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 POPLAR RIVER POWER STATION 



Operation 



The two units were operated for the full reporting period. The 1986 

 operating statistics for the two units are shown in Table 1: 



Table 1. 1986 Operating Statistics for Generating Units No. 1 

 and No. 2 



Unit 1 Unit 2 



Hours of Operation 

 Gross MWhr Generated 

 Availability (hours) (percent) 

 Capacity Factor (percent) 

 Number of Start Ups 

 Coal Consumed (tonnes) 

 Oil Consumed (tonnes) 

 Hours in Period 



The average sulphur content of the coal in 1986 was 0.55 percent. 

 Analyses were conducted by the Poplar River Power Station Laboratory. 

 Analyses of monthly duplicate coal samples by an independent labora- 

 tory according to ASTM procedure D3176 provided, on average, 9 per- 

 cent lower sulphur. The sulphur content of the No. 2 fuel oil was 

 0.08 percent. 



Two spills occurred in 1986, both involving the ash handling system. 



On October 4, 1986, an ash line ruptured spilling a maximum of 

 8,619 m-^ of ash recirculation water and approximately 180 m-^ of ash 

 into a containment area between the Poplar River Power Station and 



