commercialization. The discussion must include a description of how the project will provide the technical, environmental, and economic data and operating experience necessary to demonstrate the proposed process and define the commercial configuration. The diagnostic instrumentation and data collection techniques must be discussed sufficiently to assure DOE that the proper data will be taken during the course of the project. Also discuss the methods for disseminating the appropriate environmental, health, and safety data to regulatory agencies and to the general public, and how proprietary information could become available for commercialization including thirdparty licensing. Proposals that include unnecessary or redundant demonstration of systems, processes, components, or operations that have already been successfully demonstrated or are commercially available will be considered to be less than fully appropriate. Choice of a project size larger than necessary to provide the key information for commercialization will also be considered less than fully appropriate. Likewise, scheduling of unnecessary tasks or tests and collection of unnecessary or of marginally important data will be considered less than fully appropriate. These factors will be downgraded accordingly. (c) EHSS AND OTHER SITE-RELATED ASPECTS Proposers must discuss the ability to comply with the en- EHSS benefits and impacts associated exclusively with later commercialization of the clean coal technology should be described in SECTION IV.2.1(a) rather than in the present Section. Probability of EHSS Compliance Specific topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to, the following: 0 EHSS requirements as of January 1, 1986, applicable to the demonstration, and evidence of the ability to comply with these requirements. Provide data and analyses to support the conclusions regarding predicted compliance with EHSS regulations and standards, including relevant preproposal test data, process stream information, analyses of control technology and process performance, and information about how the proposed control technology has been used in applications similar to the project. 0 The proposed schedule for obtaining needed permits. Summarize the status of permits already obtained or applied for. Describe any permit modifications required for existing Discuss anticipated impediments to the permitting facilities. process. o Estimates of environmental discharges (air emissions, water effluents, liquid and solid wastes, etc.). Describe discharge reductions to be achieved by the project or facility, with special emphasis on "before and after" comparisons if a retrofit proposal. o Discussion of options available for controlling discharges (e.g., process design variations and alternative control methods) if problems should arise for compliance, such as performance shortfalls or more stringent EHSS requirements than those assumed in the proposed approach. o Safeguards and environmental controls that will be used to ensure construction, operation and dismantlement/disposition, if applicable, in a manner that protects project workers, local residents, and users of the products, from health and safety risks. Describe EHSS monitoring plans and their relationship to federal, state, and local requirements. EHSS Risks and Impacts Provide the following information and discussion including, but not limited to: Identification of EHSS risks and impacts of the proposed project. For example, identify potential impacts on historical sites, parks, wilderness areas, and sensitive resources within the range of influence of the project. o In the case of a technology proposed for retrofit, replacement, or addition to an existing facility, directly compare the EHSS attributes (in addition to discharges discussed above) of the project to those of the existing facility, including the effects of modifications in equipment and operating procedures for the facility, and for supporting facilities and activities. Site Suitability Information provided about the site and proposed alternatives, if any, must include the following to the extent applicable: The types and amounts of the raw materials and utilities needed, and the plan to acquire these materials and utilities, including sources, methods of extraction, beneficiation and transportation. 0 The requirements and availability of labor and other infrastructure needed for construction, operation, and, if appropriate, dismantling and disposal. 0 Water resource requirements and potential constraints on availability. o Provisions for by-product and waste stream handling, including characterization, storage, sale or disposal, and transportation plans. For retrofit projects, a description of the "receiving" installation, distinguishing between the new technology and its components and the existing conventional infrastructure that is not specific to the proposed clean coal technology. Advantages and disadvantages of the proposed site and active alternatives, including future use of the site. Discuss consideration given to discarded alternative sites, and reasons why the proposed active site(s) |