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Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Geothermal Power Generation at the Lakeview Uranium Mill Site in Lakeview, Oregon

Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Geothermal Power Generation at the Lakeview Uranium Mill Site in Lakeview, Oregon

Full Title: Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Geothermal Power Generation at the Lakeview Uranium Mill Site in Lakeview, Oregon
Author(s): Michael Hillesheim and Gail Mosey
Publisher(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Publication Date: November 1, 2013
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Description (excerpt):

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the RE-Powering America’s Land initiative, selected the Lakeview Uranium Mill site in Lakeview, Oregon, for a feasibility study of renewable energy production. The EPA contracted with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to provide technical assistance for the project. The purpose of this report is to describe an assessment of the site for possible development of a geothermal power generation facility and to estimate the cost, performance, and site impacts for the facility. In addition, the report recommends development pathways that could assist in the implementation of a geothermal power system at the site.

The Lakeview Uranium Mill site is a 169-acre parcel of land on which uranium was once extracted from locally mined rocks. It is located approximately 2 miles northwest of downtown Lakeview along Metzker Road. The site is adjacent to an area characterized by a relatively shallow ( Lakeview County Resources Initiative, requested that EPA investigate whether the site has the potential to be developed to host a geothermal power system.

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