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# tb i Davi dschul z - ".S . :I7. , Region . V , AC B Debora hDje u - U.S . :-PA , Regio nV , OR C Walte r T . woeifi e - WEPC O Terr ycoughli n- WEPC O Nei l Childres s - WEPC O Mar k Steinber g - WEPC C Pau l Schumache r - WEPC O Sall yFarrel l - U.S . -2Fh, SSC D (bytelephone ) Davi dSolomo n- U.S . EPA , NSR S (bytelephone ) Wal t Stevenso n- U.S . EPA , ES D (bytelephone ) Meetin g Summary : Th e meetin g wa s schedule dt o discus s th e result s o f anissio nan d capacit ytestin g complete db yWEPC O a t Por t Washingto nunit s 1-4 , an da ne wproposa l b yWEPC O fo r partia l ai r heate r replacemen t wor k o n uni t 1 . O n Januar y12 , 1989 , I ha dprovide db ytelephon e a n outlin e t o WEPC O o f tes t protoco l aeficiencia s w e wishe dt o discuss , as wel l a s issue s w e woul dlik e tha nt o respon dt o regardin g th e uni t i ai r heate r elemen t replacemen t work . (<see attache dconversatio nrecord) . Followin g i s a brie f summar yo f response s provide db yWEPC O durin g th e meeting : Uni t 1 - Particulat e Violation s - WEPC O indicate dtha t the ywer e surprise db yth e result s o f th e firs t tw o particulat e runs , wliic hwer e vei l abov e th e allowabl e E Memissio nlimitation . The ycontende dUia t th e violation s wer e du e t o turbine/governo r contro l problem s causin g shor t ter mrapi dfluctuation s i n th e coa l fee drate , Tfie ywer e no t ^ abl e t o provid e informatio na s t o th e frequenc yrat e o f thi s typ e o f problem , o r whethe r i t wa s relate dt o operatio na t highe r tha nnorma l loa do n th e unit . The yals o provide dn o information , a s t o wh yth e las t F Mtes t run , afte r repairin g th e turbine/governo r contro l problem , wa s als o abov e th e allowabl e F Mlimit .P. 4


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## r 2 - uni t 1 Ooacit vViolation s - WEPC O contende d tha t opacit yviolation s o nn/1 8 an d 11/1 9 wer e du e t o .startu p problan s o nth e unit , an d th e proble mwit hrlie turbine/governo r controller . Opacit yviolation s durin g th e 5 da ycanonstratio n perio d wer e claime d t o b e du e t o earl y mornin g ramping , intermitten t coa l feede r problems , an d a . one-tim e occurrenc e whe nrji

e pulverize d coa l bi n reache d lo wlevel s du e t o operato r oversight . Uni t 1 - stea m

Drum?ressur p Fwt&rtonrpzi- WEPC O contende d tiia t th e steam pressur e exceedance s wer e du e t o th e accurac yo f th e mete r use d t o adjus t stea mpressur e and genera l directive s give noperator s t o "nominally* 1 con t r e i .^tea m pressur e a t a certai nlimit , rathe r tha n assurin g tha t Oi e stea mpressur e b e safel yretaine d belo wth e .limit . Uni t 2 - Hig hrr-: Result s o n3r d tes t ru n- WEPC O ha d n o aSi.-eciii c explanation , i.-mcati.-.c . rna t i t ma yhav e bee n du e t o shor t ter msurge s i nth e coa l feeoerc , r t o variabilit yi n th e testin g procedure . Uni t 2 - Stea m

::rurr . .Yessur e Exceedance s - Sam e explanatio na s fo r uni t l . Uni t 3 - Opacit yViolation s - •-.'EPC O indicate d tha t opacit yviolation s durin g th e 2nd PV

tos t ru nma ynav e bee n du e t o soo t blowing . The y indicate d tha t opacit yviolation s on . Decembe r 2 , durin g th e 5 da y darrarstratio n period , wer e du e t o precipitato r hoppe r as hbuildu p causin g a tanporar yshor t i n th e precipitator . The yindicate d tha t the ysubsequentl yincrease d th e frequenc yo f as hpullin g fro m th e precipitato r toppers. tmi t 3 - stea mDn mpressur e Exceedance s - Sam e explanatio na s J o r unit s 1 & 2 . Uni t 4 - Particulat e Violation s - WEPC O contende d tha t th e ver yhig h particulat e anissio nresult s o n run s 1 , 2 an d 4 were , du e t o intermitten t feedwate r contro l problems . Tlie ywer e unabl e t o provid e informatio nregardin g th e frequenc yo f thi s typ e o f problan , o r whethe r i t coul d b e relate d t o operatio na t highe r tha nnorma l loa d o nth e unit . Wit hregar d t o th e tes t ru ntha t wa s cancelle d du e t o wir e breakag e shortin g th e precipitator , an d a nearlie r proble mth e wee k before , resultin g in . a dela yo f testin g du e t o ES P wir e breaicage , WEPC O wa s unabl e t o provid e informatio nregardin g th e frequenc yo f such , problon s o n tlie unit , o r whethe r i t coul d b e relate d t o operatio na t highe r tha nnorma l loa d o nth e unit . uni t 4 Opacit yViolation s - WEPC O contended , tha t opacit yviolation s recorde d durin g th e 5-daydemonstratio n perio d ma yhav e been du e t o intermitten t problem s witi i th e coa l feede r controller , bu t wer e unabl e t o documen t tha t a s th e cause , o r provid e an yinformatio na- s t o th e frequenc yo f occurrenc e o f suc ha problan .P. 5

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mCnr a Pressur e - WEPC O va s unabl e t o provid e anyclea r explanatio n a s t o wh ythi s uni t va s hel d belo wit s designate d pressur e limitation , whil e th e othe r 3 unit s wer e not . Uni t J . ~ ai r Heate r Partia l RQpiacanen t - WEPC O contende d thai- , tli e propose d ai r heate r elemen t replacemen t shoul d b e considere d "routin e maintenance" . A S suppor t fo r thi s position , the yprovide d a lis t o f approximatel y4 0 othe r utilit yunit s fo r whic hthe ycontende d ai r iieate r eianen t c r complet e replacemen t ha d bee n done . PaOwever , upo n quastioning , WEPC O admitte d tiia t uni t 1 , no w5 4 year s old , and unit s 2
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yreplacemen t o f th e ai r heaters , o r ai r heate r elements . WEPC O indicate d tiia t tii e cos t o f thi s propose d replacemen t wor k woul d b e $500,00 0 - $550,000 . The yals o indicate d tha t i f the ycomplete d thi s wor k no wthe ywoul d likel ykee p thos e element s replace d .tr - •~.QV , and replac e th e remainde r a s par t o f th e tota l projec t a t .. . .ate r date . Thi s statanen t wa s differen t tha n WEPC O ha d indicate d d-.irir. a telephon e discussion s o n Januar y12 , .98 9 (se e attache d conversatio n record) . WEPC O indicate d tiia t the ydi d nor . kno w i f th e replacemen t o t 50 % o f th e ai r heate r element s (a s propo.;..'. > woul d resul t ir. a capacityincreas e o n th e unit . However , the ydi d indicat e tha t canpiet e replacemen t o f th e ai r heate r element s o n uni t 1 .shoul d result ; i n a n increas e i n capacit yt o it s origina l design . U.S. KPA agree d t c respon d t o WEPC O o n tliese issue s a s soo n as possible . Attachment- . cc : Farrell , SSC D Stevenson , ES D Solomon , NS R Foote , OG C Ke e Kertche r Spyropoulo s Va n Mersberge n Dje uP. 6 5.2 0

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