1.

Introduction

1-1

1.1

Background

1-1

1.2

Feasibility Study Objectives

1-2

1.2.1

Business and Financial Objectives

1-2

1.2.2

Engineering Objectives

1-3

1.2.3

Resource Development Objectives

1-4

1.2.4

Environmental Objectives

1-5

2.

Summary and Conclusions

2-1

2.1

General Conclusions

2-1

2.2

Specific Conclusions

2-2

3.

Project Description

3-1

3.1

Introduction

3-1

3.2

Operating Capability/Output

3-3

3.2.1

Gas Production

3-3

3.2.2

Electric Power Production

3-3

3.2.3

Methanol and Methane Production

3-4

3.2.4

Production Mix

3-4

3.2.5

Cogeneration

3-5

3.2.6

Plant By-Products

3-9

3.3

Resource Requirements

3-9

3.3.1

Feedstock

3-9

3.3.2

Water Requirements

3-10

3.3.3

Other Resources

3-16

3.3.4

Labor

3-17

3.4

Transportation

3-20

3.4.1

Resource Transportation

3-20

3.4.2

Products Transportation

3-28

3.4.3

Transportation Corridor

3-28

3.5

Wastes and Discharges

3-31

4.

Process Description

4-1

4.1

Introduction

4-1

4.2

Technology Assessment

4-1

4.2.1

Operating Experience

4-2

4.2.2

Scale-Up Risks and Mitigating Measures

4-3

4.3

Design Basis

4-4

4.3.1

Assumptions and Guidelines

4-4

4.3.2

Sources of Data

4-5

4.3.3

Environmental Guidelines

4-8

4.4

Plant Design

4-9

4.4.1

Process Selection

4-9

4.4.2

Detailed Facility Descriptions

4-10

4.4.3

Plant Layout

4-79

4.5

Offplot Requirements

4-83

4.5.1

Water Supply

4-83

4.5.2

Wastewater Treatment

4-86

4.5.3

Coal and Slag Storage

4-89

4.5.4

Methanol Storage and Transfer

4-91

4.5.5

Sulfur Storage

4-92

4.5.6

Site Access and Development

4-93

4.5.7

Site Drainage

4-97

4.5.8

Movement of Materials on and Offsite

4-101

4.5.9

Fire Protection

4-102

4.6

Plant Emissions

4-103

4.6.1

Fugitive Particulate Emissions

4-104

4.6.2

Gaseous Emissions

4-104

4.6.3

Liquid Wastes

4-104

4.6.4

Solid Wastes

4-107

4.7

Plant Efficiency

4-108

4.7.1

Overall Energy Flow Distribution

4-108

4.7.2

Conversion Efficiencies

4-110

4.8

Plant Operating Analysis

4-112

4.8.1

Variable Production Rates

4-112

4.8.2

Gasifier Load Leveling

4-114

4.8.3

Reliability and Availability

4-117

5.0

Marketing

5-1

5.1

Introduction

5-1

5.2

Marketing Objectives

5-2

5.3

Marketing Program

5-3

5.3.1

Electric Power

5-3

5.3.2

Methanol

5-11

5.3.3

Methane

5-16

5.4

Status of Marketing Program

5-20

6.0

Finance

6-1

6.1

Introduction and Status

6-1

6.2

Cost Methodology

6-3

6.3

Economic Viability

6-7

6.4

Equity Sponsors

6-11

6.5

Unit Production Cost

6-12

7.0

Site Selection

7-1

7.1

Introduction

7-1

7.2

Regional Selection

7-2

7.3

Neep Site Selection

7-9

7.4

Neep Site Characteristics

7-12

7.4.1

Site Description

7-12

7.4.2

Utilities and Auxiliary Service

7-13

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7.4.3

Railroads, Ports, and Harbors

7-16

7.4.4

Hydrological Features

7-18

8.

Environmental Program and Permitting

8-1

8.1

Introduction and Status

8-1

8.1.1

Program Overview

8-2

8.2

Regulatory Compliance and Permitting

8-7

8.2.1

Introduction

8-7

8.2.2

Federal Requirements

8-8

8.2.3

State Requirements

8-23

8.2.4

Local Permits

8-35

8.3

Environmental Baseline

8-38

8.3.1

Air Quality

8-38

8.3.2

Geology/Gehoydrology

8-52

8.3.3

Water Quality/Aquatic Ecology

8-61

8.3.4

Terrestrial Ecology/Wetlands

8-64

8.3.5

Noise

8-69

8.3.6

Cultural Sciences

8-71

8.3.7

Marine Terminal

8-73

8.3.8

Access Corridor

8-78

8.4

Socioeconomic Considerations

8-77

8.4.1

Introduction

8-77

8.4.2

Economic Impact Assessment

8-78

8.5

Health and Safety

8-84

8.5.1

Regulatory Requirements

8-85

8.5.2

Chemical Inventory

8-86

8.5.3

Process Related H&S Issues

8-87

8.5.4

Health Effects

8-88

8.5.5

Process Evaluation

8-89

8.5.6

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

8-89

8.6

Waste Stream Assessment

8-90

8.6.1

Wastewater Discharges

8-90

8.6.2

Emissions and Effluent Analysis

8-91

8.7

Impact Assessment

8-91

8.7.1

Air Quality

8-91

8.7.2

Water Stream Assessment

8-90

8.7.3

Terrestrial Ecology Wetlands

8-94

8.7.4

Socioeconomic

8-95

8.7.5

Noise

8.96

8.7.6

Cultural Resources

8-97

8.7.7

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Plans

8-97

9.0

Project Management

9-1

9.1

Business Philosophy

9-1

9.2

Organization Structure

9-1

9.3

Project Schedule

9-8

9.3.1

Schedules

9-8

9.3.2

Critical Analysis

9-17