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  • February

    A crane designed to lift 250 tons removes a hydropower generator’s rotor Jan. 17, 2019 at Wolf Creek Power Plant in Jamestown, Ky., to allow the staff access to remove the damaged field pole for refurbishment. (USACE photo by Misty Cravens)

    Wolf Creek Power Plant staff accomplishes rare uplifting repair action

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2019) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant staff recently accomplished an extremely rare uplifting repair action to fix one of the plant’s power units.

  • June

    Kye Moss of Voith Hydro guides a 249-ton rotor during its installation into hydropower unit two at Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tenn., June 19, 2017. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is rehabilitating the unit and expects to bring it online in late July after the completion of its assembly and load testing.

    Crew installs 249-ton hydropower rotor at Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (June 19, 2017) – A work crew installed a 249-ton hydropower rotor today at Center Hill Dam, culminating weeks of safety preparations to lift and maneuver the heavy load into position to generate hydroelectricity.

  • February

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Nashville District employees Jamie Holt, a power project specialist at the Lake Barkley power plant shows students and faculty from University of Tennessee at Martin Hydrology and Hydraulics class maintenance being performed on a generator at the Lake Barkleypower plant Feb. 28, 2013. (USACE Photo by Mark Rankin)

    Corps hosts University of Tennessee Martin students at Lake Barkley

    KUTTAWA, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2013) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Nashville District employees at the Lake Barkley Resource Center, Lock and Dam hosted Students and faculty from the University of Tennessee at Martin Hydrology and Hydraulics class for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math tour today.

  • August

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lifts the rotor assembly from a 270-ton hydropower unit undergoing rehabilitation at the Barkley Dam Hydropower Plant in Kuttawa, Ky., Aug. 16, 2012. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Barkley hydropower rehabilitation gets a 270-ton lift

    KUTTAWA, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2012) – Work crews here at Barkley Power Plant removed a 270-ton rotor assembly today from a crippled hydropower unit damaged 18 months ago by an electrical fire. The heavy lift enables the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District to move forward with the generator’s rehabilitation.