Barkley hydropower rehabilitation gets a 270 ton lift
Channel: nashvillecorps
Date: 2012-08-20

KUTTAWA, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2012) -- Work crews here at Barkley Power Plant removed a 270-ton rotor assembly today from a crippled hydropower unit damaged 18 months ago by an electrical fire.  The heavy lift enables the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District to move forward with the generator's rehabilitation.

The hour-long removal is one that the Corps did not take lightly.  Power plant officials coordinated with the contractor, National Electric Coil from Columbus, Ohio, extensively leading up to the removal of the large rotor assembly.