TY - GEN
T1 - Nuclear desalination for the Southwestern United States
AU - Holbert, Keith
AU - Lewis, Mark
AU - Kong, Dexinghui
PY - 2010/9/7
Y1 - 2010/9/7
N2 - The Southwestern U.S. is an arid region with limited surface water resources and groundwater resources that are being depleted at an unsustainable rate. Nuclear desalination has the potential to generate electricity and reduce greenhouse emissions associated with climate change. Although desalination is often associated with the processing of seawater, the Southwest has considerable brackish groundwater resources that offer an additional option that requires less energy input compared to seawater. Analyses with DEEP show reverse osmosis technology to be the most economical.
AB - The Southwestern U.S. is an arid region with limited surface water resources and groundwater resources that are being depleted at an unsustainable rate. Nuclear desalination has the potential to generate electricity and reduce greenhouse emissions associated with climate change. Although desalination is often associated with the processing of seawater, the Southwest has considerable brackish groundwater resources that offer an additional option that requires less energy input compared to seawater. Analyses with DEEP show reverse osmosis technology to be the most economical.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77956196321
SN - 9781617386435
T3 - International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2010, ICAPP 2010
SP - 2185
EP - 2193
BT - International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2010, ICAPP 2010
T2 - International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2010, ICAPP 2010
Y2 - 13 June 2010 through 17 June 2010
ER -