This report presents the results of a study that examines and compares the probable short-term economic impacts of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) on the United States (U.S.) if (1) ITER were to be sited in the U.S., or (2) ITER were to be sited in one of the other...

Continued economic growth requires abundant and relatively inexpensive energy. However, energy resource development and use are often accompanied by environmental degradation. Coal use, in particular, exacerbates problems at the interface between energy use, economic growth, and environmental...