Národohospodářské hodnocení rozvoje jaderné energetiky v České republice do poloviny 21. století

The master thesis presents an analysis of possible national economic impacts on the Czech economy in the case of the development of peaceful use of nuclear energy for power generation. The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes the theoretical background of nuclear energy, from basic economic theories to more advanced theories of energy and regional security. The practical part of the thesis then examines the current situation of nuclear energy in the Czech Republic and the world, the capacity of the Czech industry to take over the construction of new nuclear power sources to a dominant extent, and quantifies the possible national economic impacts associated with the development of nuclear energy with the participation of the Czech industry. The topic is of great importance, especially in the current era of shifting away from fossil energy sources. The transition to nuclear energy represents a step toward a clean, safe, long-term sustainable, and stable alternative to other energy sources. This stability gives nuclear energy an advantage over the renewable energy sources primarily promoted today, which depend on sunshine, weather conditions, or the movement of sea currents. The part of the thesis quantifying the potential benefits to the GDP of the Czech Republic and the revenues of the domestic public budgets is the primary added value of the whole thesis. The analysis, including calculations of possible multiplier effects, shows that the implementation of Strategy 1+3 (i.e., the construction of two nuclear units at the Dukovany nuclear power plant and two nuclear units at the Temelín nuclear power plant) with a 65% share of the Czech industry would increase the Czech GDP by up to CZK 1,040 billion (in median value by CZK 832 billion). The positive impact on Czech public budget revenues could reach CZK 426 billion (median value up to CZK 341 billion). The state would collect over CZK 650 million in personal income tax. CZK 650 billion, and CZK 3.6 billion on social and health insurance. If Strategy 1+3 were implemented with 70% involvement of the Czech industry, the impact on the Czech GDP could reach CZK 1,120 billion (median value CZK 896 billion). Public budget revenues would be CZK 459 billion (median CZK 367 billion).