OHMSETT 2000: FISCAL YEAR IN REVIEW

Abstract

ABSTRACT During fiscal year 2000, a series of, boom, skimmer, pump, and dispersant tests were performed at OHMSETT, the national oil spill response test facility. Spill response technology development and training sessions were also conducted. These projects were conducted by government organizations, including the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Research and Development Center and the U.S. Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (USN ?FESC); research organizations such as Environment Canada, S.L. Ross Environmental Research, and the University of New Hampshire (UNH); and other private companies. The USCG and the National Spill Control School of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi continued training sessions on the handling of oil spill response equipment. The USCG Research and Development (R&D) Center sponsored a test on viscous oil pumping systems, and another test for the development of fast-water oil spill containment and cleanup equipment. The NFESC conducted an evaluation of four high-speed skimmers that involved testing in waves with light fuel oils. Private companies utilized the tank and its simulated beach system to test their new containment boom designs and multi-skimmer units for oil retention and recovery capabilities. UNH returned to gather performance data on a new rapid current oil barrier design. Each of these projects has been significant in advancing oil spill response technology.