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Keeping a power plant’s surface condenser in proper working order requires paying attention to balance-of-plant systems as well. Failure to monitor and maintain cooling towers and vacuum pumps in ...
ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power today announced the completion of the pre-operational condenser vacuum test of the Vogtle Unit 3 turbine system. The milestone marks another step ...
It is well-known that a conventional boiler or heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and related steam turbine have innumerable pieces all working in conjunction to produce the end product of electric ...
MONROE, MI (TOLEDO NEWS NOW) - The nuclear reactor at the Fermi 2 power plant in Monroe is shut down. Crews idled the plant Monday afternoon when its steam condenser lost the vacuum that pulls steam ...