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# Technolog y
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Ilaetri c RM D Vol - 9 i No . 2 3 • Jun a 13,1 9 

## Bahamas

plant ktllad A 1.600-M w coal-fire d powe r projec t i n th e Bahama i planne

d b y a n industr

y consonin m i s effectivel y dead . Th e plant , propose

d fcr Gran d Baham a Island , woul d hav

a produce

d som e electric ity tor us e o n th e islan d .an

d woul d hav

e shippe d Meres t t o Florid a Powe r an d Light . To e projec

t depende

d oo whethe r th c Florid a utility woul d agre e t o bo y (be power . Bu t di e utility las

t wee k issue d a brief Bateme m sayin g i t had n o interes t i n participating . Florid a Powe r an d Ligh t sai d i t disagree

d wit h th a consortium , heade d by Middl e Sout h Utilities , ove r cost s an d di e price o f operationa l risks . Th e grou p als o include d Bechtel , Ase

a an d Babcoc k

A Wtlcox . Th e utility i s meetin g ne wdeman d wit h purchase d powe r an d two o f its ow n pUna . Al» , i t ha

s propose

d a 4C0iM wcoa l gasification , combined<ycl e plan t unde r th e federa l clea n coa l progra m (CAST 5/30). 

## First mathancl

pump unvallad Vic e Presiden

t Georg e Bus h unveile d th e firs t retai l methano l pum p i n Lo s Angele s las t week , highlightin g th e join t effor t b y th e Califoou a Energ y Commissio n an d ARC O i o brin g methano l Aa l t o di e sta_e . - - ..>. - ARC O l a inCaliftmfc i retai l Caiitonti a _i- f fMpri p hai e 1 3 to plac e b y th e en d o f tfcf^JPmpump s wt U dispens e M45 . a methano l fue l whic h i s 15 % methano l an d 15 % unleade d gasoline . ARC O wil l purchas

e M4 5 throug h di e commissio n an d wil l delive r i t diracd y t o ARCO statioot . Tl M commissio n no wbuy s M-8 5 from Hoechs

t Celanes e Chemica l o f .Dalla s fo r 86*/pi , a commissio n spokesperso n said . 

## Bechte l renewin g pus h fo r clea n coa l job s Afte r year

s o f buildin g i u reputatio n o n nuclea r power , Bechte l i s / beck to the basic

s o f coa L Th e las t o f its nuclea r powe r plan t constructio n job s completed , th

e privatel y hel d engineerin g an d constructio n compan y i s countin g o n c a carr y i t throug h unti l nuclea r powe r make s a comebac k

— anothe r 25-3 - years . b y Bechte l estimates , B y then , th e curren t U J . fleet o f nuck « p c plant s wil l nee

d t o b e replaced , an d cheaper, moduls r technologie s will ' availabl e t o mee

t th e demand , compan

y official s say

. Meanwhile . Bechte l i s takin g advantag e o f di e mushroomin g iraere . clea n coa l technologie

s —an d th e potentia l fo r bOlioo s o f dolla n i n go

v men t an d privat

e spendin g under th e federa l Clea n Coa l Technolog y pr e Bechte l i s involve d i n at leas t si x o f di e 5 4 proposal s submitte d las t mo e developer

s eage r t o shar e S53 6 millio n i n DO E fundin g unde r th e saco a roun d o f th e program . DO E ha s estimate

d th e tota l valu e o f th e S * pn ^ $5. 3 billion . ' •* • (CoatfjuieirfMjMfeJ ) J


## Politic s clou d Wisconsi n lif e extensio n cas e ! Wisconsi n Electri c Powe r Co/ s pla n i o refurbis h i u Por t Washingto i plan t ha s kindle d a ho

t politica l debat

e dia t coul d detennin e whethe r mil . ca n kee p repairin g ol d plan a t o avoi d meetin g new , stricte r emission s standards . US . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) staf

f e x pe a to brief t

c agenc y official s thi s wee k

o o th e case , whic h starte d a s a simpl e reques

t i th e utility fo r permissio n from th e Wisconsi n Publi c Servic e Commissior. repai r di e 1935-vintag a plan e Th e reques

t caugh t di e eye o f EPA' s regiona l offic e a s a possibl e up

/ dia t woul d requir

e the plan t t o mee

t federa l ne

wsourc e performanc

e na m (NSPS ) fo r SO , emission s (CASTS/2). EP A fo r som e tim e ha s bee n waic ; utility lif e extensio n programs , whic h th e agenc y te a som

e utilitie s usin g ploy t o ski n clea n ai r laws . Plant s die t cam e o n lin e befor

e 197 1 don' t fal l unde r NSPS . s

o many utilitie s ar

e startin g lif e extensio n programs i o kee p plant s runnin g instea

d o f buildin g ne

wplant s tha t woul d requir

e eipensjt*

- acnibbers . Analysi s i n th e regiona l offic e aske d fo r hel p fro m th e agency' s envi r menta l contro l divisio n i n Nort h Carolina , whic h planne d t o mak e a rcco m mendatio n b

y Ma y 9 . Bu t a

s mor a informatio n cam e i n fro m th e uuiity . th t cas e becam e les s cut-and-drie d an d mor e politica L Analysi s a

t E P A headq : 

## | Insid e ! • Northeast , MJdwwfguv s propose ne w aci d rai n la w..pag e
; ' • TV A evaluate s fluidized-bed results, . —_~.pac t j • Norther n State s propose s minera l recover

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## Acidrain updata Th e Senat e Commerc

e Committe

e last wee k challenge

d a recen tstud y o n acidifica tio n o f coasta l water s tha tattribute d th e proble m t o coal-fire d powe r *m s in th e Ohio VaJJey

. Pane l member s questione

d scienos u from th e Environmenta

l Defens e Fun

d (EDF) . whic h wrot e th e study , abou

twhethe r NO , compound s responsible fo

r chokin g aquati c lif e i n th e Chesapeak

e Ba y wer e fro m loca l or distan tsources . ED F scientist

s said mostNO , compound s wer e from loca

l sources , espe ciall y motor vehicles , an

d als o from pesticides an d odie r sources no

tlinke d t o coa L Sea . Te d Covens , RAlaska , sai d nate s surroundin

g th e ba y shoul d tak e action t o stop thei r ow n contribution

s t o its demis e befor

e asking th e federa l governmen

tt o tak e actio n agains tstates hundred

s o f mile s away . On

e panelist, Syracuse Universit y Civil Engineer

in g Professor Charle

s Driscoll , called di e ED

F reporta "back-of-th

e envelope " measuremen

t o f NO , compounds . Meanwhile , member

s o f a Canadia n parliamentar

y grou p o n aci d rai n indicate d durin g a visi tt o Washingto

n lastwee k tha t the y hav e backe d of f fro m the country' s insistence o

n a n acid rai n accor d wit h th e U.S . Bu tth e catc h i s tha tthe y will dro o demand s fo r a n aci d rai n treat y onl; . ; f Congress passe s a

n aci d rai n law . Th e grou p me twiti i severa l U_S. lawmaker

s an d thei r staffs , representative

s o f di e utilit y industry, environmentalist

s an d journalist

s in a week lon g pus h fc r action o n di e aci d rai n issue . Th e grou p calle d di e proposa

l o n acid mi

n fro m Govs . Richard

) Celest e o f Ohio an d Mari o Cuom o o f Ne w Yor k (stt story, this page) a "grea

tste p forward, " althoug

h the y calle d th e program' s timetable to o long . Th a Canadian s didn' tmea

t•jpfjfiiilsi. i Waagsit

, Senat e Majorit y I_6___MJMtil#y! d o r House Energ y ± Commerc

e GIMIBS S Chairma

n Joh n Dingel L al l o f wio__H_iijreriticbe

d fo r blocking a n aci d rai n law s "Th e large r pictur e i s missin g i n di e mind

s an d brain s i n Washington.' ' on e membe r told reporter s Wednesday. Th

e damag e t o Canad a fro m aci d rai n i s abou tS l btiliovyr . the

y said . The grou p said that

, judging from thei

r discussion * -•.-*

* h Congress , the

y weren' t overl y opti;»u- £ abou

ta la w being passe

d thi s year. Batthe

y said the y believe d presi dentia l cand&'-te

s Georg e Bus h an d Michae l Dufcafci s ar c .rTportiv

e o f a n aci d rai n law . ter

s i n Washingto

n wer e notifie d an d they , i n mm , wil l brie f th e agenc y administrato

r an d hi s assistants . On e analys tsaid itappear

s th e refurbishmen

tgoes beyon

d th e definitio n o f routin e repairs, whil e th e utilit

y an d th e contracto

r doing th < wor k maintai n tha tth e plan tshouldn' tb e subjec

tt o NSP S because i u emissions won' tincreas

e a s a resul

to f the repairs . Wisconsi

n Eicctnc ha. avoide d calling th

e wor k a lif e extension program

, describin g i tinstea d a . routin e maintenanc

e neede d fo r safet y an d t o brin g th e plan tbac k u p t o incapacit y itwa s buil tt o produce. Wisconsi n Electri c representative

s meanwhil

e hav e bee n lobbyin g to . EP A official s i

n Washingto

n sinc e th e beginnin g o f th e case , bu twer e referre d t o analys u i

n th e Office o f

Ai r an d Radiation, source s said . Electio n politic s set s bcto r A sourc e workin g wit h di e contacto r doin g di e repair s sai d h e believe d th e issu e ha s becom e s o political tha

tEP A woul d dela y makin g a decision unti

l afte r di e presidentia

l electio n i n November

, an d tha tthe <Jw.i_.jut i wl»e-l_ w iu forc e di e plan tt o moo tNSPS woul

d depen d o n wh o i e elected . Wisconsi n Electric has sai d I

twouldn' twai

tfo r EPA' s decisio n t o star tdie work . Th e utilit y reportedl

y i s makin g contingenc

y plans , suc

h a s savin g room fo r scrubber s o r considering switchin g t o low-sulfur fuel , jus t i n cas e EP A decide s t o impos e the stricter standards . A utilit y spokesperson sai d di e compan

y want s a decisio n a s soo n a s possible . Lower-leve

l EP A official s wh o hav e bee

n involve d i n di e cas e sa

y tha ti ttheoreticall

y coul d b e stalled atth e to p fo r politica l reasons , bu

tsai d the y haven' tbee

n pressure d t o hold i ttip. And a

n administrativ

e assistan t flatly denie

d dia tEP A woul d le tpolitic s delay th e outcom e o f di e ease . Further , th e decisio n ma

y hinge o n Wisconsi n Electric' s pla n t o replac e th e rea r stea m drum , whic h i s specifi c t o i n repai

r program , an d therefor e die outcom

e migh tno tappl y t o other utilitie s i n simila

r situations . But . one analys

tsaid , th e cas e i s ho tpoliticall y becaus e it' s th e first tim e EP A ha s gotte n involved for a specifi c plant, an d th e issu e i s guaran

tee d t o kee p coming u

p unti l th e agency clarifie s it s mle s governing plan t modificatio

n an d reconsuuctio

n costs . Th e rule s could be revised , bu tth e overal l provision

s ar e writte n a s law an

d EP A couldn' tchang

e the m s o crac k dow n o n utilities withou

tbein g challenge d in court . Ultimately , Ui

e bestwa y t o reduc e emission s would b

e throug h a n acid rai n law , one analys

tmaintained . 

## Aci d rai n proposa f ma y brea k deadloc k A propose d acid rai n la w unveiled las twee k b

y th e governor- , o

f Ne w Yor k an d Ohio go tskeptica

l reviews all around , bu

tth e draf tcouJ J pa* e th e wa y for a n eventua l compromise . Th e proposal , drafte

d b y Democrati

c Govs . Richar

d Cclc.i c o

r Ohio an d Mari o Cuom o o f Ne w York

, i s designe d t

o satisf y concern s o i NM. I th e coal-buming Midwes

tan d di e Nonheast . the region tha i ' . he c n horJc. t hi tb y aci d rain. I tcall s fo r 1 0 millio n tons/yr o f SO , reductions b y 200 5 an J a ' 0 - year , S2. 5 billion Clea

n Coa l Technology (CCT ) progra m gcuvJ i.-«..r. . retrofittin g existing coal-buming^lants . An d i tbreak s nc » yroun

j m callin g fo r th e oi l industr

y t o help footth e bill . Th e SO , reduction

s would tak

e place i n thre

e five-year r-h-K*

. Di e firstcall * for a 3. 5 millio n tons/yr reductio n b y 1993 . Phas

e i* » c_!l > i.- r a n additiona

l 4. 5 millio n tons/y r reductio n b y 1998 . an

d thc irii/.i plus : call s for anothe

r 2 millio n tons/yr t

o b e reduced b y 200 3 Th e proposa l als o call s fo r reduction

s i n NO , emission s .m

m bot h mobile an d stationar

y sources . Th e draf

tcall s forNO , emission * t o r v tt* Tulmmfo—Jmm It. /M S