NUCLEAR Fast Breeder Reactor Report. Available for $1 from: · - , U.S. General Accounting Office Distribution Office Box 102°0 Washington, D.C. 20013 Cop_ie,s of the July 30, 1975 GAO report · on the fast breeder reactor. Check or money orders only. (Exact title not known at .press time.) Cost overruns, etc. Light Water Breeder Reflctor Program Draft Environmentfll lmpact Statement.· 4 vols., 2500 pp., is being distributed by ERDA. In order to be considered in the preparation of the final statement, comments ori the draft statement must be submitted by Oct. 14, 1975, to W.H. Pennington, Office of the Asst. Administrator, Environment and Safety, Mail Station E-201, U.S. ERDA, Washington, D.C. 20545. Single copies of the draft statement are available from the same address for those who wish to review and comment on the docu~ent. For more details, see ERDA Aflnouncements for week ending Aug. 20, 1975. "Dynamic Energy Analysis and Nuclear Power,,-, by John H. Price, December· 1974. Contained in Non-nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strat~gy, available this fall from: Friends of the Earth Books 529 Commercial Street San Francisco, C~ 94111 $5.95 paperback ($4.94 for members). The Price study docume·nts the energy consumed and produced by exponential growth of energy conversion facilities; the energy inputs and outputs of nuclear reactors, both singly and in such programs; and demonstrates that under many conditions (including many current national energy development programs) such exponential growth programs consume more energy than they produce during the life of the program.• The Price report will be generally available this fall, jointly published with a paper by Amory Lo.vins, Non-Nuclear Futures, which moves beyond his "World Energy Strategies" to outline the technical and financial feasibility of· · available non-nuclear energy options. , Together they form required reading both for energy utility companies having second thoughts about their commitment to nuclear power and for the consumers who must ultimately pay for such commitments. SOLAR Groupe de Travail Heliotechnique Information Helio 25, Rue du Commerce 75015 Paris, France . Has a publication listing addresses, bibliographies, project and reports on group activities. (Helio = Sun) "SKYLID," reprinted with permission from Zomeworks. Sunspots: Collected Facts and Solar Fiction, by Steve Baer, $3.00 p.ostpaid from: · Zomeworks Press. P.O. Box 712 Albuquerque, N,M 87103 Absolutely great! Solar humor, workable fantasies open up your brain cells, hard science is applied with a friendly Mr. Wizard "watch this now, my friends" touch; ,Subtly educational passages byan inventor-philosopher who has listened to the questions and His own head·are interspersed with smile-provoking'"oldtimer" wittici~ms aimed at our expensive energy e~tablishn:ient. A gas to reaq, bound to be a word-of-mouth best seller. Energy Conservation and Solar Retro- • fitting for Existing Buildings, by students ofJ.S. Reynolds, 122 pp., 1975. $3 from; The Center for Environmental Studies School of Architecture University of Oregon ·Eugene, OR 97403 Contains basic numbers (U, R, BTU/s.f./ hr..for different1building materials, insulation) and principles (design with climate, human comfort zones, energy flow through a home and solar energy basics) that would enable a concerned homeowner to estimate his/her home energy needs and clearly communicat~ with an architect/builder/insulation contractor. Very useful examples of· how to calculate heat loss, done for 7 existing residences in Eugene area. A highly recommended companion to · Prof. Reynolds' Solar Energy for Pacific NW Buildings.. Ask for free solar energy publications list.· Sept/Oct 197 5 RAIN Page 13 Solar-Oriented Architecture, by Sola.r Energy Applications Team at Ariz. St. Univ., prepared for AJA/Research Corp. as part of a report to the National Bureau of Standards, 180 pgs., $10.00 postpaid from: ArchiJecture Foundation College of Architecture, AS U . Tt:mpe, AZ 85281 . 4/7 of this book is ,.a simple reformatting of solar dwelling data taken mostly fr,om Shurcliff's Survey ofSolar Heated Buildings, with some solar house-redrawings done incorrectly (Ourol:,oros·south Ho.use does not have a square form; it. has a triangular sod roof sloping downward to th~ ,north, meeting east and west walls; project engineer should be listed as Toµ-i Bender, co'-instructor with Holloway) or inadequately (Coos Bay House·by Mathew is missing additional 400 sq. ft. collector in back yard, front door and garage d·oor). Most useful parts include 1) data sheet summaries1 of solar dwellings listed, esp. perceptive architectural comments, 2) inclusion . and analysis of solarisms using passive or thermal flywheel techniques: Anasazi Indian cliff dwelling, David Wright House, Trombe-Michel thermal wall house, Harold Hay Skytherm House, Arcosauti Solar Chimney-GreenhouseSwimming Pool. A - 2 layers of, glass B - black roughcast surface C --.. concr~te wall, structural and heat storage · _The Trombe-Michd Solar Wall "Technological Utilization: Incentives and Solar Energy" by,Arthur A. Ezra in Science, February 28, 1975,Vol. 187, pp. 707-713. ' , . This very important article outlines the difficulties which hinder the delivery of solar technology, and where and how incentives can be best applied to stimulate public use of solar energy. Ezra's perceptive comments were used by , ERDA in the formulation of the Solar Energy National Plan. Although aimed at federal level ·policy, the ideas are applicable at any level and local agencies, public and private, should use it as a guideline to speeding the transition to solar energy, particular~y banking and lending institutions. continued on page 14
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