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Selection of heat disposal methods for a Hanford Nuclear Energy Center [electronic resource].

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Columbus, Ohio : Battelle Memorial Institute, 1976.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 97 : digital, PDF file
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Battelle Memorial Institute and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Selection of the best method for disposal of the waste heat from a large power generation center requires a comprehensive comparison of the costs and environmental effects. The objective is to identify the heat dissipation method with the minimum total economic and environmental cost. A 20 reactor HNEC will dissipate about 50,000 MWt of waste heat; a 40 reactor HNEC would release about 100,000 MWt. This is a much larger discharge of heat than has occurred from other concentrated industrial facilities and consequently a special analysis is required to determine the permissibility of such a large heat disposal and the best methods of disposal. It is possible that some methods of disposal will not be permissible because of excessive environmental effects or that the optimum disposal method may include a combination of several methods. A preliminary analysis is presented of the Hanford Nuclear Energy Center heat disposal problem to determine the best methods for disposal and any obvious limitations on the amount of heat that can be released. The analysis is based, in part, on information from an interim conceptual study, a heat sink management analysis, and a meteorological analysis.
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E 1.99:bnwl-2003
bnwl-2003
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Published through SciTech Connect.
06/01/1976.
"bnwl-2003"
Rickard, W.H.; Kannberg, L.D.; Young, J.R.; Watson, D.G.; Ramsdell, J.V.
Funding Information
E(45-1)-1830
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