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Extraction of uranium from seawater: evaluation of uranium resources and plant siting

This report deals with the evaluation of U.S. coastal waters as a uranium resource and with the selection of a suitable site for construction of a large-scale plant for uranium extraction. Evaluation of the resource revealed that although the concentration of uranium is quite low, about 3.3 ppB in seawater of average oceanic salinity, the amount present in the total volume of the oceans is very great, some 4.5 billion metric tons. Of this, perhaps only that uranium contained in the upper 100 me… more

Date: February 1, 1979

Creator: Rodman, M. R.; Gordon, L. I. & Chen, A. C. T.

Item Type: Report

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Meteorological aspects of siting large wind turbines

This report, which focuses on the meteorological aspects of siting large wind turbines (turbines with a rated output exceeding 100 kW), has four main goals. The first is to outline the elements of a siting strategy that will identify the most favorable wind energy sites in a region and that will provide sufficient wind data to make responsible economic evaluations of the site wind resource possible. The second is to critique and summarize siting techniques that were studied in the Department of… more

Date: January 1, 1981

Creator: Hiester, T. R. & Pennell, W. T.

Item Type: Report

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Siting guidelines for utility application of wind turbines. Final report

Utility-oriented guidelines are described for identifying viable sites for wind turbines. Topics and procedures are also discussed that are important in carrying out a wind turbine siting program. These topics include: a description of the Department of Energy wind resource atlases; procedures for predicting wind turbine performance at potential sites; methods for analyzing wind turbine economics; procedures for estimating installation and maintenance costs; methods for anlayzing the distributi… more

Date: January 1, 1983

Creator: Pennell, W. T.

Item Type: Report

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Siting technologies for large wind turbine clusters

Site selection for large wind turbine clusters requires thorough documentation of the wind characteristics at the site, because of the influence these characteristics will have on the economics, operations, and service life of the wind turbines. The wind prospecting strategy can be used by a utility to determine specific locations for each wind turbine in a cluster of 10 to 50 or more machines. The key to site selection is knowing what and where to measure. Siting techniques to be used at the v… more

Date: November 1, 1979

Creator: Hiester, T. R. & Pennell, W. T.

Item Type: Article

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Hanna, Wyoming Underground Coal Gasification Data Base. Volume 1. General Information and Executive Summary

This report is part of a seven-volume series on the Hanna, Wyoming, underground coal gasification field tests. Volume 1 is a summary of the project and each of Volumes 2 through 6 describes a particular test. Volume 7 is a compilation. This report covers: (1) history of underground coal gasification leading to the Hanna tests; (2) area characteristics (basic meteorological and socioeconomic data); (3) site selection history; (4) site characteristics; (5) permitting; and (6) executive summary. 5… more

Date: August 1, 1985

Creator: Bartke, T. C.; Fischer, D. D.; King, S. B.; Boyd, R. M. & Humphrey, A. E.

Item Type: Report

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Ground motion from earthquakes and underground nuclear weapons tests: a comparison as it relates to siting a nuclear waste storage facility at NTS

Ground motion generated by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake at Massachusetts Mountain on the Nevada Test Site was measured at the control point and compared with ground motion generated at about the same distance by four underground nuclear weapons tests. The depth of the earthquake was between 4 and 4.6 km. The resulting signal at the distance considered was almost entirely body-wave components and had little or no contribution from the surface wave. The motion from the relatively shallower weapons … more

Date: January 1, 1982

Creator: Vortman, Luke J.

Item Type: Report

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Investigation of techniques for the development of seismic design basis using the probabilistic seismic hazard analysis

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission asked Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to form a group of experts to assist them in revising the seismic and geologic siting criteria for nuclear power plants, Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 100. This document describes a deterministic approach for determining a Safe Shutdown Earthquake (SSE) Ground Motion for a nuclear power plant site. One disadvantage of this approach is the difficulty of integrating differences of opinions and differing interpretations int… more

Date: April 1, 1998

Creator: Bernreuter, D. L.; Boissonnade, A. C. & Short, C. M.

Item Type: Report

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Report of biological investigations at the Los Medanos Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) area of New Mexico during FY 1978

The US Department of Energy is considering the construction of a Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Eddy County, NM. This location is approximately 40 km east of Carlsbad, NM. Biological studies during FY 1978 were concentrated within a 5-mi radius of drill hole ERDA 9. Additional study areas have been established at other sites in the vicinity, e.g., the Gnome site, the salt lakes and several stations along the Pecos River southward from Carlsbad, NM, to the dam at Red Bluff Reservoir in Te… more

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Best, T.L. & Neuhauser, S. (eds.)

Item Type: Report

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Feasibility study of geothermal energy for heating greenhouses. Final report

The technical feasibility of heating greenhouses with geothermal heat is established. Off-the-shelf equipment suitable for geothermal heating is readily available. A procedure is given to economically examine a geothermal site for its suitability. Generally, geothermal heating systems are capital intensive. Where the geothermal energy is free the geothermal system is very attractive and where the cost of geothermal heat is the same as other energy, Btu/$, geothermal heat is unattractive.

Date: June 1, 1979

Creator: LaFrance, L.J.

Item Type: Report

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Evaluation of potential for cogeneration of electricity and process heat in North Carolina. Final report, June 1, 1978-May 31, 1979

The objective of this study was to enable North Carolina to more efficiently utilize available energy than would be possible without additional cogeneration. Effective use of cogeneration can ease the requirement for utility capital and power plant sites and, by reducing fuel usage, can lead to less environmental damage. The study used the National Emissions Data System data bank and the North Carolina Boiler Registry to identify potential candidates for cogeneration and to then ascertain the m… more

Date: January 1, 1979

Item Type: Report

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Geothermal resources Frio Formation, South Texas

A preliminary study of the Frio sand distribution and formation temperatures and pressures was undertaken in order to define prospective areas in which a more detailed reservoir analysis is necessary prior to the selection of a site for a geothermal well. As a result two potential geothermal fairways were identified--one in the south part of the area in Hidalgo, Willacy, and Cameron Counties, and the other in the north part in north-central Nueces County.

Date: January 1, 1975

Creator: Bebout, D. G.; Dorfman, M. H. & Agagu, O. K.

Item Type: Report

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Endangered Species Act and energy facility planning: compliance and conflict

New energy facilities such as coal mines, gasification plants, refineries, and power plants--because of their severe environmental impacts--may, if sited haphazardly, jeopardize endangered species. By law, conflicts between energy-facility siting and endangered species occurrence must be minimized. To assess the likelihood of such conflicts arising, the authors used data from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Office, that describe the species' ranges by county. This data se… more

Date: May 1, 1978

Creator: Shreeve, Daniel; Calef, Charles & Nagy, John

Item Type: Report

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Impacts of transportation on a test and evaluation facility for nuclear waste disposal: a systems analysis

An essential element of the Test and Evaluation Facility (TEF) is a waste packaging facility capable of producing a small number Test and Evaluation Facility of packages consisting of several different waste forms. The study envisions three scenarios for such a packaging facility: (1) modify an existing hot cell facility such as the Engine Maintenance Assembly and Disassembly (EMAD) facility at the Nevada Test Site so that it can serve as a packaging facility for the TEF. This scenario is refer… more

Date: 1983

Creator: Varadarajan, R. V.; Peterson, R. W.; Joy, D. S. & Gibson, S. M.

Item Type: Article

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Oak Ridge Reservation site evaluation report for the Advanced Neutron Source

The Advanced Neutron Source (ANS) is a research reactor that is the US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to build for initial service late in this century. The primary purpose of the ANS is to provide a useable neutron flux for scattering experiments 5 to 10 times as a high as that generated by any existing research reactor, secondary purposes include production of a variety of transuranic and other isotopes and irradiation of materials. The ANS is proposed to be located on the DOE Oak Ridge Res… more

Date: March 1, 1990

Creator: Sigmon, B.; Heitzman, A. C., Jr. & Morrissey, J.

Item Type: Report

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Oak Ridge Reservation site evaluation report for the Advanced Neutron Source

Date: March 1, 1990

Creator: Sigmon, B.; Heitzman, A. C., Jr. & Morrissey, J.

Item Type: Report

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Operations research and systems analysis of geopressured-geothermal energy in Louisiana. Final report for the period June 1, 1978-August 31, 1979

The primary purpose was to provide a projection of the probable future contribution of the geopressured-geothermal energy resource in Louisiana to the overall energy requirements of the nation. A number of associated objectives were emphasized: namely, development of the tools and methodology for performing economic analyses, application of these tools to specific prospects about which adequate resource assessments have been made, identification of the impediments to resource development, and s… more

Date: November 1, 1980

Creator: Johnson, A. E., Jr.

Item Type: Report

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Summary - Magma Energy R&D Strategies and Applications

In this session, this vast resource of thermal energy was described by Dr. James C. Dunn (SNLA) as an estimated 500,000 quads in U.S. crustal magma bodies with temperatures in excess of 600 degrees Celsius and at depths of less than 10 km. The aim is to develop technology which can experimentally extract energy from a silicic magma body to demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing this resource. Energy extraction from molten rock has been demonstrated in Hawaii at the Kilauea Iki lava lake. The … more

Date: March 21, 1989

Creator: Tennyson, George P., Jr.

Item Type: Article

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Impacts of Water Level Fluctuations on Kokanee Reproduction in Flathead Lake; Effects of Operation of Kerr and Hungry Horse Dam on Reproductive Success, 1983 Annual Report.

Koktneesalmon (Oncorhvnchusnerka), the land-locked form of sockeye salmon, were originally introduced to Flathead Lake in 1916. My 1933, kokanee had become established in the lake and provided a popular summer trolling fishery as well as a fall snagging fishery in shoreline areas. Presently, Flathead Lake supports the second highest fishing pressure of any lake or reservoir in Montana (Montana Department of Fish and Game 1976). During 1981-82, the lake provided 168,792 man-days of fishing press… more

Date: November 1983

Creator: Decker-Hess, Janet & McMullin, Steve L.

Item Type: Report

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Energy programs. Quarterly report, January-March 1978

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is engaged in the development of energy resources, energy utilization concepts, and energy storage methods. This Quarterly Report, summarizing work completed on the various tasks as of 31 March 1978, contains comments on limited tasks, short descriptions of meetings, trips, presentations, and other limited tasks of note performed in connection with major program tasks and articles that describe these program tasks briefly, summarize the pr… more

Date: 1978-04~

Item Type: Report

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Commercial applications of solar total energy systems. Final report. Volume 2. Technical

The overall objective of this program was to assess the feasibility of using solar energy to provide a significant fraction of the energy needs of commercial buildings that have energy demands greater than 200 kWe. This volume of the final report discusses the approach employed to develop: (1) STES concept configurations and component data, (2) commercial buildings application data, and (3) computer simulation programs for evaluating various STES concept-commercial buildings applications. Vario… more

Date: July 1978

Creator: Boobar, M. G.; McFarland, B. L.; Nalbandian, S. J.; Willcox, W. W.; French, E. P. & Smith, K. E.

Item Type: Report

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Commercial applications of solar total energy systems. Volume 1. Summary. Final report

A methodology has been developed by Atomics International under contract to the Department of Energy to define the applicability of solar total energy systems (STES) to the commercial sector (e.g., retail stores, shopping centers, offices, etc.) in the United States. Candidate STES concepts were selected to provide on-site power generation capability, as well as thermal energy for both heating and cooling applications. Each concept was evaluated on the basis of its cost effectiveness (i.e., as … more

Date: July 1978

Creator: Boobar, M. G.; McFarland, B. L.; Nalbandian, S. J.; Willcox, W. W.; French, E. P. & Smith, K. E.

Item Type: Report

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