Proceedings: 1989 Fossil Power Plant Construction Conference GS-7255 Proceedings, July 1991 August 29-31, 1989 Cincinnati, Ohio Editors A. F, Armor S. M. Divakaruni Host Utility Liaisons S. Salay CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY J. Jones AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORP. Conference Consultant C. B. Tatum STANFORD UNIVERSITY Prepared for Electric Power Research Institute 3412 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, California 94304 EPRI Project Managers A. F. Armor S. M. Divakaruni Generation and Storage Division
CONTENTS Section Page Session 1: THE CHALLENGE OF DEMANDS FOR NEW CAPACITY AND CONSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION TRENDS FOR POWER PLANTS 1-1 A, F. Armor Electric Power Research Institute VIRGINIA POWER'S CAPACITY ACQUISITION PROGRAM 1-27 Robert W. Carney Virginia Electric and Power Company ROLE OF INDEPENDENT POWER IN MEETING FUTURE GENERATION NEEDS 1-39 Jean-Louis Poirier RCG/Hagler, BaiUy, Inc. Session 2: RECENT PLANT CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE ZIMMER NUCLEAR-TO-COAL CONVERSION PROJECT EXPERIENCE 2-1 John R. Jones American Electric Power Service Corporation John J, Roebel The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company ST. JOHNS RIVER POWER PARK: INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 2-41 R. J. Kermitz Jacksonville Electric Authority R. A. Campbell Ebasco Constructors, Inc. PLANNING TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION 2-65 J. A. Noer Northern States Power Company G. Y. Gunn A CONSTRUCTION VIEW OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN POWER PROJECT 2-71 Gary T. Rose Intermountain Power Project Reed W. Nielsen Bechtel Group, Inc. vii
Session 3: CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES AN OVERVIEW OF THE TIDD PFBC DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 3-1 John R. Jones American Electric Power Service Corporation THE ROCKPORT PROJECT - OVERVIEW SYSTEM PLANNING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ASPECTS 3-15 H. N. Scherer, Jr. American Electric Power Service Corporation G. S. Vassell Consultant - COAL GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE WHY A CGCC AND WHAT ARE THE CONSTRUCTION DIFFERENCES 3-33 E. R. Ardery Potomac Electric Power Company CONSTRUCTION OF SHELL'S COAL GASIFICATION DEMONSTRATION PLANT 3-43 W. H. Bowman Shell Development Company Session 4: COGENERATION PROJECT EXPERIENCE CONVERSION OF THE MIDLAND NUCLEAR STATION 4-1 W. E. Siegfriedt and G. C. Vellender Fluor Daniel, Inc. J. A. Mooney Midland Cogeneration Venture CONSTRUCTION OF STANDARDIZED COAL FIRED COGENERATION FACILITIES 4-9 John P, Sypniewski Cogentrix, Inc. EFFECTS OF IMPLEMENTING MODULAR CONSTRUCTION ON A COGENERATION STATION 4-25 L. W. Johnson United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. B. Metrick Air Products & Chemicals Inc. viii
Page PROJECT AUTOMATION TOOLS ON THE BASIC AMERICAN I COGENERATION PROJECT 4-43 Catherine M. Gorski, Zoltan Incze, Gregory P. Rahman, Michael J. Williams Session 5A: REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSSIL PLANT CONSTRUCTION REGULATORY PROBLEMS FACING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS 5A-1 R. Hantzsch Wisconsin Electric Power Company CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL USE IN THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY 5A-17 Robert W. McElfresh Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC INTERACTION PROGRAM FOR FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS 5A-29 Louis G. Coakley and Florette S. Reeder Florida Power & Light Company ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND PROJECT CONSTRUCTION: A REVIEW 5A-43 Peter F. Mason, Harold L. Thornberry PRUDENCE IN A FOSSIL GENERATION 5A-55 Randy R. Ruschak, Robert E. Yost Richard Metzler & Associates Session 5B: PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND DESIGN 100-MW ANTHRACITE CULM SMALL POWER PRODUCER 5B-1 R. W. McKenzie Burns & McDonnell Engineering Inc. THE WOODSDALE GENERATING STATION 5B-15 R. P. Carey The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company A. W. Wendorf Sargent & Lundy, Engineers TRUE CONFESSIONS FROM AN INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER 5B-23 Steven F. Gilliland CRSS Capital, Inc. GENERATION OPTIONS FOR THE 1990's: TECHNOLOGY COMPARISONS FOR AN EAST COAST SITE 5B-51 R. R. Gosnell, D. C. Gasda Bechtel Power Corporation ix
ij Session 6A: MODULAR CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES MODULARIZATION AND PHYSICAL DESIGN CONCEPTS: ELEMENTS WHICH MUST BE COORDINATED FOR MAXIMUM BENEFIT 6A-1 J. J. Sebesta, R. L. Claussen, G. V. Zachau United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. MODULARIZATION A CONTRACTOR'S PERSPECTIVE - ON THE ZIMMER AND TIDD PROJECTS 6A-23 R. F. Quinlan Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., Inc. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION BRINGS HYDROPOWER UP THE MISSISSIPPI 6A-39 J. L. Ehasz, J. M. Brooks Ebasco Services Incorporated MODULARIZATION OF FOSSIL POWER PLANTS 6A-55 F. J. Emmett, J. A. Werhane, S. A. Johnson Sargent & Lundy Session 6B: APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR FOSSIL POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND RETROFIT PROJECTS 6B-1 Daniel P. Nevins, Ronald J. Zabilski Stone & Webster Engineering INTEGRATING ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION THROUOII AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY 6B-19 A. B. Cleveland, Jr. INTEGRATED SYSTEM INNOVATES METHODS OF PLANT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 6B-33 Ronald L. Hollrah, Darci J. O'Brien BENEFITS OF 3D CAD IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF POWER PIANTS 6B-49 C. E. Gatlin, Jr. Fluor Daniel Session 7A: INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION ADVANCES ADVANCED BOILER CONSTRUCTION METHODS 7A-1 I-L Koyama Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co,, Ltd. x
Page MODULAR CONSTRUCTION OF HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR FOR COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANT 7A-15 Yoshio Saitoh, Reiji Masumoto, Rikushi Kuramoto, Thoshinori Shigenaka Kure Works, Babcock-Hitachi K. K. IMPLICATIONS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN FOSSIL POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION 7A-43 William G. Travers Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation A MODERN COMBUSTION TURBINE PLANT: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS 7A-53 Donald C. Gray * Session 7B: MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES OF FOSSIL PROJECTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN FOSSIL PLANT CONSTRUCTION A PERSPECTIVE FOR THE NINETIES 7B-1 N. K. Bhatia POWER PLANTS OF THE NTNETIES...A REPEAT GENERATION? 7B-11 Gerald L. Matt American Power Management Company CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COST EFFECTIVENESS: IT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT 7B-25 Peter J. Schappa Northern States Power Company PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND EXPERIENCES ON "SMALL PROJECTS" 7B-35 Robert L. Thompson, Jr. Potomac Electric Power Company PROPOSED EPRI STUDY ON FOSSIL PLANT CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION 7B-45 M. Dallam Potomac Electric Power Company Session 8: WORKING GROUP DISCUSSIONS 8-1 Paper Unavailable at Time of Publication xi
PjJB Session 9: RETROFIT AND REPOWERING CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE W. A. PARISH STATION CONVERSION FROM HOT-SIDE PRECIPITATORS TO BAGHOUSES 9-1 Donald A. Dickson Houston Lighting & Power Company REPOWERING OF REFUSE DERIVED FUEL PLANTS 9-13 M. N. Bjeldanes CYCLING CONVERSION OF ATLANTIC ELECTRICS B. L. ENGLAND UNIT 3 9-23 V. N. Bhamidipati, J. S. Migliorisi ^ Atlantic Electric B. G. Padera, R. H. Guerra United Engineers & Constructors PLANNING AND DESIGNING FOR RETROFIT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 9-43 F. J. Emmett Sargent & Lundy ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROJECT 9-55 Edward G. Alfonsin Consolidated Edison Company of New York Appendix A: LIST OF ATTENDEES A-l Appendix B: AGENDA B-l xii