Lecture 11: Theory of Externalities and How Nuclear Power Is Regulated by the NRC

Name: Lecture 11: Theory of Externalities and How Nuclear Power Is Regulated by the NRC
Uploaded: 2026-07-20T14:59:28Z
Duration: 1 h 14 min 28 s
Description: This lecture describes the economic principles of externalities and how they affect the electric markets. It presents the argument for regulation as a means of mitigating externalities, and how the NRC attempts to regulate the safety of nuclear power, including issues such as regulatory capture.

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This lecture describes the economic principles of externalities and how they affect the electric markets. It presents the argument for regulation as a means of mitigating externalities, and how the NRC attempts to regulate the safety of nuclear power, including issues such as regulatory capture.