[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 28448] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-13565] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Public Meeting To Gather Information for an Assessment of the State-of-Knowledge of the Properties of Possible SF6 Replacement Gases
Agency
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce Department.
Action
Notice of meeting.
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Summary
Notice of public meeting to gather information for an assessment of the state-of-knowledge of the properties of possible sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) replacement gases.
Dates
The meeting will be on Wednesday, June 18, 1997 from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm.
Addresses
The meeting will be held in Lecture Room B at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.
For Further Information Contact
James Olthoff, 301-975-2431.
Supplementary Information
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the process of evaluating available data on the properties of dielectric gases and mixtures, in order to assess the potential use of these gases or mixtures in high-voltage applications which currently utilize sulfur hexafluoride. The end purpose of this investigation is to provide a thorough assessment of the state-of- knowledge of the properties of possible SF6-replacement gases. This report is intended for use by high voltage equipment manufacturers, electric utilities, and the Environmental Protection Agency in making decisions about the future use of SF6 by the electric-power industry. The purpose of the meeting is to gather information from informed individuals from within equipment manufacturing companies, electric utilities, gas companies, and academia. Four major areas will be discussed during the meeting: (1) Possible ``drop-in'' gases or mixtures that could substitute for SF6 in existing equipment; (2) the identification of gases or gas mixtures that may be likely candidates for use in further designs of high voltage equipment; (3) the identification of gases which have potentially useful dielectric properties, but for which insufficient data is currently available to allow a decision as to their practical use; and (4) areas of research required for the development of environmentally acceptable alternatives to pure SF6 use. A draft copy of the NIST report will be provided to participants, upon request. The tentative meeting schedule is as follows.
9:00 a.m. Introduction 9:20 a.m. Possible universal application ``drop-in'' gas mixtures 10:00 a.m. Likely gases for arc interruption and high voltage insulation 11:00 a.m. Future Research and Development: Continue search for substitutes 11:40 a.m. Comments, input, further discussion
Input from the discussions may be incorporated into the NIST final report prior to its publication.
Dated: May 16, 1997. Elaine Bunten-Mines, Director, Program Office. [FR Doc. 97-13565 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-M