Tag Archives: outages

How to Make Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages Successful

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Meredith Portman

The old saying, “time is money,” is never more true than with shutdowns, turnarounds and outages (STOs) requiring cranes and other specialized equipment. Barnhart has extensive experience in this kind of work, so we’ve learned a thing or two and … Continue reading →

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EARLY PLANNING SHORTENS PLANT’S OUTAGE SCHEDULE

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Meredith Portman

Work during outages and shutdowns requires proper planning, management, and innovative solutions to keep overall costs down. A job Barnhart performed at a nuclear power plant exemplifies those standards. Barnhart was hired to remove and replace two feedwater heaters (FWH) … Continue reading →

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VIDEO CASE STUDY: NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OUTAGE

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was hired by a Wisconsin nuclear power plant to remove and replace four feedwater heaters, a condensate cooler, and two main feed pump motor skids during a spring outage. They then repeated the process in a fall outage in … Continue reading →

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