1. Trevor Cook Office of Nuclear Industry Analysis Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology March 4, 2002 Estimating the Benefits of Government-Sponsored Energy R&D Baselining Benefits

2. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology TCook/Mar04_02 Govt-Sponsored Energy R&D.ppt 2 2000 NE Strategic Plan That the benefits of nuclear technology to our society can and should be expanded Our Vision

3. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology TCook/Mar04_02 Govt-Sponsored Energy R&D.ppt 3 Survey of How America Benefits from Nuclear Technology 6Nuclear Power 6Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics 6Space Exploration and National Security 6Industrial Uses

4. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology TCook/Mar04_02 Govt-Sponsored Energy R&D.ppt 4 Note: There are no commercial reactors in Alaska or Hawaii 6Avoids about 175 MMTC per annum 6Production cost is 1.74, total cost 2.25 (3yr average) Nuclear Power

5. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology TCook/Mar04_02 Govt-Sponsored Energy R&D.ppt 5 Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics 610 million Nuclear-Imaging Procedures each year 680 percent of all new drugs approved each year result from research employing radioisotopes

6. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology TCook/Mar04_02 Govt-Sponsored Energy R&D.ppt 6 Space Exploration and National Security

7. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology TCook/Mar04_02 Govt-Sponsored Energy R&D.ppt 7 Industrial Uses 6Food irradiation lengthens the shelf life of food by killing bacteria without leaving behind any radioactive contamination 6Plastics and artificial rubber compounds are irradiated to make cling wraps and automobile tires 6Smoke detectors use tiny amounts of the radioisotope Americium-241 to detect smoke particles 6The airline, construction and other industries use nuclear materials to examine the structural characteristics of their products to assure their integrity and safety

8. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology TCook/Mar04_02 Govt-Sponsored Energy R&D.ppt 8 Allocating Resources 6Maintaining Benefits $$ 6Expanding Benefits $$$$$ 6Abandoning Benefits $$$$$$$$$$

9. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology TCook/Mar04_02 Govt-Sponsored Energy R&D.ppt 9 On The Road to R&D