The Elk Station 2 & 3 project involved design and construction of two 380-MW simple-cycle powerplants utilizing two General Electric 7FA.05 combustion turbines with a grid-switching switchyard.
In late February 2014, a 2-in.-wide crack was discovered at a horizontal lift joint spanning a 65-ft-wide monolith at the Wanapum Dam Spillway that had resulted in about 1 and 1∕2 in. of differential movement across the lift joint.
Joining two prior Copper Mountain Solar projects already online, Copper Mountain Solar 3 in Boulder City, Nev., is one of the country’s largest photovoltaic plants and can generate up to 250 megawatts.
The ATR Transition to Commercial Power project will ensure that the advanced test reactor (ATR) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls fulfills its next-generation mission for nuclear reactor materials and fuels research while complying with stringent emissions regulations.
