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Draft environmental assessment [electronic resource] : Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Pilot Plants.

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Online Access: Online Access
Corporate Author: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1981.
Subjects:
Power Transmission Lines.
Heat Exchangers.
Western Region.
Intake Structures.
Functional Models.
Thermal Power Plants.
Power Range 10-100 Mw.
Mechanical Structures.
Plumes.
Discharge Canals.
Coatings.
Environmental Impacts.
Site Surveys.
Pollution Control.
Power Plants.
Pilot Plants.
Economics.
Hawaii.
Thermal Pollution.
Legal Aspects.
Institutional Factors.
Fouling.
Working Fluids.
Waste Management.
Virgin Islands.
Accidents.
Solar Power Plants.
Ocean Thermal Power Plants.
Safety.
Florida.
Meteorology.
Oxygen Compounds.
Waste Disposal.
Offshore Sites.
Carbon Compounds.
Carbon Dioxide.
Socio-economic Factors.
Aquatic Organisms.
Fluids.
Environmental Quality.
Oceanography.
Protective Coatings.
Leaks.
Regulations.
Offshore Platforms.
Biological Fouling.
Management.
Air Quality.
Southeast Region.
Risk Assessment.
Lesser Antilles.
Usa.
Pollution.
Carbon Oxides.
North America.
Oxides.
Islands.
Water Pollution.
Chalcogenides.
Environmental Sciences.
Solar Energy.
Description
Abstract:This Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, for the deployment and operation of a commercial 40-Megawatt (MW) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Pilot Plant (hereafter called the Pilot Plant). A description of the proposed action is presented, and a generic environment typical of the candidate Pilot Plant siting regions is described. An assessment of the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed action is given, and the risk of credible accidents and mitigating measures to reduce these risks are considered. The Federal and State plans and policies the proposed action will encompass are described. Alternatives to the proposed action are presented. Appendix A presents the navigation and environmental information contained in the US Coast Pilot for each of the candidate sites; Appendix B provides a brief description of the methods and calculations used in the EA. It is concluded that environmental disturbances associated with Pilot Plant activities could potentially cause significant environmental impacts; however, the magnitude of these potential impacts cannot presently be assessed, due to insufficient engineering and environmental information. A site- and design-specific OTEC Pilot Plant Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required to resolve the potentially significant environmental effects associated with Pilot Plant deployment and operation. (WHK)
Item Description:Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information.
02/01/1981.
"lbl-12328"
Sullivan, S.M.; Sands, M.D.; Donat, J.R.; Jepsen, P.; Smookler, M.; Villa, J.F.
Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim, CA (USA)

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