Environmental review of the Panda-Brandywine cogeneration project. Final report
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to Panda-Brandywine, L.P., to construct and operate a 248-megawatt (electric) generating station near Brandywine, Prince George`s County, Maryland. This report describes PPRP`s evaluation of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the Panda-Brandywine facility, summarizes the results of that evaluation, and presents recommendations for license conditions which have been incorporated into Panda`s CPCN. The document includes description of the proposed facility, host facility, and associated linear facilities (transmission line, pipelines); discussion of existing environmental and socioeconomic conditions at the site and in the vicinity; analysis of the potential air quality, surface water, biological, ground water, socioeconomic, cultural, and noise impacts from the proposed facility; and discussion of critical engineering issues associated with operation of the facility, including water supply, water discharge, and fuel handling.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Resources Management, Inc., Annapolis, MD (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 479148
- Report Number(s):
- PB-97-153787/XAB; CNN: Contracts PPRP-PR90-044-01, PPRP-PR90-001-001; TRN: 71182406
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Details in illustrations may not be fully legible in microfiche; PBD: Feb 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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