Shore Effect Model, Atlantic Generating Station; Hydraulic Model Investigation

A distorted-scale hydraulic model investigation was performed to determine the potential effect, if any, of a proposed offshore nuclear power plant on shoreline evolution. Model measurements of current patterns with and without the breakwater were directly compared and measurements of breaking wave...

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Main Authors: Carver,Robert D, Davidson,D. Donald, Whalin,Robert W, Barwis,John H
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Breakwaters
Directional
Experimental data
Geomorphology
Hydraulic models
Inlets(Waterways)
New Jersey
North Atlantic Ocean
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear Power Plants and Fission Reactor Eng
Ocean currents
Ocean tides
Ocean waves
Offshore
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Refraction
Sediment transport
Shores
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Summary:A distorted-scale hydraulic model investigation was performed to determine the potential effect, if any, of a proposed offshore nuclear power plant on shoreline evolution. Model measurements of current patterns with and without the breakwater were directly compared and measurements of breaking wave characteristics (height, depth, and angle to shoreline) with and without the breakwater were used to calculate and compare longshore transport rates in the potentially affected areas. It was concluded that the proposed construction would have a negligible effect on future shoreline evolution. (Author)