Characterizing the U.S. industrial base for coal-powered electricity / Constantine Samaras ... [et al.].
To determine whether the industrial base for the U.S. domestic coal-based electricity generation industry can maintain the capability to design, construct, operate, and maintain coal-fired electricity generating units within reasonable cost, schedule, performance, environmental, and quality expectat...
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | RAND Corporation monograph series Characterizing the U.S. industrial base for coal-powered electricity
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Background; Approach; Outline of This Monograph; Chapter Two: The Role of Coal-Fired Power in the U.S. Electricity Sector; Electricity Supplied, by Fuel Type; Description of the Coal-Fired Power Plant Fleet; Capacity and Age of Existing Units; Pollution Controls Installed on Existing Coal-Fired Units; Growth in Capital Costs of Recently Built Coal-Fired Units; Chapter Three: Coal-Fired Power Plant Designs, Systems, and Components; Major Coal-Unique Components
- Coal Pulverizers Coal Burners; Coal Boilers; Pollution-Control Systems; Smokestacks; Implications of Variations in Coal Characteristics; Chapter Four: Market Structure; The New-Construction Sector for Coal-Fired Electricity-Generating Units; Demand for New Coal Electricity-Generating Units; New-Unit Specification, Design, and Project Development; Construction of Coal Electricity-Generating Units; Operation and Maintenance Sector; Pollution-Control Sector; Summary of Findings on Market Structure; Chapter Five: Workforce; The New-Construction Workforce for Coal Electricity-Generating Units
- Equipment-Manufacturing Workforce Operation and Maintenance Workforce; Pollution-Control Retrofit Workforce; Workforce Demographics; Hiring and Training; Current Experience from Recent Projects; Summary of Findings on Workforce; Chapter Six: Observations and Remaining Questions; Implications for the U.S. Coal-Based Electricity-Generation Industrial Base; Remaining Questions; Appendixes; A. Key Companies in the Coal-Based Electricity-Generation Industry; B. Supplemental Tables on the Coal Industrial Base Workforce; References