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POWER

ISSN: 0032-5929 Frecuencia: 12 Formato: Impresa

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Volumen 144 Número 1 Parte 0 Año 2000

GAS TURBINE/COMBINED CYCLE - Is the Southwest the next gas-turbine gold rush?	Solicitud

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FOCUS ON O&M - Strive for 'lights out' replenishment - Procurement of non-fuel materials and services-often referred to as maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO)-has been inefficient at utilities. To improve in this area, power producers worldw	Solicitud

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FOCUS ON O&M - Find durable actuators for flyash handling systems	Solicitud

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FOCUS ON O&M - FRP guards tank floors	Solicitud

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FOCUS ON O&M - Marmaduke! - "The client may not always be right but the client is always the client," Maxine remembered her grandfather saying, as she dug into a steam-drum repair	Solicitud

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FUELS MANAGEMENT - Don't underestimate challenges of bringing gas to powerplants - Natural gas is the "fuel du jour," but the outlook on future prices is not monolithic. Many believe prices must rise significantly to support exploration and drilling	Solicitud

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SPECIAL REPORTS - Merchant-power projects push for competitive edge - Today's development boom is the electricity industry's equivalent of a gold rush, where some claims will pan out, and others prove barren. The projects that succeed will emphasi	Solicitud

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Simulators do more than train - Some consider simulators as a cross-cutting, enabling technology to integrate design, operations, and maintenance	Solicitud

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SPEAKING OF POWER - Bet on nuclear for the new century - Remember where this industry was 20 years ago? Natural gas was banned as a plant fuel. Today, nuclear is as good as banned from new plant construction, which means it may be the best bet for the fut	Solicitud

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SPECIAL REPORTS - Formidable barriers face users of new coal systems - Advances that reduce emissions and raise efficiency of coal-fired systems continue. But ever-stricter emissions limits, programs seeking to stabilize so-called global warming, competit	Solicitud

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PUMPS, VALVES, AND PIPING - Proper piping-system exams keep money in the plant	Solicitud

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GAS TURBINE/COMBINED CYCLE - Reduced-pressure operation shortens HRSG service life - Being nonchalant about a reduction in operating pressure can shorten service life, while a carefully engineered reduction can extend it	Solicitud

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PLANT PROFILES - Dabhol blazes a trail, albeit a tortuous one, in India - A decade after project inception, Phase I is delivering electrons to the grid, and Phase II is under construction. Patience and fortitude appeared to have paid off	Solicitud

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PLANT PROFILES - Raccoon Mountain gets a facelift -- and new body parts - Once the largest pumped-storage hyro facility in the US, Raccoon Mountain will pay for its massive upgrade before it is even complete	Solicitud

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NUCLEAR POWER - Take lessons from Tokai - Here's what really happened at the recent criticality accident at Japan's Tokai facility	Solicitud

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PLANT PROFILES - Bank seeks utmost in reliable supply from fuel cells/flywheel arrangement - On-site power system pledges 99.999999% reliability for First National Bank of Omaha's credit card processing center	Solicitud

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RENEWABLES - Hydro relicensing jeopardizes renewables base - Studies indicate that the relicensing process will result in an average loss of 8% in hydro generation during the next several years. Even the environmental community acknowledges that the proce	Solicitud

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SPECIAL SECTIONS - Power-Gen Post-Show review	Solicitud

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SPECIAL SECTIONS - Product Information Guide	Solicitud

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER - Latest products and services to help you do your job better	Solicitud

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