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The capability to estimate the performance and costs of advanced envir
onmental control systems for coal-fired power plants is critical to a
variety of planning and analysis requirements faced by utilities, regu
lators, researchers, and analysts in the public and private sectors. T
his paper describes a computer model developed for the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) to preside an up-to-date capability for analyzing a v
ariety of precombustion, combustion, and post-combustion options in an
integrated framework. A unique feature of the model allows performanc
e and costs of integrated environmental control concepts to be modeled
probabilistically as a means of characterizing uncertainties and risk
s. Examples are presented of model applications, comparing conventiona
l and advanced emission control designs. The magnitude of technologica
l risks associated with advanced technologies now under development ar
e seen to vary markedly across applications. In general, however, inte
grated environmental control concepts show significant potential for m
ore cost-effective methods of emissions control.