POPLAR RIVER POWER STATION 



Operation 



The first 300 MW unit was commissioned in June 1981 and commenced commercial 

 operation July 1, I98I. The unit operated for the full twelve months of 

 1982. The station's electrical production statistics for the period were: 



Hours of operation 7310 



Gross MWh generated l.Sy't.SOO 

 Availability (hours) 83. '♦S^ 



Capacity Factor 76.6?^ 



Number of startups 35 



Coal consumed 1,689,624 tonnes 



Oil consumed 5, 85'*, '•83 litres 



Failures in the ash-collection system resulted in eight spills; the last of 

 which occurred on August 6, I982. With the exception of one case when an 

 estimated two cubic meters entered the reservoir, all ash spills were contained 

 on site. 



Spill containment structures were completed in the fall and are now operational. 



Construction 



Construction of the second 300 MW unit at the Poplar River Power Station was 

 at a virtual standstill from May to December I982 due to a construction 

 trades strike. Boil out and acid clean for the second unit was scheduled for 

 February 1983; first fire on coal May 1983; and commercial operation is scheduled 

 for July 1983. 



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