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Title: Hanford Generating Project (HGP) Repowering Analysis.

Abstract

The Hanford Generating Project (HGP), owned by the Washington Public Power Supply System, consists of two low pressure steam turbines, generators, and associated equipment located adjacent to the Department of Energy's (DOE) N-Reactor. HGP has been able to produce approximately 800 MWe with low pressure steam supplied by N-Reactor. DOE has placed N-Reactor in cold standby status for an undetermined length of time. This results in the idling of the HGP since no alternative source of steam is available. Bonneville Power Administration contracted with Fluor Daniel, Inc. to investigate the feasibility and cost of constructing a new source of steam for (repowering) one of the HGP turbines. The steam turbine is currently operated with 135 psia steam. The turbines can be rebuilt to operate with 500 psia steam pressure by adding additional stages, buckets, nozzles, and diaphragms. Because of the low pressure design, this turbine can never achieve the efficiencies possible in new high pressure turbines by the presences of existing equipment reduces the capital cost of a new generating resource. Five repowering options were investigated in this study. Three cases utilizing gas turbine combined cycle steam generation equipment, one case utilizing a gas fired boiler, and a case utilizingmore » a coal fired boiler. This report presents Fluor Daniel's analysis of these repowering options.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Firm
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fluor Daniel, Inc., Irvine, CA (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
OSTI Identifier:
6373345
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-63056-2
ON: DE89007440
DOE Contract Number:  
AM79-86BP63056
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products; Related Information: A&E Services Contract DE-AM79-86BP63056, Fluor Contract 846836, Task order No. 6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS; RETROFITTING; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; CAPITALIZED COST; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAS TURBINES; HANFORD RESERVATION; MODIFICATIONS; N-REACTOR; OPERATING COST; POWER GENERATION; REACTOR SHUTDOWN; STEAM TURBINES; COST; ECONOMICS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MACHINERY; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION REACTORS; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; PRODUCTION REACTORS; REACTORS; SHUTDOWNS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; Fuel switching - Cost effectiveness; 200102* - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Power Cycles; 220700 - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Plutonium & Isotope Production Reactors; 200106 - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Economics

Citation Formats

Fernald, Fluor Daniel. Hanford Generating Project (HGP) Repowering Analysis.. United States: N. p., 1988. Web.
Fernald, Fluor Daniel. Hanford Generating Project (HGP) Repowering Analysis.. United States.
Fernald, Fluor Daniel. 1988. "Hanford Generating Project (HGP) Repowering Analysis.". United States.
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title = {Hanford Generating Project (HGP) Repowering Analysis.},
author = {Fernald, Fluor Daniel},
abstractNote = {The Hanford Generating Project (HGP), owned by the Washington Public Power Supply System, consists of two low pressure steam turbines, generators, and associated equipment located adjacent to the Department of Energy's (DOE) N-Reactor. HGP has been able to produce approximately 800 MWe with low pressure steam supplied by N-Reactor. DOE has placed N-Reactor in cold standby status for an undetermined length of time. This results in the idling of the HGP since no alternative source of steam is available. Bonneville Power Administration contracted with Fluor Daniel, Inc. to investigate the feasibility and cost of constructing a new source of steam for (repowering) one of the HGP turbines. The steam turbine is currently operated with 135 psia steam. The turbines can be rebuilt to operate with 500 psia steam pressure by adding additional stages, buckets, nozzles, and diaphragms. Because of the low pressure design, this turbine can never achieve the efficiencies possible in new high pressure turbines by the presences of existing equipment reduces the capital cost of a new generating resource. Five repowering options were investigated in this study. Three cases utilizing gas turbine combined cycle steam generation equipment, one case utilizing a gas fired boiler, and a case utilizing a coal fired boiler. This report presents Fluor Daniel's analysis of these repowering options.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6373345}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
month = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1988}
}

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