A Long Time Coming: Rawhide Unit 1 Is Coal Users’ Group Plant of the Year

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:30:00 +0000

After years of upgrade and retrofit projects, and a keen focus on safety and continuous improvement, the Coal Users’ Group board of directors selected Platte River Power Authority’s Rawhide Unit 1 as the

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Improving the U.S. Electric Power Grid: Mitigating Vulnerabilities and Enhancing Operation

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:47 +0000

The U.S. power grid has many vulnerabilities, but power companies, with additional support from the government, are investing in the system and enhancing its operation through new innovative technology. The

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New Steam Generators Help Extend Operation of Surry Nuclear Power Plant

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 15:21:35 +0000

Dominion Energy will replace the steam generators at its Surry Nuclear Power Station in Virginia. The project further supports the company’s Subsequent License Renewal (SLR) program to extend the long-term […]

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GE Invests Heavily in Improving Gas Turbine Repair Processes and Combustor Performance

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:55:26 +0000

On the east side of Greenville, South Carolina, sits a 413-acre site with more than one and a half million square feet of manufacturing space and another 70,000 square feet […]

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How Low-E Valves Can Reduce Costly Fugitive Emissions

Credit to Author: Randy Rieken| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:19:58 +0000

Though discussions of fugitive emissions are not new in power and processing facilities, they remain a focal point of most plants’ operational plans because they can harm profitability if they […]

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How an EMP or GMD Could Destroy the Power Grid and Create Chaos

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:34:30 +0000

Perhaps the most devastating thing that could happen in any developed country would be widespread catastrophic damage to its electric power grid. Nearly everything in an industrialized nation relies on […]

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Even Minor Alarms Can Lead to Major Safety Improvements

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:09:00 +0000

When investigating any potential problem, keep your eyes and your mind open to other possible dangers. “I am starting to wonder if you accepted this assignment because of … that,” stated Maya Sharma

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Optimizing Combined Cycle Power Plant Operations

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:08:00 +0000

Cogentrix Energy and Siemens Energy have partnered to optimize 8000H-class gas turbine reliability and outage planning. Under Cogentrix’s management, the Patriot site successfully upgraded one of its

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China Begins Operation of First CGN Hualong One Nuclear Reactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:37:23 +0000

The first Hualong One unit, a 1,180-MWe nuclear reactor designed by China General Nuclear (CGN), is now operational at the company’s Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Station in western China’s Guangxi Autonomous Region. Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant is 39% owned by Guangxi Investment Group and 61% by CGN. The plant plans to house six 1,000-MWe reactors, […]

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