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The Safe Decontamination & Decommissioning Experts 1
Nationally ranked as the top contractor in demolition and hazardous material abatement
December 2014
The Safe Decontamination & Decommissioning Experts 2
LVI Services Inc. and
NCM Group Holdings, LLC
Combine to Form
NorthStar Group Holdings, LLC
the Largest Demolition and
Environmental Remediation
Company in the U.S.
NorthStar Advantages:
Managing Self-Performer Significant Past Performance Qualifications Depth of Resources and Equipment Bonding Capabilities
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Quick Facts
The Safe Decontamination & Decommissioning Experts 3
Year Founded(formerly LVI Services)
Office Locations
2014 EMR
Average Annual Revenue
Bonding Capacity
Projects Completed
#1 Abatement &
#1 Demolition Contractor
1986
36
$600 Million
$350 Million
>100,000
ENR and D&RI
0.64
"Target Zero" NGS's health and safety program is aimed at reducing the risks inherent in the work we do by creating
the safest possible working environment for our employees, other
workers on the site and the public.
Health & Safety
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0.64 0.6 0.65 0.59 0.63
EMR National Average 1.0
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NGS TARGET ZERO
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Self-Performing Capabilities
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Millwright & Rigging
Asset Recovery
Emergency Response& Disaster Recovery
Decontamination& Decommissioning
Hazmat Abatement
Demolition
Mold Remediation
Design-BuildGeneral Construction
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Global Presence
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Portugal
Austria
PolandEstonia
Ukraine
Romania
LebanonKyrgyzstan
Mongolia
IL
United States
(50 Offices)
Puerto Rico
• 32 Branch Offices in 21 States• Licensed to Perform Work in 50 States• Nuclear Services in 15 Countries
Argentina
United
Kingdom Moldova
MDUS KZLBPLPT RO UAPR AR UK AT EE
Israel
MN
December 2014
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• Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration's Second Line of Defense Program
• ABB – Combustion Engineering, Windsor, CT • Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC, Oak Ridge, TN • BWXT Y-12, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN • Department of Energy (DOE)• DOE Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Paducah, KY• DOE Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Piketon, OH• Fluor Fernald• Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC• General Electric• Hematite Nuclear Fuel Processing Plant Festus, MO• Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
Key Nuclear Clients
December 2014
Key Nuclear Clients
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• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory• Magnox Ltd, Chapelcross, Trawsfynydd & Bradwell
Nuclear Plants, UK• North Wind, Inc.• Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN• Phelps Dodge• Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Point Beach, WI• University at Buffalo – SUNY, Buffalo, NY• University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ• University of Illinois, Urbana, IL• University of Washington, Seattle, WA• UT-Batelle, LLC• Westinghouse Electric Company• Y-12 National Security Complex Oak Ridge, TN
December 2014
Key Nuclear Clients
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HighlightsNorthStar was selected to D&D the University of Illinois’ 1950’s era Mark IITraining, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics (TRIGA) reactor and nuclearreactor laboratory. NorthStar dismantled, removed, and packaged the reactor,systems, and structures and decontaminated and removed radiologicallycontaminated surfaces, components, and debris with unrestricted site releasein accordance with 10 CFR 20. This included the removal and packaging of the60R/hr. rotary specimen rack and other irradiated hardware from the reactorcore area into a Type A cask.
Built in 1959, the research reactor was placed in “safe storage” mode in 1998,when its 30-year operating license expired. The 1.5 megawatt reactor was usedfor research, student instruction, and service to the industry. It produced noelectricity, but was used in a wide variety of research applications. The NRCterminated the University’s reactor license in January 2013, followingNorthStar’s demolition of the facility and FSS.
Working within the regulatory framework of the Nuclear RegulatoryCommission (NRC) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), contaminantswere removed inside the facility and included neutron-activated aluminum,steel, concrete, and fission products and laboratory radiological nuclides usedin various experiments.
Mark II TRIGA Nuclear Reactor
University of Illinois
Nuclear Decontamination & Decommissioning (D&D)
Structural Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
Zero OSHA Recordables
1 University of Illinois D&D of Nuclear Reactor Lab | Urbana, IL
December 2014
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HighlightsNorthStar, in conjunction with the third largest demolition contractor in theUK, was awarded a Framework contract for decommissioning, demolition andasbestos abatement work within the licensed plant areas across the fleet ofMagnox type nuclear power plants in England, Scotland and Wales.
Work has centered around the dispositioning of spent fuel storage ponds. TheNorthStar team has assessed existing conditions at six of the now shutteredMagnox generating stations and has prepared methodologies for thedecommissioning and demolition of these facilities consistent with the Magnoxpreferred entry state for care and maintenance of the plants.
In addition, the NorthStar team is engaged with Magnox to perform thedemolition of a former Graphite Handling Facility and ancillary supportfacilities for the fuel storage ponds at two other Magnox plant sites.
The majority of the Magnox generating stations have been shut down afterroughly 40 years of successful operation. Magnox has prepared an optimiseddecommissioning programme to facilitate the timely and efficient closure ofthe plant sites. The NorthStar team Framework contract is an integral part ofthe Magnox closure strategy.
Former Nuclear Power Plants
Magnox, Limited
Nuclear Power PlantDecommissioning
Structural Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
Zero OSHA Recordable Incidents
2 Magnox De-planting, Demolition and Asbestos Removal | United Kingdom
Key Nuclear Clients
December 2014
Key Nuclear Clients
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HighlightsNorthStar was a core member of the team removing and dis- posing of twonuclear reactors plus a radioactive waste vault and its associated tanks at theDOE’s Hanford Site 300 Area, which originally housed fuel manufacturingoperations and experimental & laboratory facilities for the entire site.
In addition to the disposition of the two reactors and waste vault, NorthStarcompleted the excavation and remediation of the following waste sites in the300 Area: 321, 3706, 340, 327, 3716, 300-284 and the 300-15 process sewerlines. In total, NorthStar remediated and packaged approximately 200,000 tonsof contaminated soils/materials for disposal at ERDF. Additionally, NorthStarexcavated and stockpiled another 50,000 tons of soil for reuse as backfillmaterial.
From 1947 to 1987, reactors at the Hanford Site, a 586-square-mile area ofhigh desert in southeastern Washington, produced plutonium for America’sdefense program.
In 1989, the DOE, EPA, and Washington State Department of Ecology enteredinto a legally-binding accord to clean up the site to mitigate risk to the localenvironment including the Columbia River.
Former Nuclear Facility
Washington Closure Hanford LLC via Phoenix Enterprises NW, LLC
Nuclear Waste Site Remediation
Structural Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
Zero OSHA Recordable Incidents
3 DOE Hanford Disposition of 308-A/309 Reactors & 340 Waste Vault | Richland, WA
December 2014
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HighlightsNorthStar delivered waste management and site restoration for theDepartment of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site’s K-Reactor hyperbolic coolingtower demolition. This 455-foot-tall and 333-foot-wide heavily-reinforcedconcrete structure was the second largest cooling tower in the world to beimploded.
NorthStar provided extensive personnel and heavy equipment resources todownsize and load-out demolition debris after the implosion. NorthStar hadsized, loaded and hauled over 13,000 cubic yards of concrete and 19,500 yardsof PVC fill without incident to the on-site disposal cell. Highlights of the projectincluded:
• Multi-story, heavy industrial demolition & site restoration of the 2nd largestcooling tower in the world to be imploded
• Waste material downsizing and segregation
• Finished one month ahead of schedule & under budget
• Completed without any recordable injuries
• Recycled 1,600 tons of steel rebar, stainless steel, and aluminum piping,steel plates, and copper wire
Hyperbolic Cooling Tower
American DND, Inc.
Nuclear Decontamination
Demolition Waste Removal
Hazardous Material Removal
Zero OSHA Recordable Incidents
4 DOE Savannah River Site, K Cooling Tower | Aiken, SC
Key Nuclear Clients
December 2014
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HighlightsNorthStar is performing the decontamination and decommissioning (D&D),complete demolition, disposal and site restoration of the University at Buffalo’sMaterial Research Center (BMRC), which houses a high dose rate nuclearresearch and test reactor.
The BMRC was a research and test reactor facility with a pool-type reactordesigned and constructed by AMF Atomics between 1959 and 1961. Thereactor operated at power levels up to 2 MWt until 1994. Fuel was shippedfrom the facility in 2005. The facility is comprised of a 75 ft diameter tri-levelcontainment building and a 5,500 square foot tri-level laboratory wing.
Radiological waste removal and management: NorthStar is responsible for theremoval, packaging and disposal of approx. 21,000 cu. ft. of LLRW, including the500 R/hr. control blades, a 250 R/hr. source, 40 R/hr. grid plate and other misc.irradiated hardware. NorthStar also dispositioned 18 drums of MLLRW sludgeand another 100 cu. Ft. of mixed waste lead.
Working within the regulatory framework of the Nuclear RegulatoryCommission, EPA, OSHA, DOL, and NY State DOH, contaminants will beremoved and include neutron-activated aluminum, steel, concrete, fissionproducts, and laboratory radiological nuclides used in various experiments.
High Dose Rate Nuclear Reactor
State University of NY
Nuclear Decontamination & Decommissioning (D&D)
Facility Demolition and Activated Concrete Cutting
Radiological Waste DisposalHazardous Waste Remova
Zero NRC Violations or OSHA Recordable Injuries (as of 7/13)
5 University at Buffalo D&D of Materials Research Center | Buffalo, NY
Key Nuclear Clients
December 2014
The Safe Decontamination & Decommissioning Experts
HighlightsNorthStar is supporting the national security interests of the United States at awide variety of global ports of entry installing radiation portal monitor (RPM)and accompany communications equipment for the Department of Energy,National Nuclear Security Administration's Second Line of Defense Program.
In October 2007, Randolph Construction Services acquired by NorthStar, wasawarded a multi-year contract known as DICCE (Design, Integration,Construction, Communications and Engineering).
NorthStar DICCE team has completed installation of 535 RPMs at 89 sites in 12countries with a current contract value of ~$256M of a $700M IDIQ contract.The Program Management Office is located in Richland, WA. DICCE countriesinclude:
International Land, Air, and Sea Ports of Entry Radiation Portal Monitor Installation
DOE-NNSA Second Line of Defense Program
Radiation Detection
Structural Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
Zero OSHA Recordables
6 DOE-NNSA Design, Integration, Construction, Communications and Engineering
Poland
Israel
Argentina
Moldova
Estonia
Kyrgyzstan
Austria
Lebanon
Portugal
Ukraine
Romania
Mongolia
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Key Nuclear Clients
December 2014
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HighlightsNorthStar performed demolition of radiological-contaminated Buildings 9769and 9211 to slab, site restoration, and waste disposition of all associatedmaterial and debris at the Department of Energy (DOE) and National NuclearSecurity Administration (NNSA) Y-12 National Security Complex. Funded by theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the project was thelargest ARRA demolition project awarded at Y-12.
Building 9211 was a 83,500 sq. ft., four-story steel frame structure withmasonry walls. The facility was renovated, modified and altered numeroustimes since its original construction with a major Biomedical Laboratoryaddition occurring in 1980. Highlights of the project included:
• D&D of two 1945 era structures and equipment at a DOE/NNSA NationalSecurity Complex
• Segregation, packaging and transportations of LLRW and hazardous wastesin support of D&D operations
• Demolition, packaging and hauling approx. 23,000 cubic yards ofradiological contaminated debris for disposal at the DOE’s EMWMF landfill
• Recycling approximately 200 tons of metals and hauling/disposal of over1100 cubic yards of clean construction debris
(2) Multi-Story Steel Frame Structures Totaling 103,020 SF
B&W Technical Services, LLC
Nuclear Decontamination
Structural Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
Zero OSHA Recordable Incidents
7 Y-12 National Security Complex demolition of Bldgs 9769 & 9211 | Oak Ridge, TN
Key Nuclear Clients
December 2014
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HighlightsIn March 2011, NorthStar was contracted by the University of Arizona todecontaminate and decommission (D&D) the University’s Training, Research,Isotopes, General Atomics (TRIGA) reactor and in its nuclear reactor laboratory.NorthStar dismantled the reactor and its ancillary support systems, removingall radioactive materials from the NRL, and reducing the radioactivity to levelsthat permitted release of the licensed area for unrestricted use and Licensetermination. Activities were completed in accordance with 10 CFR 20.
Many of the reactor components and systems were either activated orcontaminated and were segregated from non-radiological components, so thatthey could be disposed of as low level radioactive waste (LLRW). NorthStar’swaste minimization emphasis resulted in a reduction to the overall volume ofwaste. Highlights of the project included:
• D&D of unique reactor systems and configurations.
• Packaging of radiological contaminated debris for disposal at off-sitelicensed facilities.
• Final Status Survey activities to support unrestricted release of theUniversity’s Nuclear Reactor Laboratory.
TRIGA Mark 1 Reactor
University of Arizona
Nuclear Decontamination & Decommissioning
Not applicable
Hazardous Material Abatement
Zero OSHA Recordable Incidents
8 U of AZ Decommissioning of Nuclear Reactor Lab & TRIGA Reactor |Tucson, AZ
Featured Projects
December 2014
Key Power Clients
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• A.M. Williams Station, Goose Creek, SC• Alexander & Baldwin , • Four Corners Generating Station, Arizona Public Services, AZ• Avon Power Plant, Martinez, CA• Benning Road Generating Station, Pepco Energy Services, MD• Boston Edison Plant-Mystic Station, Everett, MA• Brandywine Substation , Pepco Energy, DE• Brunner Island Power Plant, York Haven, PA• Calpine Edgemoor Plant, Wilmington DE• Cape Fear Generating Plant, Duke Energy, NC• Cinergy Power Plant, Cayuga, IN• Cutler Plant, Florida Power & Light, FL• Grainger Generating Station, Santee Cooper, SC• Pella Power Plant, IA• Consolidated Edison Power Plant, New York, NY• Delmarva Power & Light, Millsboro, DE• Dynegy South Bay Power Plant, Chula Vista, CA• Exelon Cromby, Eddystone & TMI Plants• Genon (formerly Mirant) Chalk Point Generating Plant, Aquasco, MD• Genon (formerly Mirant) Dickerson Generating Plant, Dickerson, MD• Hopkins Generating Station, Tallahassee, FL• Key West Steam Plant, Key West, FL• Kitty Hawk and Chesapeake Power Plants, Dominion Energy, VA, and NC
December 2014
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• Mohave Generating Station, Southern California Edison , CA • NYPA Charles Poletti Power Plant, New York, NY• NYPA Robert Moses Turbine, Massena, NY• NRG Devon, Dunkirk, El Segundo, Huntley, Indian River, Mountain View & Long Beach Power
Plants• PG&E Danville, Folsom, Humbolt, Hunters Point &
Potrero Power Plants, CA• Philadelphia Electric Company, Richmond and Delaware Stations, Philadelphia, PA• Plant Crist Facility, Gulf Power Crist Plant, Gulf Power Crist Plant, FL• PSE&G Transmission Towers, NJ• Rochester Gas & Electric, Rochester, NY• Shuffleton Power Plant, Renton, WA• TECO Bayside, Gannon & Hooker’s Point Power Plants, Tampa, FL• Topaz Energy Nueces Bay Power Plant, Corpus Christi, TX• Trigen Power Plant, Boston, MA• Western Electric Power Plant, West Springfield, MA• Xcel Arapahoe & Cherokee Power Plants, Denver, CO• Sunrise Generating Station, Nevada Energy, NV• Stock Island Steam Plant, Key West, FL
Key Power Clients
December 2014
18The Safe Decontamination & Decommissioning Experts
HighlightsThe dismantlement of Consolidated Edison’s five-block steam and electricitypower plant in midtown Manhattan was phased over a five-year period,tackling numerous challenges related to a densely urban and compactconstruction site.
SURGICAL DEMOLITION The five-block Kips Bay, multi-building campus wassqueezed between FDR Drive, First Avenue, and the Queens-Midtown Tunnelvents, with the tunnel running un- der the property. NorthStar demolished the11-story office building and support structures first. The switch house andfrequency house both had an arched roof like a gymnasium, so it was carefullyremoved to reduce the potential for the walls to become unstable.
The next phase was the most challenging. Three 300-foot steel stacks,reinforced with gunite, towered over the two 17-story power plants. Thesestructures were dismantled by hand in a very controlled manner until the coremachinery was visible. The exterior walls of the power plants rose flush to thesidewalk boundary requiring hand demolition on these exposed walls toprotect pedestrians, traffic and contiguous property. High-reach equipmentwas used on the demolition of the lower level power plants
One 11-Story Office Building Two 17-Story Power Plants
TRC Environmental
Salvage & Asset Recovery
Decommissioning & Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
Zero OSHA Recordable Incidents
1 Consolidated Edison KIPS BAY Power Plant | New York, NY
Key Power Clients
December 2014
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HighlightsPG&E’s Humboldt Bay Power Plant (HBPP) was repowered to more efficientlymeet California’s growing power needs. As part of this effort, NorthStar abatedand demolished shuttered major components of the plant to make room fornew facilities, including a 2.7 million gallon liquid fuel oil tank, 4,200-linear-footfuel oil pipeline, and series of structures, facilities, and underground utilities.
The 143-acre nuclear power plant site was built in the 1950s and operatedfrom 1963-1976 until concerns about newly discovered seismic faultscombined with more stringent nuclear requirements following the Three MileIsland accident rendered the small plant unprofitable. In 1988, the nuclearplant went into SAFESTOR status, except for two original fossil-fuel-poweredsteam-turbine generators, which continued to produce power.
The underground utilities posed a unique set of challenges. Record drawings ofthe subsurface conduit locations and the changes that had taken place over thelast 50 years could not be located. As a result, the subsurface demolition hadto be meticulously executed. Also, pre-project engineering evaluations andprocedures included field “hold points” to identify and verify if utilities were‘live’ so work crews would be safe and avoid disruption to plant operations.
143-Acre Shuttered Power Plant
TRC Customer Solutions
Debris Recycling
Mechanical Demolition Torch Cutting Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
Zero OSHA Recordables
2 Humboldt Bay Power Plant | Eureka, CA
Key Power Clients
December 2014
20The Safe Decontamination & Decommissioning Experts
HighlightsNorthStar conducted demolition and hazardous material abatement at NRGEnergy’s El Segundo Power Plant in preparation for a new, state-of-the-artcombined cycle, rapid response, natural gas-fueled & air-cooled power plantwith 30% greater efficiency. NorthStar performed decommissioning of two 360megawatt (MW) oil-fired steam generating units, the energy of which wasproduced by two hydrogen-cooled condensing units. Additionally, NorthStarremoved supporting bulk storage terminals, transportation and distributionpiping, turbines, generators, boilers, support and control buildings, mechanicalshops, oil terminal, and below-grade structures. Also removed was above-ground fuel oil transport lines, circulating water structures.
NorthStar conducted abatement of asbestos-containing materials, includingTSI, galbestos and transite siding, and the removal of interior boiler refractoryfrom the 1,000,000 pound per hour steam boilers and ancillary equipment andstructures. NorthStar included regulatory agencies in the development of thedecommissioning strategy and execution plans during the pre-engineeringphases. The preparatory phase of the decommissioning required thedemolition of two 420-foot lead- and asbestos-coated environmental stacks.Uniquely, the bases of these stacks were constructed at an elevation of 90 feet.
Two 360 MW Generating Units Two 420-Foot Stacks
NRG Energy - $16 million
Salvage & Asset Recovery
Decommissioning & Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
Zero OSHA Recordables
3 NRG El Segundo Power Plant, units 1 & 2 | El Segundo, CA
Key Power Clients
December 2014
21The Safe Decontamination & Decommissioning Experts
HighlightsNorthStar was contacted by Southern California Edison to decommission theMohave Generating Station (MOGS) in Laughlin, Nevada. MOGS was a 1,580megawatt coal-fired electric power generation facility situated on 3.000 acresadjacent to the Colorado River. The facility contained 217 acres of storageponds, evaporation ponds, and a 300-acre landfill.
Scope included: asset recovery, asbestos abatement, hazardous materialhandling and disposal, demolition, relocation of pond contents to landfill andclosure of the landfill.
Highlights included demolition of two (2) 180-ft tall boilers, two (2) 790 MWturbines, four (4) eight (8) million gallon storage tanks and a 500-ft tallconcrete stack. Demolition activities were performed around the Control Roomwhich remained active during the first few months of the project. Pond closurerequired the relocation of 2.5 million cubic yards of materials beforecompleting the on-site landfill closure.
NorthStar coordinated with local city and county officials to complete the 3year project with over 300,000 man-hours without a lost time injury.
1,580 mega-watt generating facility, 500-ft Stack & 180-ft Boilers
Southern California Edison
Salvage & Asset Recovery >40,000 tons Scrap Recycled
Decommissioning & Site Remediation
ACM Abatement & ORM Removal
>300,000 Man-hours w/o Lost Time Injury
4 Mohave Generating Station Decommissioning I Laughlin, NV
Key Power Clients
December 2014
22The Safe Decontamination & Decommissioning Experts
HighlightsNorthStar was contacted by TECO to dismantle a hung boiler weighingapproximately 3,000 tons at their Gannon Generating Station in Tampa,Florida. There was no dropping of material allowed due to an operating turbinewithin close proximity. All steel was lowered to the ground by crane. The scoperequired the boiler and support equipment to be dismantled in 3 phases.
Phase I – Dismantle the Boiler without disturbing the main structure. Thisphase was conducted by using pneumatic winches (Air Tugers) to lower thesteam piping, water wall frame and water walls. After the water walls werelowered to the ground, the boiler roof and floor were opened and a 300-toncrawler crane completed the boiler dismantlement.
Phase 2 – Dismantle the Coal Hoppers from the roof of the Turbine Buildingwhile it was still operating. Working over the 150’ tall boiler structure, the 300-ton crane was used to lift out sections of the Coal Hoppers allowing fordismantlement of the steam drum remaining boiler support structure.
Phase 3 – Using the 300-ton crawler crane, remove the Steam Drum and upper50’ of the boiler structure.
Multiple Critical lifts required around operating Turbine.
Dismantled and Removed 3,000-ton Boiler
Tampa Electric Company
TECO continued plant operations during dismantlement
Dismantlement by Crane and Hook
Debris was lowered to the ground to maintain operations
Multiple Critical Lifts required around operating equipment
5 Gannon Station Unit 5 Dismantlement I Tampa, FL
Key Power Clients
December 2014
23The Safe Decontamination & Decommissioning Experts
HighlightsThe Sunrise Generating Station (SGS) is a 75MW gas fired electric powergenerating station consisting of a single hung boiler and one gas turbine.Scope of services included asset recovery, asbestos abatement, hazardousmaterial collection and disposal, demolition, underground utility removal,pond closure and final site grading.
Asbestos abatement included the removal of friable and non-friable asbestosincluding boiler tank, tank and pipe insulation, floor tile and mastic, rooftransite and other asbestos containing materials (ACM). Hazardous materialcollection included the disposal of machine oils, hydraulic fluids, PCB oils,mercury switches, batteries and other regulated materials (ORM’s). Pondclosure required the relocation of 320,000 gallons of effluent water andgrading of the pond berms to match the surrounding area.
Demolition included removal of all structures and foundations. Asset recoveryincluded the recycling of over 4,000-tons of scrap metal.
The project required approximately 20,000 man-hours to complete and wassafely completed on schedule.
75-MW Gas Turbine
NV Energy
Salvage & Asset Recovery
Decommissioning & Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
320,000 Gallons of Effluent Dispositioned
6 Sunrise Generating Station I Las Vegas, NV
Key Power Clients
December 2014
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HighlightsNorthStar performed asbestos abatement and demolition on the Gulf PowerPlant Crist Boilers 1 through 3. The project is located on the Escambia River inPensacola, FL. The scope consisted of the demolition of three (3) 60’x25,x30,natural gas/coal fired boilers inside of the power house and turbine buildingwhich is to remain.
One of the primary tasks associated with this project is the asbestosabatement associated with the three boilers. NorthStar erected scaffoldingaround all three boilers to provide access to the ACM insulation and refractoryassociated with the boilers. NorthStar removed 16,000-sf of asbestoscontaining duct insulation and 12,000-sf of asbestos containing boilerinsulation and refractory.
The Demolition scope was comprised of removal of all piping associated withthe boilers as well as drums, tubes, headers, catwalks, structural steel, andductwork. NorthStar’s scope also included all ancillary equipment inside thebasement such as oil tanks, blowers, transformers and switchgear. MultipleCritical lifts were required for equipment removal including removal of thethree (3) de-aerator tanks and associated catwalk, switch houses and two largewater tanks from the 80’ tall roof.
Removal of Three (3) Boilers
Gulf Power
Salvage & Asset Recovery
Demolition
Hazardous Material Abatement
Hoisting & Rigging, Critical Lifts
7 Gulf Power Plant Crist Boilers 1 through 3 I Pensacola, FL
Key Power Clients
December 2014
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HighlightsThis project included the demolition of four concrete and brick smoke stacks,250-ft high, in two phases. The first phase included the demolition of Units 3and 4. The demolition of stacks 1 and 2 commenced in Feb. 2009.
A unique feature of this project was the location of the smoke stacks. Thestacks were located in the close proximity to an active unit and surroundingstructures. Due to the location constrains, NorthStar demolished the structuresutilizing manual labor. The project required a 250-ft scaffolding tower to beconstructed for each stack for manual demolition. NorthStar successfullyprotected the adjacent active structures and operating plant systems. Duringall removal operations, NorthStar coordinated all activities to preventdisruption of plant operations.
NorthStar recycled over 98% of the project volumetric rate during Phase 1, and92% of the project materials were recycled on site.
NorthStar developed and maintained a critical path schedule to maximizeefficiencies during each phase and safely logged over 16,000 man-hours duringthe 12 week schedule.
Four 250-ft Stacks
Southern Company
98% Recycled
Manual Demolition
Working Heights 250-ft
Safely Implemented CPM Schedule
8 E. C. Gaston Steam Plant I Wilsonville, AL
Key Power Clients
December 2014
Client Satisfaction
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NorthStar’s attention to detail and safety created a smooth and efficient work environment that
brought the project to completion on time and budget. The crew as a whole had a very
harmonious working relationship that made working with them a genuine pleasure. I would not
hesitate to recommend your company and crew to others seeking your services.
Rich Holm, Reactor Administrator, University of Illinois
I have found NorthStar to be a first rate contractor that I would highly recommend for future
work at the University of Washington or to anyone that needs to have asbestos and hazardous
material abatement or D&D work performed in a safe, cost effective and professional manner.
Jeff Angeley Associate Construction Manager UW Capital Projects Office
NorthStar has successfully completed numerous abatement and demolition projects in support
of maintenance, upgrade and reclamation work.
NorthStar has consistently delivered innovative, cost effective-solutions for complex, high-
profile and time-critical tasks and has maintained a superlative safety performance record
throughout.
NorthStar has also added value to our relationship by providing extensive pre-planning,
budgetary and asset management services. I would encourage anyone with similar needs to
involve NorthStar early in the process in order to optimize your end result.
Jessie Guerrero Director of Procurement NRG Energy Inc.
NorthStar’s proactive, conscientious and professional manner, in which they prosecuted their
work, set the proactive safety example for many of the follow-on contractors.
Larry Hensley Senior Safety Officer & QA Inspector, Pentagon Renovation Office
December 2014