The South Texas Project (STP) is a two-unit nuclear facility southwest of Bay City, Texas. Both units are Westinghouse pressurized water reactors with Westinghouse main electric generators. The ...
Major Inspection of a 330H gas-turbine generator indicated that a stator rewind was needed. The unit failed electrical tests and had suffered with indications of heavy wedge slot and bar tie greasing.
Even utilities that are very diligent about treating and monitoring their boiler water, demineralized water makeup, and cooling water may know little about treating one of the most critical water ...