Environmental research planning and assessment of DOE transportation technology development

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6514862

Bernard, III, M J; Moses, D O

The US Department of Energy has developed a structured process to include National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) goals in RD and D planning. Argonne National Laboratory has been assisting in the implementation of the process for DOE transportation programs since its inception. The environmental evaluation process covers transportation technology RD and D projects up to commercialization or transportation system operation strategies implementation. An annual cycle planning process, resulting in an annual Environmental Development Plan, is the keystone of this approach. For it, each project is reviewed for potential environmental impacts and the additional research required to resolve or mitigate impacts is identified and scheduled, as are project-specific documents such as an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement. Two specific examples of how the process works are given: the off-gassing of electric vehicle lead acid batteries and the working fluid toxicity for a bottoming cycle.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6514862
• Report Number(s): CONF-801076-4; ON: DE81023901
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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