2005 Papers and Articles
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| SCR Retrofits - Keys to a Successful Project |
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| Coal-Gen 2005 |
Reviews the six successful Santee Cooper SCR projects (five currently operating, one under construction for Summer 2005 operation) and provides the key reasons for success: 1) advance engineering, 2) contracting methods, 3) early construction planning, 4) three-dimensional (3-D) modeling, 5) capital cost control, and 6) team focus. |
| Reducing Acid Mist Emissions from Coal-fired Power Plants |
| Coal-Gen 2005 |
Summarizes available information on total (filterable and condensible) PM emissions from coal-fired power plants, reviews techniques to minimize and account for false condensible PM measurements, and discusses the role that condensible emissions may play in plume opacity. Also discusses potential emissions control methods for condensible PM and sulfuric acid mist. |
| Leveraging an Opacity Reduction Project to Meet the Proposed Multipollutant Reduction Rules |
| Coal-Gen 2005 |
Describes the case of a generic project with the planned reduction of opacity and the design changes necessary to leverage the investment for mercury and SO2 capture. Many utilities with installed electrostatic precipitators on older plants have had to consider either improving the performance of the precipitators or replacing them with fabric filters. In many cases, these opacity reduction projects can be "leveraged" to also reduce mercury and SO2 emissions. |
| Council Bluffs Energy Center - Unit 4 Plant Overview and Current Status |
| Coal-Gen 2005 |
Reviews the 790-MW (net) supercritical, coal-fired power plant project in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The EPC contract for the project was awarded in February 2003 to Mitsui & Company Energy Development, Inc. (Mitsui). Mitsui has assembled an international EPC team consisting of Hitachi America, Ltd., Sargent & Lundy LLC, and Aker Kvaerner Songer Inc. with the turbine generator being manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. and the steam generator by Babcock-Hitachi K.K. |
| An Assessment of Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Management Approach from the Perspective of Current Nuclear Host Communities |
| ANS Decommissioning, Decontamination, and Reutilization Topical Meeting |
Reports on a peer review of Canada's management approach for used nuclear fuel storage from the perspective of current Canadian host communities. |
| ANS Activities and Input to National Initiatives on Clearance of Solid Materials |
| ANS Topical on Decommissioning, Decontamination & Reutilization |
Provides an overview of the national activities related to the clearance of solid materials and summarizes the activities of the American Nuclear Society and its Special Committee on Site Cleanup and Restoration Standards in the past few years in this area. Authored by members of the ANS SCRS. |
| Modifying the MDA Equation to Include Anticipated Residual Contamination |
| ANS Topical on Decommissioning, Decontamination & Reutilization |
Describes a new concept for hand held monitoring systems, called the Surface Survey Controller (SSC), which is designed to automate hand held surface activity measurements. The SSC is a software-based system integration tool that controls all operational aspects of the measurement process, including reliability of detection, false positive rates, and data base records. Discusses modifying the minimum detectable activity equation in conjunction with using the SSC. |
| Noblesville Generating Station: Challenges of Combined-Cycle Repowering |
| Electric Power 2005 |
Describes the challenges and the design and construction measures that were taken to successfully complete the repowering of a 1950 two-unit 100-MW coal-fired plant as a 300-MW gas-fired power station. |
| Assessment of Concentrating Solar Power Technology Cost and Performance Forecasts |
| Electric Power 2005 |
Reviews the cost of electricity generation using concentrating solar power (CSP) technology based on a cost study for the USDOE and National Renewable Energy Laboratory and a feasibility study of a proposed Integrated Solar Combined Cycle System project in Baja California for the World Bank. Discussion also provides cost comparisons between CSP-generated electricity and other generating technologies. |
| Leveraging an Opacity Reduction Project to Meet the Proposed Multi-Pollutant Reduction Rules |
| Electric Power 2005 |
In many cases, opacity reduction projects such as retrofitting with fabric filters can be "leveraged" to also reduce mercury and SO2 emissions. Presents a generic project with the planned reduction of opacity and the design changes necessary to "leverage" the investment for mercury and SO2 capture. |
| Condensible Particulate Matter Emission Sources and Control in Coal-Fired Power Plants |
| Electric Power 2005 |
Summarizes findings on total (filterable and condensible) PM emissions from coal-fired power plants, reviews testing techniques to minimize and account for false condensible PM measurements, and discusses the role that condensible emissions may play in plume opacity. Also discusses potential emissions control methods for condensible PM including sulfuric acid mist. |
| Cost-Based Assessment of Decommissioning Alternatives and Financial Strategies |
| Waste Management 2005 |
Presents a cost-based assessment of two decommissioning alternatives in the context of today's changing environment: DECON - immediate decommissioning after shutdown - and Delayed DECON (SAFSTOR) - delayed decommissioning after shutdown. |
| Permitting a New Coal-Fired Electric Generating Unit Lessons Learned |
| Coal-Gen 2004 |
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Describes the permitting process for a new coal-fired unit, focusing on experiences from recent permitting work for several proposed coal-fired projects. The NSR process is reviewed, and issues that can delay permitting are identified. Discussion focuses on the BACT analysis and issues associated with competing electricity generating technologies, condensible particulate matter, and startup/shutdown emissions. |
| Lessons Learned from SCR Reactor Retrofit |
| Coal-Gen 2003 |
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Discusses the various technical design issues that should be reviewed in order enhance system design and performance and reduce overall installed cost, based on the numerous retrofits engineered by Sargent & Lundy. |
| Substation Design and Construction in an Urban Environment |
| IEEE/PES T&D Conference 2003 |
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Reviews the design and installation of two new substations near the Chicago central business district. Discusses the approaches used to accommodate the limited areas for new substations in congested urban areas, the requirement to obtain city permits and community approval, and the need to provide uninterrupted service to customers during construction. |