2008 Research Programs: Listed by Program Number

Environment Research Areas and Programs

2008 Global Climate Change Programs
>> 102 Global Climate Policy Costs and Benefits (99KB PDF)
>> 103 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Options (98KB PDF)

2008 Land and Groundwater Programs
>> 49 Coal Combustion Products—Environmental Issues (113KB PDF)
>> 50 MGP Site Management (121KB PDF)
>> 59 PISCES—Plant Multimedia Toxics Characterization (185KB PDF)

2008 Occupational Health and Safety Program
>> 62 Occupational Health and Safety (90KB PDF)

2008 T&D Environmental Issues Programs
>> 51 T&D Facilities & Equipment: Environmental Issues (105KB PDF)
>> 57 ROW: Siting, Vegetation Management, and Avian Issues (98KB PDF)
>> 60 EMF Health Assessment and RF Safety (159KB PDF)

2008 Water and Ecosystems Programs
>> 53 Water Quality Criteria Development and Assessment (104KB PDF)
>> 54 Fish Protection at Steam Electric Power Plants (100KB PDF)
>> 55 Watershed and Water Resource Management (111KB PDF)
>> 56 Effluent Guidelines and Water Quality Management (109KB PDF)
>> 58 Hydropower Environmental Issues (83KB PDF)

Generation Research Areas and Programs

2008 Combustion Turbines Programs
>> 79 Combustion Turbine (CT) and Combined-Cycle (CC) O&M (117KB PDF)
>> 80 New Combustion Turbine/Combined-Cycle Design, Repowering & Risk Mitigation (100KB PDF)
>> 88 Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) Dependability (220KB PDF)

2008 Environmental Controls Programs
>> 71 Combustion Performance and NOx Control (127KB PDF)
>> 73 Post-Combustion NOx Control (101KB PDF)
>> 75 Integrated Environmental Controls (Hg, SO2, NOx, and Particulate) (100KB PDF)
>> 76 Particulate and Opacity Control (101KB PDF)
>> 77 Continuous Emissions Monitoring (89KB PDF)
>> 78 Coal Combustion Product Use (89KB PDF)
>> 165 CO2 Capture and Storage (111KB PDF)

2008 Generation Planning Programs
>> 9 Technology-Based Business Planning Information and Services (TAG) (65KB PDF)
>> 67 Understanding Power and Fuel Markets and Generation Response (94KB PDF)

2008 Major Component Reliability Programs
>> 63 Boiler Life and Availability Improvement Program (123KB PDF)
>> 64 Boiler and Turbine Steam and Cycle Chemistry (117KB PDF)
>> 65 Steam Turbines, Generators, and Balance-of-Plant (114KB PDF)
>> 87 Fossil Materials and Repair (105KB PDF)
>> 171 Thermal Fatigue Cracking in the Waterwalls of Supercritical Boilers (60KB PDF)

2008 Operations and Maintenance Programs
>> 68 I&C and Automation for Improved Plant Operations (93KB PDF)
>> 69 Maintenance Management & Technology (99KB PDF)
>> 104 Fossil Maintenance Applications Center (FMAC) (69KB PDF)
>> 108 Operations Management & Technology (99KB PDF)

2008 Renewables and Hydropower Program
>> 84 Renewable and Hydropower Generation (104KB PDF)

Nuclear Research Areas and Programs

2008 Fuel Reliability Program
>> Fuel Reliability (131KB PDF)

2008 High-Level Waste & Spent Fuel Management Program
>> HLW and Spent Fuel Management (148KB PDF)

2008 NDE and Material Characterization Program
>> NDE Program (156KB PDF)

2008 Equipment Reliability Programs
>> Nuclear Maintenance Application Center (NMAC) (300KB PDF)
>> Plant Support Engineering (PSE) (555KB PDF)
>> Operations & Maintenance Development (O&MD) (290KB PDF)
>> Repair & Replacement Applications Center (RRAC) (336KB PDF)
>> Balance-of-Plant Corrosion (BOPC) (293KB PDF)
>> Nuclear Steam Turbine Initiative (NSTI) (305KB PDF)

2008 Instrumentation and Control Program
>> Instrumentation and Control (119KB PDF)

2008 Nuclear Asset-Risk Management Program
>> Nuclear Asset Management (81KB PDF)

2008 Safety Risk Technology and Application Program
>> Risk/Safety Management (250KB PDF)

2008 Advanced Nuclear Technology Program
>> Advanced Nuclear Technology (138KB PDF)

2008 Low-Level Waste (LLW) and Radiation Management Program
>> Low-Level Waste Management (130KB PDF)

Power Delivery & Utilization Research Areas and Programs

2008 Energy Utilization Programs
>> 18 Electric Transportation (210KB PDF)
>> 94 Distributed Generation and Energy Storage (142KB PDF)
>> 170 End Use Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Technologies in a Carbon-Constrained World (253KB PDF)
>> 172 Efficient Transmission and Distribution Systems for a Carbon-Constrained World (164KB PDF)

2008 Grid Operations, Planning and Markets Programs
>> 8 Power Markets and Risk (157KB PDF)
>> 39 Grid Operations (114KB PDF)
>> 40 Grid Planning (109KB PDF)
>> 127 Emerging Issues for Grid Operations and Planning (115KB PDF)

2008 Substations and Asset Life Cycle Management Programs
>> 37 Substations (307KB PDF)
>> 112 Power Delivery Asset Life Cycle Management (123KB PDF)

2008 Transmission and Increased Power Flow Programs
>> 35 Overhead Transmission (227KB PDF)
>> 36 Underground Transmission (100KB PDF)
>> 38 Increased Transmission Capacity (149KB PDF)
>> 162 HVDC Systems (109KB PDF)