The News Review:
- Nuke plant’s life cycle set to double
- Assurances over proposed sewage plant
- Additional plant upgrade for Belville glass plant
- MiddletownJournal: Dayton hio news and information
- Take AIM: Volcanic opportunity for Plant ffshore
- Water intake site K’d
- Engineering a new vision of ‘British’ luxury cars
Nuke plant’s life cycle set to double
chinadaily.com.cn – Oct 19, 2007
“Qinshan-I is 16 years old. We’re aware of the issue of life management and we have started introducing the PliM method” Ma Huiming chief engineer of the Qinshan Nuclear Power Company told China Daily on the sidelines of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) symposium on PliM which concluded yesterday. “With effective plant life management methods Qinshan-I will probably be able to run another 20-40 years after its 30-year designed life. “It will save the cost of a new nuke plant if we have Qinshan-I run for another 40 years safely not to mention the cost for disposing of the expired reactor. The PliM methodology can help optimize repair replacement or modification of systems structures and components of reactors while ensuring a high level of safety. Yuri Sokolov IAEA’s deputy director-general also expressed optimism for the mechanism. “This (PliM) is especially important as the world’s fleet of 439 nuclear power plants has been operating on average for more than 20 years… “As the Qinshan-I is the first nuke power plant in China nuclear safety is our country’s top priority. Fortunately there have been no safety-related aging problems occur. The Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute (SNERDI) and the Research Institute of Nuclear Power peration of Wuhan in Central China provide PliM technical support for Qinshan-I. Dou Yikang a senior engineer with the Shanghai nuclear institute which designed Qinshan-I agreed with Ma’s expectations for the plant’s life but added it had to undergo sophisticated research and verification processes. “Technical feasibilities aside we have to do a series of complex assessments to prove that it will do no harm to the environment and residents” Dou said. The 300-megawatt Qinshan-I located in the eastern province of Zhejiang started operation in 1991.
Assurances over proposed sewage plant
stuff.co.nz – Oct 19, 2007
Commissioners Mike Garland and John Iseli yesterday began hearing the Timaru District Council’s applications for a notice of requirement for a designation over land for the operation and maintenance of the upgraded sewage treatment plant and odour buffer and the resource consents to construct and operate the plant. The commissioners yesterday heard evidence from council staff and consultants on behalf of the application. Today evidence will be heard from submitters opposed to the project. The council is seeking a 35-year consent period and the applications for resource consent attracted 10 submissions all in opposition… Council district services manager Ashley Harper said the limited number of submissions showed the council’s consultation and communication processes with the wider Timaru community had been effective. Submitters raised concerns about potential effects of odour dust storage of sewage effluent attracting insects and flies contamination of groundwater supplies water quality and quantity issues in the drainage network and Washdyke Lagoon reduction in land values potential effects of construction and potential effects of coastal erosion. In his evidence CH2M Beca technical director of environment engineering Humphrey Archer said there would not be significant adverse effects on air quality outside the proposed 150m buffer zone. “I can assure the panel that odours from either ponds or in-tank systems (or both) will be effectively mitigated and will not cause nuisance beyond the proposed 150m buffer. ” He suggested the commissioners and Environment Canterbury staff visit wastewater treatment plans similar to that proposed for Timaru – at Woodend Kaiapoi Leeston Tekapo Geraldine Temuka and amaru. “All these plants have been upgraded since 2000 and complaints were not generated during construction perational issues regarding odour and seepage have not been of significant concern to my knowledge. ” ther witnesses gave evidence that the proposed upgrade at the Aorangi Road site was found to be the most efficient use of the existing physical resource with respect to operational and cost considerations.
Additional plant upgrade for Belville glass plant
Engineering News (press release) – Oct 19, 2007
“Consol Glass has installed a new furnace in its production line. All five of the dryers will be servicing that line” says Artic CE Allen Cockfield. He adds that the Belville plant is the biggest plant that Consol has in the country. Earlier this year Consol purchased two F 600 water-cooled dryer systems as part of a plant upgrade. The decision results from a favourable relationship between Consol and Artic. Artic was involved in the initial upgrade of Consol’s Bellville plant. Consol commissioned Artic to supply and install three large F600 air-cooled air dryers… The factory has taken the decision to upgrade its main air compressor plant. Part of this upgrade was the purchase and installation of two F150 air-cooled dryers from Artic. The engineering staff elected to purchase the F series dryers as they would provide the factory with a rugged robustly constructed dryer suitable for operating in the tough environment of the plant. Installed adjacent to the main com- pressor house each dryer will comfortably handle a flow greater than 27 cubic metres a minute at a pressure of seven bar in the high ambient temperatures of summer. Cockfield says “The F series dryers have proved particularly reli- able especially in the harsh opera-ting conditions of cement plants steel mills and power stations as well as foundries and mines. ” The dryer consists of air-to-air and air-to-Freon heat exchangers incorporating traditional shell-and-tube design. The air-to-Freon exchanger is removable and ensures the pro-duct has a life cycle longer than 20 years.
MiddletownJournal: Dayton hio news and information
Middletown Journal – Oct 19, 2007
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Take AIM: Volcanic opportunity for Plant ffshore
CityWire.co.uk – Oct 19, 2007
Experience since the admission to AIM suggests they were right. Traditionally Plant ffshore has worked in only one of its three core areas engineering procurement or construction management which the industry tends to lump together under the unwieldy abbreviation EPCM. It has recently entered into its first full EPCM contract worth £14. 3 million over 18 months and during the coming 20 months the group has a pipeline of contracts worth £22. Plant ffshore has also established a subsidiary in Perth Western Australia which will take it into the new areas of marginal field development floating solutions renewable energy and liquefaction technologies as well establish a footprint in a part of the world it has not yet explored.
Water intake site K’d
Maryville Daily Times – Oct 19, 2007
2007 8:06AM The city of Alcoa has selected the route for a pipeline from Little River to increase the supply of water for its treatment plant and eventually ease restrictions forced by the drought. After evaluation of several routes and means of installation the City of Alcoa Public Works and Engineering Department and Maryville Water Quality Control Department announced Thursday the location of a temporary raw water intake and the routing of a 24-inch ductile iron line to convey the water to the Alcoa Water Treatment Plant. The new intake will provide additional water at the plant for treatment and use by city of Alcoa and city of Maryville customers. The concept of a downstream intake was first conceived in 2000 as the two cities evaluated their long-term options to supply its water customers. riginally planned for construction around 2017 this temporary installation is the result of the drought that is gripping our area and the entire southeastern United States. Alcoa Assistant City Manager Bill Hammon said employees for both cities had been working virtually every waking hour trying to find a solution to the dilemma. Tisha Calabrese-Benton communications director with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Water Pollution Control said “This is a drought situation… Alcoa’s permit calls for the city to quit withdrawing at 20 cfs the exact measurement Thursday morning before it rose to 22 cfs in the afternoon. Apparently the area got some rain that raised the water level. “He has coordinated the contacts with property owners worked with suppliers and contractors on the installation of the pumps and lines kept state and federal regulators informed of our progress and secured a third-party engineer to verify our work. We would not be ready as quickly as we are without Simon’s tireless efforts. The pumps will discharge into a 24-inch ductile iron line that will be temporarily installed above ground and parallel to ld Knoxville Highway back toward the “Chip” Koella Bridge crossing of Little River.
Engineering a new vision of ‘British’ luxury cars
Telegraph.co.uk – Oct 19, 2007
The carefully craftedwoodwork and upholstery may stillrepresent the Rolls-Royce’s traditionsbut every other part has either beenredesigned or overhauled and withengines and gearboxes coming fromGermany the British content haschanged considerably. Both companieshave put suppliers (Rolls-Royce has 600of them) through their paces and not allhave survived. VW has refurbished the one-timeSpitfire engine plant at Crewe and isreaping the rewards of considerableinvestment and more appealingproducts as well as safeguarding 3800jobs. The quarter-mile-long assemblyline bristles with VW technology and theengineering enthusiasts from the Audisubsidiary are anxious to demonstratethey have something to contribute to theprestige addition to the VW family. Rolls-Royces’ power trains areGerman but all Bentley engines are builtat Crewe the world’s biggest centre forproducing jumbo-sized 12-cylinder carengines. Mulliner the in-house businessthat adds the personal touch helpscustomers personalise their cars. In thecase of the Arnage model they typicallyspend £12500 over the list price… Thestate-of-the-art Rolls-Royce factoryclose to the Goodwood motor-racingcircuit and the racecourse represents£65m worth of investment. Goodwood appealed because it wasdifferent and close to Southampton forshipping 80pc of production to exportmarkets. Rolls-Royce tapped the slimengineering base of the regionattracting shipbuilders and trainingothers. A furniture-maker and formercarpet workers are among the local recruits. Customers the marketing menreasoned would find Goodwoodappealing for a factory visit to seeprogress on their purchases as well asindulging in shooting and fishing. Both VW and BMW insist they haveretained the distinctive Britishcharacteristics with luxury appeal. TheRolls-Royce and Bentley cars are full offoreign metal.