Bryant University
Energy Management Strategies (Sci355)
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Sources of Energy to Power Society - Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Reactors, Renewables (fuel cycles, energy flows, cost/benefit analysis)

Electric Utility Industry (generation, transmission, utilization patterns)

Energy Flow Patterns in the U.S. (primary fuels, secondary fuels, end users)

Nuclear Issues (technology, safety, accidents, economic complexities)

Business and Energy Technology (economic implications - resource base, waste management, pollution avoidance)

Energy Politics & Decision Making (governmental, legal and political linkages)

Challenges of Pollution  (types of pollution, waste management, pollution prevention/avoidance)

Pollution Problems & Conventional Energy  AS IDENTIFIED BY STUDENT RESEARCH

Student Presentations - Fall & Spring 2004-2005 (usage patterns & fuel cycles)--see notebook in Library for Spring 2008 presentations

What are some of the key terms we use to describe conventional energy technology?

 

Coal	Petroleum	Natural Gas
Tar Sands	Shale Oil (Kerogen)	Nuclear Fission
Transmission Efficiency	Energy Use Sectors	Fuel Cycle Analysis
Retorting	Bituminous	Anthracite
Surface Mining	Deep Mining	Drilling Platform
Petrochemicals (feedstocks)	Nimbyism	U-235
Half-life	Fuel Rods	Control Rods
LMFBRs	Moderator	Light Water Reactor
Graphite Cooled Reactors	Chernobyl	Three Mile Island
SURFs	Transuronic Wastes	High Level Radioactive Wastes
Yucca Mountain	Decommissioning	LOCA
Core Meltdown	Somatic vs. Genetic Damage	Chronic vs. Acute Exposure
Radon-222	Nuclear Fusion	Tokamak