Lithodynamic Processes along the Seashore in the Area of Planned Nuclear Power Plant Construction: A Case Study on Lubiatowo at Poland

Piotr Szmytkiewicz, Marek Szmytkiewicz and Grzegorz Uścinowicz
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Piotr Szmytkiewicz: Institute of Hydro-Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kościerska 7, 80-328 Gdańsk, Poland
Marek Szmytkiewicz: Institute of Hydro-Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kościerska 7, 80-328 Gdańsk, Poland
Grzegorz Uścinowicz: Marine Geology Branch, Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, Kościerska 5, 80-328 Gdańsk, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: The Polish government has made a decision to build a nuclear power plant (NPP) in the South Baltic coastal zone. This means that three major types of structures will be located in the nearshore: (1) breakwaters and a wharf where ships may dock to load and unload cargo (harbor), (2) seawalls protecting the shore against erosion and storm surge floods, and (3) an underwater piping system for cold water intake and heated water discharge. This study determines the dominant directions and rate of sediment transport for the coastline section in the vicinity of the projected Polish NPP (ca. 100,000 m 3 /year), as well as assesses current changes at this coastline location on the basis of field measurements and mathematical modeling.

Keywords: nuclear power plant; South Baltic coastal zone; wave climate; longshore sediment transport; coastal structures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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