Holly Plant Decommissioning Project

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

The team has begun working on removing the steam turbines.  There were no buyers available for any of the steam turbines so the team has initiated a scrapping process.  So, the workers are cutting the steam turbine’s steel to ship in transportable pieces.

This is the Holly 1 Steam Turbine.

Steel Removal

 This is the steam inlet and control portion of the turbine.

Steel Removal

 The welder is starting to remove the steam chest from the turbine.

Steel Removal

 Parts of the turbine that have been removed are placed in the truck bay area for pickup and shipping.

Steel Removal

 A view of the visible portion of the Holly 1 steam turbine and electric generator.

Steel Removal

 The welder slices through the main steam line coming from the Holly 1 boiler.

Steel Removal

Steam chest has been removed from its steam lines.

Steel Removal

 A view of the main steam piping from the Holly 1 boiler.   Note: The metal is quite thick in order to withstand the high pressure.

Steel Removal

 A welder is removing the casing bolts and nuts.

 The top of the first few bolts have been removed.

Steel Removal

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