NPPD Sheldon Station Important Details
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Sheldon Unit 1 (1963) - 120 MWg
Sheldon Unit 2 (1968) - 135 MWg
•Two units, each B&W boiler w/ 3-cyclones. Not Pulverized coal but ground- coarse like rock salt
•Hot-side precipitators added 1976.
•Pulse jet baghouses added 2000- really low Opacity.
•No scrubbers or SCR
•PRB Coal for fuel, but not originally designed for PRB
•Precipitators de-energized but still in gas stream to capture large ash particles. •Unit 1 Burner Fronts have been modified to Pre-Heat the coal before entry, not Unit 2.
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This site has 2 units, and unit 2 has some unique characteristics that we want to show.