TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOREWORD ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii ABSTRACT v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viii I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. ASSESSMENT RESULTS 4 A. RESOURCE AVAILABILITY 4 1. Land Use-Rectenna Siting 4 2. Prototype Environmental Impact Statement 8 3. Energy Requirements 11 4. Materials Requirements 12 B. INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES 13 1. Financial and Management Scenarios 13 2. Regulatory Issues 14 a. State and Local Regulation 14 b. Regulation of Microwave Standards 15 3. Utility Integration 17 4. Insurance 19 C. INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS 21 1. International Agreements 21 2. Organizational Considerations 25 3. Military Implications and Vulnerability 26 a. Threats Posed by the SPS 27 b. SPS Vulnerabilities 27 c. Safeguards Against Threats and Vulnerabilities 28 D. PUBLIC CONCERNS 28 1. Public Involvement 29 a. Review of other Government Programs for Public Involvement 31 b. SPS Public Outreach Experiment 33 (1) Citizens Energy Project 35 (2) Forum for the Advancement of Students in Science and Technology 36 (3) L-5 Society 37 2. Public Concerns 38 III. CONCLUSIONS 41 IV. RECOMMENDATIONS 43 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOCIETAL ASSESSMENT REPORTS 45
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