The economic feasibility of resource recovery projects depends largely on the amount of revenue that can be obtained from the recovered energy products. The revenue that can be obtained from steam is dependent on the type of steam market available. The type of steam market in turn affects the design of the resource recovery facility and its capital cost. This paper discusses how the proposed st...

Technology obsolescence also known as diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS) is a significant problem for systems whose operational life is much longer than the procurement lifetimes of their constitute components. The most severely affected systems are sustainment-dominated, which means their long-term sustainment (lifecycle) costs significantly exceed the procurement...