2-3 Noise

Will the steam turbine drains tank discharge directly into the vacuum of the ACC duct to preserve demineralized water or will it vent to atmosphere?

Invenergy Resp. 2-3:

 

The steam turbine drains tank will be vented to atmosphere, so as to avoid introduction of additional air into the ACC duct. There will be a small loss of steam from the tanks, which was  accounted for in the plant’s water balance. This atmospheric vent was included in the noise modelling and mitigated to a sufficiently low level as to comply with design objectives.  Condensate that collects in this tank will be pumped to the condensate collection system.

 

Respondent:

 

John Niland, Director, Business Development, Invenergy LLC

Michael Theriault, Michael Theriault Acoustics, Inc.

 

Date:

April 20, 2016