Regional issue identification and assessment (RIIA). Volume I. An analysis of the TRENDLONG MID-MID Scenario for Federal Region 10 [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1979.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- Pages: 200 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Restrictions on Access:
- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary:
- Environmental, human health and safety, socioeconomic and institutional impacts of future energy development for Federal Region 10, which includes the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, are reported. It is concluded that the reduction in electric generating capacity of 568 MWe specified by the scenario for Alaska will not be realized because of institutional constraints and economic impacts. Development of 1000 MWe of geothermal generating capacity in Region 10 called for by the scenario will not be met by 1990. Besides technical feasibility and economic contraints, procedures in Oregon and Washington for securing leases and siting permits have not been fully developed. The location and impacts associated with construction and operation of oil and gas transshipment facilities such as the proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from fields in northern Alaska to the lower 48 states and the pipeline to transport Alaskan oil through Washington State to refineries in the Midwest are likely to be important issues in the Region. The addition of 7,951 MWe to the currently existing hydroelectric generating capacity of 29,990 MWe by 1990 will intensify competition among multiple uses of limited water resources of the Columbia and Snake River systems which drain Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Irrigation, recreation, transportation, maintenance of wildlife habitats and anadromous fisheries conflict and compete with hydroelectric power generation. Public opposition to further development of nuclear power currently exists and seems to be intensifying in light of recent events. The scenario-specified addition of 4,816 MWe of nuclear generating capacity to the Region's current nuclear capacity of 2,016 MWe may be jeopardized by this opposition; specifically the 1,174 MWe addition to Oregon's nuclear capacity may not be realized.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:pnl-rap-36
pnl-rap-36 - Subject(s):
- Other Subject(s):
- Alaska
- Energy Source Development
- Energy Policy
- Environmental Impacts
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Washington
- Air Quality
- Coal
- Electric Power
- Energy Demand
- Energy Facilities
- Geothermal Energy
- Graphs
- Land Use
- Legal Aspects
- Maps
- National Energy Plan
- Natural Gas
- Nuclear Energy
- Petroleum
- Pipelines
- Power Generation
- Public Opinion
- Regional Analysis
- Socio-Economic Factors
- Solid Wastes
- Tables
- Water Quality
- Carbonaceous Materials
- Data Forms
- Energy
- Energy Sources
- Environmental Quality
- Fluids
- Fossil Fuels
- Fuel Gas
- Fuels
- Gas Fuels
- Gases
- Government Policies
- Institutional Factors
- North America
- Pacific Northwest Region
- Power
- Renewable Energy Sources
- Usa
- Wastes
- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
07/01/1979.
"pnl-rap-36"
Wilfert, G. L.; Beckwith, M. A.; Cowan, C. E.; Keizur, G. R. - Funding Information:
- EY-76-C-06-1830
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