Nuclear power, coal, and energy conservation. Special report

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7237546

Auer, P L; Manne, A S; Yu, O S

A programming model is used to explore options by which the U.S. may realistically move from its dependence on oil and gas to a more diversified energy economy based on nuclear power and/or coal. Supply options considered are: direct combustion of coal; conversion of coal to synthetic fuels; petroleum, natural gas, and oil shale resources; nuclear energy from light water and fast breeder reactors; hydrogen via electrolysis; solar power; and fusion. (GRA)

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7237546
• Report Number(s): PB-251262; EPRI-SR-34
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320000 -- Energy Conservation
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BREEDER REACTORS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
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ENERGY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HYDROGEN FUELS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MINERAL OILS
NATURAL GAS
NUCLEAR POWER
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
POWER
REACTORS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SHALE OIL
SOLAR ENERGY
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS