Table 3.1 Technologies Considered in Initial Screening Coal-steam plants with improved environmental controls Atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion (AFBC) Pressurized fluidized-bed combustion (PFBC) Low-Btu gasifier/open cycle gas turbine, combined cycle Closed cycle gas turbine Metal vapor topping cycle Open cycle magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) Closed cycle magnetohydrodynamics Molten carbonate fuel cell with gasifier (MCFC) Synthetic fuels for advanced power cycles Light water reactors (LWR) with improved fuel utilization efficiency Light water reactors with mixed oxide fuels High temperature gas-cooled reactors Advanced high temperature reactors Liquid-dominated hydrothermal Geopressure Solar thermal electric with storage Solar photovoltaic with storage Ocean thermal energy conversion Wind energy conversion with storage Biomass fueled (other than wood-fired steam) Liquid-metal, fast-breeder reactor (LMFBR) Gas-cooled, fast-breeder reactor Light water breeder reactor Electronuclear breeder Fusion-fission systems Magnetic confinement fusion Inertial confinement fusion Hot dry rock (HDR) Coal-steam plants with flue-gas desulfurization Light water reactors with once-through fuel cycle Dry steam Renewable or Essentially Inexhaustible Resource Technologies Hydroelectric Wood-fired steam
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