Ocean thermal energy conversion: environmental effects assessment program plan, 1981-85. [Monograph]

Book · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6825811

The Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Act of 1980 calls for a legal regime to encourage commercial OTEC while protecting the oceanic and coastal environments. The Act also requires a generic plan for assessing the environmental effects of OTEC development. The plan outlined in this report establishes a priority list of nine environmental effects and a research strategy for reducing uncertainties, with an emphasis on large-scale and long-term ecosystem implications and on the impacts of multiple facilities. 70 references, 4 figures, 4 tables. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 6825811
• Resource Relation: Related Information: NOAA-ST--82-188
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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