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A computerised algorithm that uses the uranium endowment estimated for agiven geological area and selected industry economic indexes to develop random variables that describe the undiscovered resources ultimately expected to be discovered in that area at chosen forward cost categories.
Industry:Energy
A report that documents the information required to evaluate the environmental impact of a project. It informs decision makers and the public of the reasonable alternatives that would avoid or minimise adverse impacts or enhance the quality of the environment.
Industry:Energy
The rate of return a utility must offer to obtain additional funds. The cost of capital varies with the leverage ratio, the effective income tax rate, conditions in the bond and stock markets, growth rate of the utility, its dividend strategy, stability of net income, the amount of new capital required,and other factors dealing with business and financial risks. It is a omposite of the cost for debt interest, preferred stock dividends, and common stockholders' earnings that provide the facilities used in supplying utility service.
Industry:Energy
Computer files produced by EPA for analysis purposes. For each vehicle make, model and year, the files contain theEPA test MPGs (city, highway, and 55/45 composite). These MPG's are associated with various combinations of engine and drive-train technologies (e.g., number of cylinders, engine size, gasoline or diesel fuel, and automatic or manual transmission). These files also contain information similar to that in the DOE/EPA Gas Mileage Guide, although the MPGs in that publication are adjusted for shortfall.
Industry:Energy
The interest rate paid on new increments of debt capital multiplied by 1 minus the tax rate.
Industry:Energy
Although usually described as "cleanup," this function encompasses a wide range of activities, such as stabilising contaminated soil; treating groundwater; decommissioning process buildings, nuclear reactors, chemical separations plants, and many other facilities; and exhuming sludge and buried drums of waste.
Industry:Energy
The preferred stockdividends divided by the net price of the preferred stock.
Industry:Energy
In reference to coal accessibility, land-use restrictions that constrain, postpone, or prohibit mining in order to protect environmental resources of an area; for example, surface- or ground water quality, air quality affected by mining, or plants or animals or their habitats.
Industry:Energy
The residual of an entity's earnings over expenditures, including taxes and dividends, that are reinvested in its business. The cost of these funds is always lower than the cost of new equity capital, due to taxes and transactions costs. Therefore, the cost of retained earnings is the yield that retained earnings accrue upon reinvestment.
Industry:Energy
A permanent label on fireplace inserts and freestanding wood stoves manufactured after July1, 1988, indicating that the equipment meets EPA standards for clean burning.
Industry:Energy
