Annual Meeting Estimating the Off-Site Economic Impacts of DOE Risk Management Decisions. Seventy percent of that total is spent at the Hanford, Idaho National Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Rocky Flats and Savannah River sites.
Preliminary tests suggest multi-regional economic impacts.
These regional economies are defined by the amount of DOE activities. The modeling methodology allows estimation of economic and demographic variables such as employment levels, income levels and population. Consequently, we will estimate the impact at the sites where the direct investments occur, as well as the ripple effects at the other major sites. The results of simulations estimate changes in socio-economic conditions that are the background context for regional risk analysis and management. The results are expected to help the DOE and local stakeholders better understand the effects of the department's environmental management program.