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Newmont Mining TS Power Plant
Success Story
Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC
Dunphy, Nevada
Plant Owner
Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC
Plant Name
TS Power Plant
Location
near Dunphy, Nevada
EPC Contractor
Fluor
Contract Order: 2005
Commercial Operation: 2008
B&W Scope
- Coal-fired boiler with air quality control system (material only)
- Startup and commissioning advisory services Boiler Specifications
- Boiler type: Pulverized coal fired radiant drum boiler RB Carolina-Type)
- Design fuel: Low sulfur Powder River Basin coal
- Capacity: 220 MW gross
- Steam flow: 1,491,300 lb/h (188 kg/s)
- Superheater outlet pressure: 2612 psig (18 MPa)
- SH/RH outlet temperature: 1055/1055 F (568/568 C)
Boiler Specifications
- Boiler type: Pulverized coal-fired radiant drum boiler (RB Carolina-Type)
- Design fuel: Low sulfur Powder River Basin coal
- Capacity: 220 MW gross
- Steam flow: 1,491,300 lb/h (188 kg/s)
- Superheater outlet pressure: 2612 psig (18 MPa)
- SH/RH outlet temperature: 1055/1055 F (568/568 C)
Environmental Equipment
- DRB-4Z® low NOx burners with igniters and overfire air system
- Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system
- Dry flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system
- Pulse jet fabric filter particulate collector
- Powdered activated carbon (PAC) mercury removal system
- Calcium chloride fuel additive system for enhanced mercury removal performance
Other Equipment
- B&W Roll Wheel® pulverizers, Series 89
- Hydrojet® and sootblower boiler cleaning system by B&W
- Flyash removal system by B&W
Project Facts
The power plant will supply electricity to Newmont Mining Corporation’s operations in northern Nevada.