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To: antiRepublicrat
The plant's already been running for 34 years, so can't have too much of a life left in it.

What is your estimate of lifespan of a 1500 mw powerplant? Bear in mind boilers can be re-tubed, turbines rebuilt and auxillary equipment replaced. Longevity estimates are sometimes made for bond issues, regulators or other single issue bodies. These estimates may have no real basis.

42 posted on 12/30/2005 11:31:00 AM PST by BipolarBob (Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I looked in my rearview mirror.)
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To: BipolarBob

It uses 13-14 thousand tons/day.


43 posted on 12/30/2005 11:38:50 AM PST by MARTIAL MONK
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To: BipolarBob
What is your estimate of lifespan of a 1500 mw powerplant?

Don't know. But the famous coal-fired Battersea Power Station's boiler 1 lasted 36 years, boiler 2 less than 30. In the end, it'll all boil down to the numbers, but with compliance costing more than the today's-value cost of the original plant with no increase in output, efficiency, or longevity of the actual power systems it doesn't look good to me.

51 posted on 12/30/2005 12:33:15 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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