Holly Plant Decommissioning Project

Here is your regular scheduled update from the Holly Plant Decommissioning Project Team:

Holly 1 is asbestos free.  The team has finally finished removing all the asbestos during this portion of the abatement.  We have started the removal process of the steel throughout Holly 1.

In the image below, the asbestos and aluminum covering have all been removed from the pipes.

Steel Removal

View from below of the previous image.

Steel Removal

The welder begins the initial removal of steel pipes from Holly 1.

Steel Removal

Below are steel pipes that the welder has removed.

Steel Removal

What once housed the feed water heaters is now an empty space.

Steel Removal

The deaerator no longer has its asbestos jacket on.

Steel Removal

The boiler piping is ready to be removed.  Note, the asbestos wrapping around the valves for complete unassembled removal.

Steel Removal

As you can see, the plastic barrier around Holly 1 has been removed due to completing the asbestos abatement.

Steel Removal

This is a 1960 photograph of the feed water heater area.

Steel Removal

This is what the feed water heater area looks like today.

Steel Removal

Lastly, more images can be found in our image gallery.  Click Here.

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