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<br /> <br />TABLF: 3 <br /> <br />PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC PAC'rORS <br />FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES <br /> <br />Collect an~ review existing nataa <br /> <br />Survey site to obtain river profile, cross sections, and <br />topography, as necessaLY. <br /> <br />Inv~stiqate foundation conditions and site qeology. <br /> <br />Perform hydrologic an~ hydraulic studies. <br /> <br />Define range of development alternatives. <br /> <br />Identify types of turbines suited to site and obtain <br />vendor 1.ata. <br /> <br />Prepare conceptual layouts and preliminary cost <br />estimates for alternatives. <br /> <br />Evaluate capacity and enerJY potential of site. <br /> <br />Select alterrtative(s) for more detailed study. <br /> <br />Research ann confirm owners~ip oe lann and water rights. <br /> <br />Prepare project financinq plan. <br /> <br />Research tRX implications. <br /> <br />Perform preliminary environmental assessment. <br /> <br />Prepare drawings of the selecten development <br />alternative(s). <br /> <br />Estimate project licensing, engineering, construction <br />ann oper~tional costs. <br /> <br />Prepare project schedule covering licensing, engineering <br />construction, ann startup. <br /> <br />Prepare a power marKeting plan and cieterrnine power and <br />energy values. <br /> <br />Perform an economic/financial analysis of the project. <br /> <br />Prepare feasibility report. <br /> <br /> <br />Derived from "Design & Economic Considerations," Raymond E. <br />Cunningham, ~e ~nergy Bureau Conference, WaShington, D.C., April <br />27-28, 1981, page 4. <br /> <br />27 <br />