This study examines the economic effects of production activities in zones surrounding the Hamakoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture before and after a natural disaster interrupts operations. Using a regional inputoutput model, backward and forward linkage impacts were calculated along the different sizes of the station's zone. Density functions of the backward and forward linkage impacts were also derived. We assessed the economic implications for zones surrounding the nuclear

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... station. We found that a production stoppage along the zone generates large indirect negative effects on the regional economy.