DECOMMISSIONING SERVICES

Times are changing and the war on coal has sealed the fate of most of the coal generation assets in operation today. Even without a clear replacement for generation available to take their place to provide the solid foundation for renewables, Decisions have been made, Executive orders have been signed. The management team and field teams of Consultants With Energy, LLC have assisted Owners of stranded assets (Coal Fired Power Plants, Oil Fired Power Plants, Hydroelectric Facilities) and retire them with the respect and care that they and the plant staff both deserve. Ever mindful of the men and women who called these facilities home and a part of their community, we work to ease the transition as professionally and with empathy. Coming from generating facilities in the midwest, northeast and western US we get it. We've seen it and unfortunately, we know how to plan it. In fact, we're very proficient in the planning and supporting for these events. While we cannot turn back the hands of time or stop what has been decided by others, we can assist you with the process so that the environment, and the assets are protected and minimize risk in a variety of ways. We plan methodically and smart. We are organized and with a purpose. We've spent years commissioning and decommissioning facilities, those skills ironically are very valuable when taking systems out of service and preparing the units for dismantling.

We have developed processes and procedures that ensure the sequence of each activity meets the objectives. Our onsite assessment team adapts the approach to each facility, each unit, and each system specifically for the needs and site conditions. Our team's experience in helping owners plan such a large high visibility and emotionally charged project safely and cost effectively allows us to leverage that knowledge to help other clients successfully bring a single unit or a complete facility offline in a way that minimizes risk to the owner and demotion contractors.

If you have a unit or an entire facility that is scheduled for retirement. Let's talk early so that we can provide some insight and assist you with what none of us want to do, but if it must be done, let's do it in a way that ensures it's safe, environmentally sound and executed by the numbers. Just like she was brought online so many times before. Everyone leaves with knowing they did what they had to do and did so with pride of being a part of the plants storied history.

EXPERIENCE

  • Decommissioning Process Planning, Sequence & Schedule Support - (Company Confidential)
  • Decommissioning Transitional Operations Support – (Company Confidential, Coal Fired Power Plant)
  • Decommissioning Procedures & Staff Support -Hydroelectric Plant (Company Confidential)
  • Procedures - Unit Long Term Layup & Asset Preservation - (Company Confidential)
  • Transitional Operations – (Pepco) Washington, D.C. (multi-unit oil-fired facility)
  • Decommissioning Procedures (written in Spanish) – Process Plant - Puerto Rico
  • Decommissioning Support Available

     

    • Advisory Consulting
    • Unit or Station Assessment
    • Asset Recovery Assessment for Secondary Market for Equipment
    • Impacts to Remaining Loads, Water Balance, Feedstocks
    • Asbestos Abatement Planning
    • Decommissioning Schedules
    • Decommissioning Procedures & Documented Work Packages
    • Air Gapping Location Mapping
    • Plant O&M; Transitional Staff - Full Staff or Supplemental as personnel transfer
    • Third Party Contract Specification Development,
      Evaluations & Recommendations
    • Temporary Designs for systems to remain in-place during demolition
    • Decommissioning Unit(s) in Preparation for Demolition Contractor
    • Report Generation
  • ASSET VALUE RECOVERY

    We can assist your team with the assessment and/or resale of plant equipment which have a secondary market demand. We have alliances with several secondary market equipment buyers, brokers and other outlets. Consultants With Energy, LLC can assist with bench testing instrumentation for operational or resale viability and will even remove, prep, package and ship the equipment if desired.

  • DEMOLITION METHODOLOGY

    We can define the scope of the demolition works, and recommend the most economically, technically feasible demolition methodology (taking advantage of parametric design techniques), to increase efficiency and reduce the likelihood of damaging assets to be removed and sold, that are unable to be removed during the decommissioning phase.

  • GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENT

    Upon request, we will work with our partners to determine suitable options for decommissioning ash ponds including plans for environmental monitoring and future use.

  • HEALTH, SAFETY, AND RISK

    Our specialist Health and Safety advisors will ensure that all works are planned in a safe manner including CDM advice. Tracking and managing risks is crucial across the whole process and our Risk Management experience in complex projects will develop an approach based on sound understanding of the potential outcomes.

  • Environmental and Waste

    We will evaluate the possible reuse of waste materials for redevelopment options. Environmental issues can be the costliest aspects of decommissioning. We have extensive experience of developing environmental clean-up and implementation plans for a wide range of industries which have hazardous wastes including asbestos, mineral fibers and mineral oil hydrocarbons which require special treatment and disposal.

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