The eyes of Texas—and the rest of the world—are upon NRG Energy after its September application for licenses for two new reactors at South Texas Project (see Global Monitor). The…
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Monthly Issue | November 15, 2007
The January 2007 issue of POWER included an article (“Tow nuclear power I&C out of the ‘digital ditch’ ”) describing instrumentation and control (I&C) upgrade projects at nuclear power plants…
NRG applies for first COL This September, NRG Energy Inc. and South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co. filed the first-ever combined construction and operating license (COL) application with the U.S. Nuclear…
Nuclear power plants measure the dynamic response of their safety-related pressure, level, and flow transmitters for one or more of at least four reasons: To comply with a plant’s technical…
SYSTEM RELIABILITY The NERC auditors are coming The persons responsible for reliability (responsible entities) at utilities and other participants in the U.S./Canadian bulk power industry are preparing to have their companies’ compliance…
An engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a power project defines how its risks will be allocated and the scope of work to be performed by both parties. This…
This May, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) rejected a proposal by Southern California Edison (SCE) to build Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 (DPV2)—a 230-mile-long, high-voltage transmission line connecting California and Arizona.…
POWER began its life in October 1882 as a tabloid-size publication originally entitled Steam. About the same time, two young Boston advertising salesmen decided to launch a new magazine about…
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) would be entirely justified in renaming its Browns Ferry Unit 1 nuclear power plant the “Phoenix” power plant. Not for geographic reasons (the plant is…
During my 30-year career at the American Public Power Association (APPA), I’ve had a front-row seat for most of the major events in our industry’s recent history. So it disturbs…