Contract No. DE-FC22-90PC90546
LIFAC Sorbent Injection Desulfurization ......... Demonstration Project ................................
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Presented By
LIFAC NORTH AMERICA, INC.
A Joint Venture Between
/CF KAISER ENGINEERS
Four Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Presented To P.O. Box 626 SF-331 01 Tampere, Finland
U.S. Department of Energy
Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236 January - March 1991
LIFAC Sorbent
Injection
Desulfurization
Demonstration
Project
QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 2 JANUARY-MARCH 1991
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Project Process Process Process Team Development Description Advantages Paoe No.
2
HOST SITE DESCRIPTION PROJECT SCHEDULE
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9 9 9 13 16 17 17 18
TECHNICAL PROGRESS
Project Management (WBS 1.1.1) Engineering and Design (WBS 1.1.2) Environmental Monitoring (WBS 1.1.3) Long Lead Procurement (WBS 1.2.1A) Installation and Startup (WBS 1.2.2B) FUTURE PLANS
INTRODUCTION In December 1990, the U.S. funding
-
Department
of Energy selected sponsored
13 projects
for One
under the Federal selected site
Clean Coal Technology was the project Injection for this
Program (Round III).
of the projects (LIFAC NA), titled Project." Richmond Indiana. patented dioxide
by LIFAC North America, Demonstration project injection of the is with sulfur 2 in Richmond, ,three-phase
"LIFAC Sorbent
Desulfurization Valley Unit No.
The host
$17 million,
Power and Light's The LIFAC technology humidification (SO,) in the flue of
Whitewater the flue
uses upper-furnace
limestone
gas to remove 75-855
gas. a ten (10) month negotiation into a Cooperative Report covering engineering, of the LIFAC system. the period design contingent period, for This LIFAC NA and the report design, is the
In November 1990, after
the U.S. DOE entered construction, second through schedule, critical the project the
Agreement
and demonstration Progress end of March 1991. needed for
Technical
January planned
1,
1991
of
Due to the power plant's
outage Phase of signing
and the time equipment, in August
and procurement the Design upon final
DOE and LIFAC NA agreed to execute
1990, with
DOE funding
of the Cooperative BACKGROUND
,.I
Agreement.
Project
Team at Whitewater a joint Valley Unit No. 2 is being between: California, in Fairfax, conducted America, venture partnership
The LIFAC demonstration by LIFAC North
.
ICF Kaiser Enoineers - A U.S. company based in Oakland, and a subsidiary of ICF International (ICF) based Virginia.
. -
Tamoella Power Coro. - A U.S. subsidiary of a large diversified international company, Tampella Corp., based in Tampere, Finland and the original developer for 50 of the LIFAC technology. the overall administration funds. of the project Except for and by the
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LIFAC NA is responsible for providing the administration, however,
percent
matching
project
most of the actual
work is being performed
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two parent firms team Institute ICF
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firms
under with Indiana including
service Richmond ICF
agreements Resources, for Beauty the
with the Science
LIFAC NA. and the Electric
Both other
parent project
work closely members, (EPRI),
Power and Light
Power
Research (ICS&T), of the Figure its DOE 1
Corporation manage
and Technology project access Center. the three out to
Peabody Coal Company, and Black Kaiser Engineers office, of the Pittsburgh representatives the project.
-
Coal Company. excellent
LIFAC NA is having
demonstration Energy Technology
which
provides being
Pittsburgh
shows the management structure
used throughout
phases of
LIFAC NA administers decides sources, partners and procedures. Process emissions in the flue could not Therefore, Development enacted the overall invoicing, ensure that with
the
project
through budgets, flows funding
a Management and schedules.
Committee All
that
policies, and information the project, the
funding
to LIFAC NA where the managing and expenditures budgets, are consistent schedules and
in-line
established
policies,
In 1983, Finland sufficient gas. be the capability
acid
rain that could
legislation flue percent
which applied
limits
on SO, dioxide but
to require This level then
gas desulfurization
systems have scrubbers,
to remove about eighty met by available
(80%) of the sulfur injection
be met by conventional sorbent an alternative
technology. resulted
Tampella
began developing
system which
in the LIFAC process. Initially, Full-scale Inkeroinen sulfur 50%. Better Polish development limestone facility, coal. results included injection At Ca:S ratios could laboratory-scale tests were boiler sulfur using that to an and pilot-plant conducted using removal lime, at high-ash, was less tests. Tampella's lowthan
a 160 Mwe coal-fired of 3.1, than led vertical with have been attained is much higher by Tampella
but was rejected
because the cost In-house involving as the
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of lime
of limestone. alternative approach
investigations humidification LIFAC Process.
in a separate In cooperation
chamber which became known Pohjolan Voima Oy, a Finnish
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utility, facility,
Tampella
installed boiler
a full-scale located activation residence times at
limestone the (2.5
injection calcined
facility At limestone the resulted laboratory
on this was gas in SO, to
a 220 Mwe coal-fired a slipstream Reactor of 84%. relationships Polish full-scale a flue used to test was humidified. removal develop rates the
Kristiinankaupunki. MW) in which tests operating
(5000 SCFM) containing reactor
a small-scale
of 3 to 12 seconds
Additional level between
LIFAC pilot-scale the important
were conducted and design
at the 8 Mwe (thermal) parameters. In built the 1986,
at the Neste Ku1100 combustion coal was burned to achieve of LIFAC was conducted boiler. representing about represented at
low-sulfur testing
84% SO, removal. Imatran Voima's
Inkoo
power plant to treat
on a 250 Mwe utility gas stream
An activation 70 Mwe. about coal rates
chamber was Even though one-half of
boiler
was 250 Mwe, the gas feeding This 61%. a LIFAC i.e.,
70 Mwe stream boiler By late activation an entire This
the flue removal to 76%. additional
one of the plant's
two EPSs (i.e., used a 1.5% sulfur 1987, SO, removal reactor flue gas/ESP and 2.5:1. at the
each ESP receives and sulfur had improved to treat an 75the 3% of flue
a 125 Mwe gas stream). was initially In 1988, 125 Mwe -with
was added reactor pilot
stream-worth
gas from this 80% SO, removal tests sulfur. This of the Process using
same boiler. high-sulfur rates
newer activation between 2:l were run a Pittsburgh
is achieving scale at of 2:l.
Ca:S ratios U.S. Center,
In 1988, the first containing
coals using
Neste Ku1100 Research SO, removal
No. 8 coal
of 77% were achieved project coals will
at a Ca:S ratio
LIFAC demonstration high-sulfur LIFAC process Description upper-furnace U.S.
be conducted
on a 60 Mwe boiler application
burning
to demonstrate utilities.
the commercial
to U.S.
LIFAC combines humidification and the ESP. partially removed at the
limestone reactor produces
injection located
followed waste reactor
by post-furnace preheater that is product
in an activation The process ESP.
between the air
a dry and stable
removed from the bottom of the activation
and partially
Finely the injection
pulverized part are of in
limestone the the lime boiler. range
is
pneumatically Since of As the the lime 1800-2000" take place. (CaSO,), Essentially
conveyed temperatures F, the passes part all
and injected at the the then point limestone
into of (CaCO,)
upper
decomposes initial with
to form
(CaO). reactions
through of which
furnace, oxidizes trioxide
desulfurization sulfate
A portion of the
of the SO, reacts sulfur
the CaO to form calcium with
sulfite
to form calcium (SO,) reacts The flue preheater. patented dioxide spray. enhances time before reactor build-up ratio flue gas. for
(CaSO,).
the CaO to form CaSO,. lime exit the boiler In the flue gas and pass through mixture additional with lime, Ca(OH),, reactor, is the air the
gas and unreacted On leaving capture further effective the flue occurs LIFAC activation Humidification
the air after converts
preheater, the lime
the gas/lime
enters
reactor.
sulfur a water which to allow evaporate for solids
humidified
(CaO) to hydrated reactor gas, the water reactor. effect
SO, removal. humidification gas leaves of the
The activation of the flue All the activation the sorbent.
is designed droplets
activation
of the lime, The activation
and reaction
of the SO, with
is also designed on the walls in the range of 2:l
specifically chamber. to 2.5:1,
to minimize The net
the potential is that
at a Ca:S
70-80X of the SO, is removed from the
The flue to the of fly of
-
gas leaving disposal
the activation and fly flue gas.
reactor
then enters is collected also
the
existing
ESP by the
where the spent humidification of the calcium, the spent and/or the
sorbent facilities. of the
ash are removed from the flue ESP effectiveness The solids by the
gas and sent ESP consist utilization reactor ahead of
enhanced
ash, CaCO,, Ca(OH),, and increase sorbent reactor.
CaO, CaSO,, and CaSO,. SO, reduction in the bottom of
To improve the activation
to between 75 and 85%, a portion the ductwork just
collected
in the ESP hoppers
is recycled
back into
activation
Process The
Advantages technology using chamber attached has to similarities the to other a unique sections sorbent patented of the injection vertical boiler to
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LIFAC
technologies reaction
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humidification,
but employs down-stream
facilitate This lime
and control
the
sulfur rather
capture reaction
and other efficiency
chemical
reactions. the such as sorbent
chamber improves which are often
the overall used to
enough to allow reagents of other
use of pulverized injection Sorbent wet lime test dioxide systems, processes. injection
limestone
than more expensive the efficiency
increase
is a potentially scrubbing, injection recirculation material. these sorbent with
important and this of the
alternative project sorbent, for if is In
to conventional another comparison removes less effort to to wet is
and limestone LIFAC,
alternative
approaches.
sulfur
- 75-85% relative more reagent LIFAC will offer
to 90% or greater important
conventional the
scrubbers
and requires successful, systems:
.
However,
demonstration over wet scrubbing
advantages
LIFAC is relatively easy to retrofit requires less area than conventional LIFAC is processes. LIFAC's are less, of emission less expensive to install
to an existing wet FGO systems. than conventional
boiler
and
.
wet
FGD
.
overall
costs
measured on a dollar-per-ton advantage in a regulatory
SO, removed basis regime with trading
an important allocations. a dry,
.
LIFAC produces wet product.
readily
disposable
waste
by-product
versus
a
.
LIFAC is relatively
simple
to operate.
HOST SITE DESCRIPTION The site for the Indiana. coal LIFAC demonstration coal-fired Valley tangentially-fired Western Indiana. units in 65 megawatts. is Richmond Power and Light's in 1971, uses highgeneration The
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Whitewater in Richmond, is sulfur produced smallest
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Valley
2 pulverized Engineering from
power station 2, which boiler Actual As such, the
(60 MWe), located which power it
Whitewater
began service
a Combustion bituminous
by the unit existing,
approaches tangentially-fired
is one of the States.
United
furnace primary to loss is potential 540,000
is 26-feet, and secondary the for lbs/hr. are air while gas-side
11-inches highest
deep and 24-feet, Tube sizes heat-transfer The unit of the lack also of
8-inches rates gas turns. outlet the
wide. with At at rated
It the full
has a least load and shaft is
superheater. possible fouling. because hour. at
and spacings has an inherent
are designed low draftcapacity
achieve
characteristic 651 x lo6 Btu per
of steam are generated. The design 955°F. 1320 psi preheater. the flue
The heat input superheater The unit has leaving
pressure economizer
temperature basket-type about 645"F, draft unit
a horizontal
The temperature gas temperature
is about 316°F.
The balanced-
has 12 burners. unit was fitted Firing and fully NO, emissions optimized with a state-of-the-art a very cost retrofit secondary zone in the with other
In 1980 the effective possibilities. air along
Low-NO, Concentric
System (LNCFS).
The LNCFS represents in comparison a fuel air reduces of directing rich
means of reducing the sides furnace. walls
The system works of the furnace
on the principal and creating
center
of the
With the LNCFS, the excess the installation heat absorption coal with all compartments three increasing
can be maintained ash accumulation attemperation auxiliary air of the 52 grind has a tangential operating, with
below 20 percent. on the furnace requirements. windbox primary total coal compartments. transport combustion
Additionally,
and reducing and four
With the LNCFS, each corner of air air. three load from the Pulverizer At full
of the furnace
consisting
593 RB pulverizers is 26,400 lbs/hr.
pulverizers capacity
amounts to 23 percent
and 70 percent Unit with the
minus 200 mesh. cold 45,000 (from in 1985. efficiency of 87.47 percent at full heat
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Whitewater erected feet area. achieves
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2 has a Lodge Cottrell boiler. of 316°F The precipitator flue gas with fields efficiency
side treats
precipitator 227,000 feet electrical
which actual fields of collection
was cubic and Power
per minute The unit
square 3.9 gr/ft3
has two mechanical removal was optimized new controllers Unit 2's overall
and four
99 percent purchased Valley
to 0.04
gr/ft3).
The ESP performance and Light Whitewater load
by Lodge Cottrell
when Richmond
has shown little
variation
over the years.
The unit's
average
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rate coal
is 10,280
Btu/Kwh.
At 60 percent The unit 8.51
of full
load,
the unit's 0.935
efficiency pounds of
increases
to 88.17
percent.
uses approximately
per Kwh and generates emissions are calculated Btu. Opacity limited Opacity the test
pounds of steam per Kwh. at the station using an in-situ Current opacity while in are SO, and opacity. and are limited for ranges SO, to 6
The primary emissions lbs/106
monitored is monitored Btu,
based on the coal to 40 percent. at work low load indicated
analysis
meter at the ESP outlet SO, emissions the unit from 15 load from
and is currently are approximately to 20 percent. Limited Results lbs/106 testing from Btu.
4 lbs/106
at full
(40MW) ranges that
3 to
5 percent. 0.65
was conducted
November of
1986 for
NO, emissions. averaged
NO, emissions
Whitewater demonstration of will retrofit typical application relative to other points 2 will of U.S. U.S. a prior technology. of the site of
Valley site. joint
2
has
several
important of if
qualities Valley LIMB sorbent remains
as
a
LIFAC
One of these EPA/EPRI
is that injection
Whitewater equipment possible. site. are
2 was the site injection on site for is sites is thus for small and a advantage
demonstration
Much of the sorbent is that many Whitewater U.S. power hence, situation in order times performance a logical LIFAC's
be used in the due to the
LIFAC demonstration, Valley plants it cramped conditions
Another The plant potential 2 boiler profiles injection of the
2 is a challenging at the which Whitewater
candidate
of LIFAC. to its boilers. capacity; This furnace residence
In addition, will
Valley sorbent removal.
has high-temperature require sulfur deadburning
relative at higher reagent and Valley
in the
to prevent
may decrease
needed for will
Whitewater
show LIFAC's power plants. and is for coals
under operational demonstrate of the success
conditions Finnish
most typical work
The project commercial
LIFAC on high-sulfur demonstration
extension
and important
in the U.S.
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Deslgn
Phase construction
(Project and activities
Management, the Long
Engineering Lead Procurement
and Phase.
Design, task and Following
Environmental preliminary is
Monitoring)
in the Construction under these tasks.
a summary of the work performed Management (WBS 1.1.1) the January related to several through to other
Project During
March period, the areas including: -
management efforts Agreement
shifted and
from related
negotiations documents
.
DOE Cooperative
Finalizing
Partnership Engineers of
Agreements resolved all nearly
Tampella all is
Power Corporation issues during related the licensing
and to next
ICF Kaiser
the Final reporting
.
remaining expected
marketing, execution period.
partnership
and technology agreements
agreements.
Joint full
LIFAC NA/DOE Cooperation implementation Conducted Pittsburgh Provided reports Prepared establish requirements Worked to resolve Presented for Engineers, Tampella Tampella the
-
LIFAC NA took many steps Agreement project of two including: review
towards
of the Cooperative first quarterly 14 drafts first
meeting
in
on February preliminary and sent
key DOE administrative to DOE, and began with to DOE
- Cost Plan and Cost Management Report invoices LIFAC NA accounting procedures invoicing tier consistent
problem LIFAC NA subcontracts ICF Kaiser ICF Resources,
DOE drafts
of the first
Power Corporation,
and Richmond Power and Light implementation of all remaining period. all necessary state accounting,
Anticipate invoicing,
.
full
and reporting Continued
requirements efforts to
in next obtain
Regulatory permits
and approvals:
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Filed
testimony
for
obtaining Utility
a Certificate Regulatory law.
of
Need and under the the with
Necessity the state's Commission Power and certificate Set
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from the Indiana staff, Light. legal
Commission
Clean Coal Project experts Anticipate
Worked closely in
and the host utility, success
Richmond
obtaining
or a waiver with
of the requirement. Indiana Department steps related discussion to negotiate of of Environmental waste elsewhere). and finalize other project
up meetings permit -
Management officials disposal
to outline
to a solid
(see environmental Continued efforts
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.
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Funding
Agreements for
arrangements participants:
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participation/funding
Electric several parameters, version funding, members. a report report
Power Research representatives (2) and (4) estimates the
Institute of the potential additional
- Met costs for
in of
Palo the
Alto
with
of EPRI to discuss:
(1) LIFAC process commercial (3) EPRI including
I_
of LIFAC developed Agreed to provide on LIFAC market answering this during
by an EPRI subcontractor, information
market
LIFAC among EPRI
prospects
among EPRI members; a draft and is anticipated
request the next for
was written period.
to be provided Indiana awarded period. for contract arranged Expect period.
Corporation
Science million steps
and Technology dollars to sign Provided in during
(CST) - CST the previous with CST and next
LIFAC NA 0.8
LIFAC NA undertook outlining meeting full their with their of
a contract the in
the provision
of the funding.
CST a new proposed project Indianapolis. in
participation representatives all
resolution
outstanding
issues
Peabody Coal Company on contracts program.
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Scheduled provision
negotiations of coals
with during
Peabody the test
for
the
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Black
Beauty Coal Company - Scheduled for the provision that LIFAC NA is optimistic
negotiations of coals contract during
with
Black
Beauty on contracts program. will be successful.
the test
negotiations
Lafarge/Limestone due to recent indicate project's characterization regrettable, partners arranged discuss Rodgers, and materials their but
Company - Lafarge financial in of difficulties. potentially uses for
informed
LIFAC NA that of the project however, in and decision since
it did the
would not be able to participate interest tests
in the funding Lafarge,
participating the waste This the project Subsequently, limestone
study was the LIFAC to (2) We
of the waste by-product. in no way jeopardizes and committed with three was to provide. other in the project: for
are capable Lafarge meetings and (3)
to purchasing
the services companies
participation that
(1) Mulzer, Corporation. will
Kosmos Cement - Southdown a replacement Lafarge
are optimistic
.
be found. transfer technical
Technology activities ceremony, questions,
Transfer including participation protecting
Activities preliminary in several patent
Undertook planning conferences, etc. copy of for
technology answering
a ground-breaking
rights,
.
Test
Plan
- An internal was prepared Valley This ports Plan. Oversight the during the Unit for 2.
working
a sampling the identified the proper the
requirements for be that where samples should so
document Whitewater will installed.
use in designing The document was in used preparing by
LIFAC system
be collected
and where analyzers document were engineers installed
and instrumentation designers locations draft in the
test/sampling the Monitoring
.
and by
environmental
Environmental
Management design conducted Valley and
LIFAC NA maintained preliminary maintenance outage
close
oversight activities Whitewater
of
successful planned
construction at the
2 site.
Engineering During outage reactor layout removal piping, this tie-in
and Design period, activities. mass balance concept. reheat
(WBS 1.1.2) was placed on the completion of the March a the slag and Tampella flowsheet, Other system, delivered updated storage during area, system, to ICF KE in mid January P&ID and proposed this period activation humidification activation included reactor, system,
emphasis
preliminary
design system, electrical
activities recycle
and design
of the limestone and instrumentation
requirements.
Engineering and design activities included: . March tie-in activities including boiler Completion of modifications; water, steam and condensate pipe tie-ins; supply and return ductwork design; ductwork hanger and support and walkway emphasis storage building. System. and penthouse. of powerhouse. and steel. limestone reactor fan floor design; design. damper design/selection;
.
and access
platform Design limestone drive
Civil/Structural/Architectural Layout and design center/variable Design Design Layout Supply storage Layout Layout of duct of activation and design and return design building. and design and design
of
included: area/motor
control
frequency support/stair
reactor of reactor ductwork for stair
Support tower. platforms design tower, air
outside
Foundation
of secondary of electrical
equipment
room.
.
Mechanical design emphasis included: Process flow diagrams Mechanical arrangement silo of limestone injection port storage building. New Limestone Design/Analysis Finalization installation Design Layout Layout of the expansion of modifications discharge sorbent of reactor of spent joints. to existing equipment. system.
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arrangement injection
and details system locations and seal box
of limestone of boiler
Completion
flue
gas ductwork.
recirculation
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Calculated Calculated equipment. Determined Calculated
air
requirements. of silo existing pneumatic capacities. specifications. transport
capacities limestone flue
and bin vent thermal equipment/system
gas duct mechanical
expansions.
Wrote various
.
HVAC design emphasis included: Determination of heating, requirements center, equipment Sized of the limestone frequency room. variable the appropriate design design
ventilation storage drive for
and air building, room, and
conditioning motor control electrical
equipment
the above requirements.
.
Piping/Vessel Started Layout Layout transport Layout
emphasis included: of activation reactor pipe supports storage air service air piping pneumatic slag recycle and limestone air, balance piping of various of limestone of secondary systems of spray water, recycle and design P&ID of steam flow diagram system existing diagram compressed
Engineering
of standard
and design and design piping and design sorbent layout
and spent Completed Completed Layout Completed
P&ID steam/condensate ESP tie-in piping and systems
and design
of steam and condensate relocation specifications
miscellaneous Wrote various
.
piping/vessel emphasis included: began on single conduit of
Electrical design Engineering lighting plan. Layout Layout Layout
line
diagrams, schedules
conduit
plans,
schedules, and design and design and design
and cable
and grounding general lighting plan
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activation
reactor reactor
electrical platform
arrangement of activation and grounding of spend sorbent area conduit
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General
plant
lighting electrical
design specifications.
Wrote various
.
Instrumentation design emphasis included: Development of P&ID's, legends and general Wrote various equipment/instrumentation for by the
notes
specifications and and the
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Specifications systems were instrumentation specifications
required written groups. written Motor
purchase of various equipment the mechanical, electrical following during is this a list of period: Panels
The
and completed Control Center additions
-
Power Transformers 480 volt 4160 volt Primary Duplex Reactor Conveyor
.
and Distribution Pump Splitter
Switchgear and Secondary
Humidification Basket Air
Water Booster Sorbent Strainer Fan Flight
Secondary
Discharge
Conveyor/Crushers
and Flight
Transfer
and Accessories is a list of this period: Hangers Storage Ductwork Vibrators Recycle Equipment Silo Expansion Joints of Activation Reactor specifications which were reissued or
The following started during Ductwork Limestone Reactor Pneumatic Fabrication
and Supports
-.
and Erection
Flue Gas Reheater
.-
Sorbent Pressure
Indicators Elements Transmitters
Temperature Temperature Flow Elements Level Control Ultrasonic Pressure
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Switches Valves (Manual Level and Motor) System Analog Transmitters
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Weigh Cells Pilot In January, the project Tube Flow Element design to observe had design for the potential team leaders units visited the existing LIFAC
installations Power Plant Tampella materials also held generated
in Finland and operations also of construction to review waste. engineers
construction meetings
of the new reactor at the Inkoo Plant. equipment project. to discuss
at the Vantaa ICF KE and selection Meetings of and were LIFAC-
of the existing
the Richmond Power & Light
problems/benefits/marketability
ICF KE also engineers
began to develop in providing
the
process
control logic
system
for
LIFAC.
Tampella
assisted
the control
and interlocking
description.
Environmental Environmental site permitting
Monitoring activity issues,
(WBS 1.1.3) during this quarter involved on the effects issues maintaining/tracking related EMP. of unresolved involved involving air the permit status waste to the of host initiation addressing permitting issues
of Phase I construction, ICF KE continued issues of air streams emissions evaluation limits
and a renewed focus of the potential EIV.
on the analyses and the future support
presented and solid
in the
These issues
waste disposal streams. site no-action in
existing
LIFAC waste to the
ICF KE provided related, and EPA. no-action The
host
addressing Act should assurance
whether would
a researchwith IDEM that insure
assurance
under the Clean Air
be pursued
research-related modifications
demonstration The planned triggered Contact a permit prepared with
project initiation
would not trigger activities permitting for
a new source during early
designation.
of Phase I construction address construction
the March outage in the quarter. that to ICF KE for waiving indicated be required
the
need to
IDEM regarding and obtained a construction
the scope of the Phase I activities, Phase I but would before permit Phase II construction for
application a letter
would not be required to IDEM on January
be submitted the need for
was initiated. the basis
24, 1991 documenting application
Phase I activities.
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In conjunction monitoring draft EMP., monitoring intersection requirements. At the February request
with
the development activities were to plan, held
of the LIFAC system design refocused to discuss control, availability on revising process and of monitoring control
and control and finalizing monitoring locations
system the and and the
requirements, Meetings locations of test
clarify
process
environmental
monitoring
of DOE, ICF KE prepared IDEM issues project on the environment (WBS 1.2.1A) bid specifications
a draft
letter to potential
to Jerry effects
Hebb of DOE on of the LIFAC of the host site.
18th addressing
related
demonstration
at or in the vicinity
Long Lead Procurement During items.
.
this
period,
were issued
for
most remaining
long
lead
These included: Limestone storage bin 4160 volt switchgear Reactor slag discharge Transformers this period,
. . . During
system
purchase
orders/subcontracts
were
issued
for
these
items/activities:
.
. . During will
March outage construction ID fan variable frequency 4160 volt switchgear the next reporting be completed. and Startup and March, period,
controller
all
remaining
long lead procurement
activities
Installation During were completed.
.
(WBS 1.2.28) all tie-in requirements at Whitewater Valley Unit 2
February
These include:
. .
Adding five additional injection ports into the boiler at a higher elevation than the existing ports. Installing bypass ductwork and dampers. Installing tie-in pipes and valves on the ESP hoppers for future recycling of spent sorbent.
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.
. .
Installation return. Installing Rerouting dampers. during use during this
of
tie-ins
for
water
supply,
steam
supply the of
and condensate
additional of existing
catwalks and landings around pipes due to installation
boiler. new ductwork
and
Also, for
period
LIFAC NA set up a field and operations.
office
at the Whitewater
site
construction
FUTURE PLANS During funding LaFarge. Meetings the will be held with permits or various variances regulatory needed agencies to install in hopes of obtaining and operate LIFAC all at the next period, LIFAC NA hopes co-funders. to This conclude includes negotiations finding and secure for from the identified a replacement
necessary
Richmond Power & Light. Complete all complete Complete Submit detailed all design and procurement purchase of equipment orders needed for installation needed to
of LIFAC and issue construction
the required and startup
and subcontracts
by the end of October it
1991.
review the and comment. Cooperative
the next draft all past
of the EMP and submit deliverables
to DOE for
due project
as required
under
Agreement.
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