Power and energy
The author reviews some key power and energy events that took place in 1987. He describes how Consumers Power Co. turned an 85% completed nuclear power plant into a natural-gas plant. Other utility companies are also joining forces to produce electricity. Meanwhile, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission changed a rule to allow nuclear plant owners to devise emergency plans of their own. As yet, the Shoreham and Seabrook plants still have not been licensed. The author says controversy over deregulation of the electric utility industry continued in 1987 with power engineers adding their voices. Meanwhile, two of the major suppliers of electrical equipment to the U.S. (ASEA AB and BBC Brown Boveir Ltd.) merged in Europe. Finally, the author says waste-to-energy plants are again being looked at to rid the country of garbage.
- OSTI ID:
- 5459582
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Spectrum; (United States), Vol. 25:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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