Energy atlas of the USSR

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:7088307

The USSR is the largest country in the world and the second largest producer and consumer of energy. Its land mass and adjacent continental shelves contain enormous energy resources. This Atlas portrays many aspects of Soviet energy. Maps, graphics, photographs, and text are used to provide an understanding and appreciation of major Soviet energy resources - oil, gas, coal, and primary electricity as well as minor fuels and alternative energy sources. Topics covered are as follows: Soviet Russia: energy overview; domestic and international issues: energy decisionmaking, energy balances, foreign markets, international energy projects; natural resources: oil and gas, coal, uranium and thorium, minor fuel resources; electric power: thermal power, hydroelectric power, nuclear power, power transmission, power for remote areas; and alternative energy sources and technologies: coal-based synfuels, solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy, magnetohydrodynamic power, thermonuclear fusion.

• OSTI ID: 7088307
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FLUID MECHANICS
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REMOTE AREAS
RESOURCES
SYNTHETIC FUELS
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