206,6798.57 Harnett91,025112,03023.08 Iredell122,660155,35926.66 Lee49,04059,09120.50 Lincoln63,78074,74617.19 Mecklenburg695,454890,51528.05 New Hanover160,307192,53820.11 Wake627,846866,41038.00 Totals2,264,6342,880,68421.36

26. Reception Centers

27. Reception Center Allocation

28. Cost Weighted Distance Raster calculation Calculates best path based on 'travel cost' Weights assigned subjectively

29. Reception Center Allocation Cost Weighted Distance

30. Reception Center Allocation Cost Weighted Distance

31. Reception Center Allocation

34. Benefit Cost Analysis Comparing Energy Output with Population

35. Benefit Cost Analysis Comparing Population with Energy Output

36. Benefit Cost Analysis Comparing Population with Energy Output

37. Conclusion Population Data Set Options Demographic Analysis Data Reception Center Allocation Benefit Cost Assessment

38. Conclusion Population Data Set Options Demographic Analysis Data Reception Center Allocation Benefit Cost Assessment

39. Thank you

40. Demographic and Spatial Analysis of North Carolina's Nuclear Plants Mike Team Raleigh, NC GIS Masters Candidate Advisor – Frank Hardisty, Ph.D.