Assessment of groundwater usage at Chalk Point power plant. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6607462

In order to quantify the usage of ground water in an operating electric power plant, a study was initiated in 1978 aimed at determining where in the energy conversion process ground water is used and to suggest, if possible, alternate means for providing this water and/or methods to reduce consumption. The Chalk Point Plant was selected for this study because of its difference in fuel source (coal and oil), and because of its high consumption of ground water (approximately 800,000 to 1,200,000 gallons per day). Located at the confluence of the Patuxent River and Swanson Creek in the southeast corner of Prince George's County, Maryland, it consists of three operating units, with a fourth unit under construction during the survey time. (unit 4 has recently become operational). With the cooperation of the Potomac Electric Power Company, the plant was selected for study and was instrumented with several flow meters. Over a two-year period, this plant has been monitored to provide the information needed to make an assessment of the rates, nature, and methods of water usage in an operating power plant.

• Research Organization: Trident Engineering Associates, Inc., Annapolis, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6607462
• Report Number(s): PB-83-101782
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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