Preliminary assessment of the environmental impacts of the Satellite Power System (SPS)

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5911872

Halverson, S. L.; Rote, D. M.; Rush, C. M.; Davis, K.; White, M.; Cahill, D. F.

The impact of the Satellite Power System (SPS) Microwave Power Transmission System (MPTS) as well as impacts related to other elements of the total SPS on the environment are being determined. The goal of these programs is to advance the state of knowledge by the year 1980 to the point where an assessment can be made of the probability and severity of the impacts of the SPS. Assessments will be made of the effects on the health and safety of the public, and occupationally involved personnel, and the ecology; the upper and lower atmosphere including climatological impacts; and on communications systems including electromagnetic compatibility, the effects of microwave heating of the ionosphere and magnetosphere, and the effects of F-layer depletion by launch vehicle and transport vehicle effluents. If the assessment indicates that the impacts are acceptable or that feasible mitigating strategies can be implemented and if other related assessments (the impact on society and a competitive comparison of the SPS with other energy alternatives) are favorable, a decision may be made to implement the development of the SPS related technologies. This paper identifies postulated effects and summarizes the research efforts to determine whether or not these effects will occur.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5911872
• Report Number(s): CONF-781229-1; TRN: 79-020947
• Resource Relation: Conference: Joint conference on energy and aerospace, London, UK, 4 Dec 1978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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