How EPRI plans. [Electric Power Research Inst]

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · EPRI J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7333003

How can each R and D dollar best be spent to meet the current and future technological needs of the electric utility industry and thereby benefit the public served by that industry. Answering this question is what EPRI's program planning is all about. EPRI's R and D plans are formulated on both a projected five-year and a current-year basis, reflecting the collective judgment of the Research Advisory Committee, divisional advisory committees and industry task forces, and the Advisory Council, as well as the staff. Final approval of the plan rests with the Board of Directors. Evaluation is a continuing process in EPRI planning. It is noted that EPRI's early R and D focus was on development of advanced technology that would be commercially available around 1990. But in the three years of EPRI's existence, that initial emphasis has been expanded to encompass critical current problems that utility operators face in keeping their existing power plants on line. The research objectives have expanded from such areas as advanced systems development and technology demonstration to generic design problems, plant reliability, and regulatory uncertainties. Research in advanced options still includes coal conversion, batteries, fuel cells, LMFBR, geothermal, solar, and nuclear fusion. On current problems, additional work is being done in control of oxides of sulfur and nitrogen emissions from fossil fuel systems, improved power plant reliability, support of nuclear licensing and regulatory questions, nuclear fuel performance and external cycle, seismic criteria for nuclear plants, and cooling system intake. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7333003
• Journal Information: EPRI J.; (United States), Journal Name: EPRI J.; (United States) Vol. 1:7; ISSN EPRJD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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