Integrated assessment of Texas lignite development
The assessment of Texas lignite development was conducted by Radian Corporation of Austin, Texas, assisted by a review panel comprised of some thirty representatives from government, industry, academic and public interest groups, and sponsoring agencies. This document summarizes the results of the study. It is organized along the lines of the four major steps - or tasks - involved in the assessment: the Development Scenario attempts to determine how much lignite development might occur and what factors influence this development; the Siting Analysis seeks to determine where lignite and coal use is likely to occur and whether the projected number of lignite and coal facilities can be accommodated given several key siting limitations; the Impact Analysis identifies probable environmental and socioeconomic impacts which are likely to occur based on the magnitude of development and siting patterns indicated in the first two tasks; and the Policy Analysis identifies the major policy issues which relate to each of the three preceding tasks and assesses alternative means of resolving the issues based on various policy objectives.
- OSTI ID:
- 6216718
- Report Number(s):
- NP-23842
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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