Maryland Power Plant Research Program promotes the beneficial use of coal combustion products
Conference
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OSTI ID:20003258
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Power Plant Research Program (PPRP) is a non-regulatory program that ensures that Maryland meets electricity demands at reasonable costs while protecting the State's valuable natural resources. PPRP also provides a continuing program for evaluating electric generation issues and recommending responsible, long-term solutions. One electric power issue that PPRP has been addressing is promoting the beneficial use of the 1.2 million tons of coal combustion products (CCPs) generated annually at Maryland's power plants. Approximately 66% of the CCPs generated in Maryland are placed in captive fill areas, which consume valuable land and can affect Maryland's natural resources. PPRP recognizes that potential users and regulators are generally unaware of the environmental impacts, and technical and economic advantages that can result from replacing raw materials with CCPs. PPRP has undertaken five projects to address these uncertainties: Field studies are being conducted at four separate CCP beneficial use sites in Maryland to determine the environmental effects of CCP use; and a field demonstration was conducted to determine the technical and economic feasibility, and associated environmental effects, of a beneficial CCP use application considered to be viable in Maryland.
- Research Organization:
- ERM, Annapolis, MD (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20003258
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-990608--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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