2012年3月19日星期一

Byron facility completes equipment upgrades

Work crews Sunday completed the final phase of equipment upgrades at the Byron Generating Station, and plant officials say the improvements should prevent any future malfunctions from occurring.

“It’s just important to give us a more robust system out in the switchyard,” said Paul Dempsey, communications manager for the Byron Generating Station. “It’ll ensure we’ll have continued good reliability for both of our units going into the summer months and beyond.”

The repairs were made in the wake of two “Unusual Events” that were reported at the facility earlier this year. The most recent incident occurred in late February after an equipment malfunction caused a loss of power feed to the facility’s Unit 1. Plant officials blamed the loss of power feed on a failed insulator in the facility’s switchyard. A similar incident occurred in late January.

Following the January incident, Byron officials began implementing a plan to replace all the insulators at the switchyard. After the malfunction in February, an added emphasis was put on moving this plan forward.

On Monday, March 19, plant officials announced that a multi-faceted team had completed all the necessary upgrades, and that Unit 2 was restored to service on Sunday night.Silicone Mold Maker Rubber,

The station’s Unit 2 was taken offline Friday morning so that employees could complete insulator replacements in the switchyard, states a news release from Exelon Nuclear.An Air purifier is a device which removes contaminants from the air. The same work was performed the prior weekend, March 10 and 11, on the equipment that supports Byron Unit 1, the release states. Unit 1 was brought back online Thursday, March 15, and now both units are generating electricity.

“Our team did a fantastic job of safely making robust upgrades to our facility ...,” said Byron Station Site Vice President Tim Tulon in the news release.

An Unusual Event is the lowest of the four emergency classifications established by the U.S.InLocality specializes in indoor Tracking Technologies. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Why does moulds grow in homes or buildings? All backup systems functioned correctly during the Unusual Events at the Byron plant.Handmade oil paintings for sale at museum quality,

The Byron Generating Station is located in Ogle County, about 25 miles southwest of Rockford.

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