15 Environment (pdlution, health prvtection, safety)

%lo20% Intakaa of radlonuclldaa: Datactlon, ??oaaasmont, and limitation of occupatlonrl ??xpoaura Stather, J. W. and

RaYz lou, A. Nuclear Technobgy Publishing, PO Box

No.7, Ashfird, Ken! T 3 IWV, UK, fsO.#,376pp. Proceedings of a Worksho co-organized b

d H the Commission of the Euro-

wan Communities. the U. . Deoartment of nerav. the National Radiolon- ical Protection Board, and the I&itut de Pro&z&n et de Surete-Nucleei& held 13-17 September 1993, Bath, UK

9wo2029 Invantoy of lntarnatlonrl munlclpal aolld waoto Inclmratlon tochnologlw TNO, PO Box 342, NL-7300 AH Apeldoom, The Netherlana!s.

The report has been prepared b r*

TN0 Environmental and Energy Research, and comprises a survey o mtemational state of the art incinera- tion systems, and flue gas cleaning systems.

%lo2020 Kay chrllongu facing Thrlknd In the contaxt of global CO, ??mlaalon rbatamant Van Dang, G. et al., hergy Policy, Nov. 1994, 22, (ll), 971-980. z&rEaht;;; ~ep~~ao~~~~~~~i~~~~~~~~~~

results of the study indicate that abatement strategies which are baaed on a limited range of technolo ies due to technical data limitations for the Thai context should already a &- teve moderate targets: 14% and 29% reduction in 2030 against the reference case d made. Further reduction is possible eK

nding on the intensity of efforts t thts requires the inclusion of

another line of options i.e. the adoption of actions for a highly ambitious programme to further modernize the transport sector. The cusses the hydro o a

sper also dis-

more research an 8 tion as against nuclear. Finally, the stu y recommends studies of CO, abatement technologies for the Thai

context and development of policy mstruments to deal mth very long-term perspective.

es/o%% A macro-aueummt oi tachnology optlonr for CO, mltlgrtlon In China’s rnrrgy ??yatom Wu, Z. ef al., Energy PO@, Nov. 1994, 22, (ll), 907-913. China’s CO, emissions from commercial fossil fuel reached 638 Mt C in 1990, accounting for 11% of the world total emissions of that year. The emission is expected to increase to ether with its hi

!l the future. The paper analyses the c aracteristica of and proposes several options for mitigating the CO* emissionsson a lar e scale, such as strengthening energy conservation. introducing energy-e d. cient technologies mto the energy system, speeding u development, im

P rting oil and natural gas to substitute or coal and so on. P

non-foasrl fuels

Through the app ication of the ET0 model, the paper evaluates the cost of mitigating CO, emissions and its effects on national economic development.

%I02037 Maklng allowances work Jones, C. Coal Voice, Fall 1994, 17, (4). 36-37. The author discusses the sul hur dioxide allowances which have become the currency of clean air in tR e US, and how coal companies are finding a way to use the system to their advantage.

%I02025 Maaaunmnt of drlR loaa from cooling towan Maclaine-Cross, I. L. and Behnia, hi. Paper No.3749, ASHRAE Tmnr., 1994, 100, 132-139. The paper discusses the drift loss from cooling towers which may transmit legionnaires’ disease. Describes the use of drift measurement which is essential in reducing infection. A new indirect method is described which with the additional sample of circulating water and more rigorous equa- tions avoids errors due to tracer in the make-up water and surrounding.

%I02039 Mercury In North Dakota Ilgnlto Katrinak, K A. c? al., Fuel Process. Tech& 1994, 39, (l), 35-45. Recent data indicate that North Dakota lianites are similar to Ha content to

%I02021 The Koml ??pill was not an Iaolatad Incldont

%k e, J. and Patterson, J. Petrokum Review, Dec. 1994, 48, (575)

5 -568. The October 1994 rettorts began to filter through of major oil spill in the far north of Russia, iear the-i&tic circle. Thcspill had occurred from a rupture in a pipeline carrying oil from the Komi Republic to refineries in central Russta. Reports indicated that, rather than stop operation of the pi line Komineft, the Russian state oil corn

,r m an earth dam which was subsequen tY ny, retained the

01 y washed away h* athering nng he

autumn rains. The contents of the dam were released threatening the valua- ble salmon runs and fisheries of the Pechora River and ulttmately the Barents Sea. The consequences of the spill are still being assessed.

subbituminous coals from Montana an%Wyomin suggests significantly lower Hg concentrations for nites and Powder River Basin subbituminous coals. The diierence between the new and older data likely results, in part, from recent im rove- ments in samole collection and laboratorv orocedures. If North I!t akota lignites do ha<e average Hg concentrationsbi&r to those of Montana and W oming coals, it is likely that fuel switching would not significantly af? ect Hg emissions.

%I02040 Mothodologlcal Iooaonr and naulta from UNEP GHG rbatomant coating atudlw. lho caaa of Zimbabwe Maya, R. S. and Fenhann, J. Energy Policy, Nov. 1994.22, (11). 955-%3. The article is based on greenhouse as emissions and greenhouse gas abatement costinn studies carried out or Zimbabwe. The studv oroduced %

%l02032 Local onrrgy ooncrpta In Germany - An onvlron- an inventory of dirG emissions for the country and assessed thi &st of 17 manta1 altornatlva to Il~rallratlon? technological options for reducing GHG emissions on the basis of which Collier, U. Energy % Envirorunent, 1994, 5, (4), 305-326. Liberalisation in the ener European Union in the 1 9&

sector continues as a dominant theme in the but little attention is being given to its poten-

tial environmental implications. However, issues of regulation, structure, ownership and scale of operation are crucial determinants in the environ- mental performance of the energy sector, The paper examines the situation in Germany where. as both federal energy poli~measurw and activities of the large energy companies have matters, an increasing number o %

iverilitititi attention to environmental local councils and municipally owned

energy companies have been adopting so-called local energy concepts with environmental concerns as a main driving force.

%/OS033 Lohu Il-noldual plta In Luatla (Gormmy) bacomr watar atorago 8yatamr Lodig, L. Braunkohk Bergbautech, 1994,46, Q, 29-34. (In Germs@

was developed i set of abatement-cost curves! one based on a discount rate of 6% and another on 10%. The study camed out as art of the UNEP greenhouse gas abatement costing studies shows that G I! G emission levels as at 1991 were 16.9 million tonnes having increased from a 1982 level of 8.9 million tonnes. The bulk of these emissions (13.9 million tonnes) were related to the use of coal energy.

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Mon utllltler, atatar Joint ??ult over US ??pant furl

Atom, OcbNov. 1994, (436), p. 11. Reports that more US utilities and state agencies have joined to lawsuits aimed at prodding tbe De

ggartm ent of Energy Into acceptin

fuel by the 31 January 1 8 deadline they say is mandated % spent nuclear y tbe Nuclear

Waste Policy Act.

The paper discusses how brown-coal mining whichhas continued in Lusa- tia for approximately 100 years has resulted in considerable encroachments on the groundwater resources of the region. Taking tbe Lobsa II water storage system as an example, the problems that arise as regards the water resources are explained, and plannmg aspects are discussed.

%/02g42 NO, atandarda could lead to antlcoal blar Altmeyer, T. Coal Voice, Fall 1994, 17, (4), 17, 19. Discusses how the state-of-the-art air-quality models and improved lrnowl- edge of tbe ambient concentrations of VOCP and NO, control is necemary for effective reduction of ozone in many areas of tbe United States.

%#2%4 Looking fonvard to 20% - and bayond $uren, A. Energy in Buildings dr Industry, Nov.-Dec. 1994, 13, (10). p.

Next Spring Berlin will host the follow-up to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Europe’s ministers now have to start considering carefully what policies will be needed to arrest climate change in tbe new millermium.

%I%043 Nuclear gota ??nvlronmont rupport. Frmw Nuchr Engng. In& Dec. 1994, 39, (485). p. 8.

Reports that nuclear energy received a confidence boost from France’s Minister of Environment, during tbe country’s national debate on energy and environmental pollution. The debate is expecte.d to lead to legislation esrsry:ext year that will define tbe future duection of energy pobcy in

Q5lO2035 Looklng Into 8Ick bulldlngo Starry, R. L. Heat. Pip. Air Condit., Jul. 1994, 66, (7), 63-65. Discusses the definition of sick building syndrome by the World Health Organisation and its relationship with indoor air quality.

%/02044 Nuclear aakty rawarch In OECD countrIo OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Park, 1994,87 pp.

The report contains a review of the nuclear safety research currently being perfomed and set down by OECD countries.

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