Transformer Decommissioning

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Transformer Decommissioning
A Division of Versatile Processing Group, Inc.
Nabb, Indiana
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Services Offered

• Sampling
• Testing
• Disposal
• Repair
• Rebuild
• Logistics

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• TDL is a wholly owned subsidiary
• Nabb, Indiana which is 35 miles from Louisville,
  Kentucky
• Operations include a state-of-the-art processing
  design housed in a 25,000 square foot building
  located on 14 acres

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• Once the transformers have been delivered they
  are placed on rollers.
• TDL staff tracks all transformers by serial
  numbers.

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• Oil samples are pulled using pipettes and sent
  off for testing.

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• On-site sampling is a service offered by TDL.
• This service can be performed in warehouse, at
  store room locations, or out in the field.
• TDL handles and recycles transformer oil and can
  pick up oil at remote locations.

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• All transformers are stored on rollers within a
  6 bermed area.
• The floor has epoxy coating throughout the plant.

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• Once test results are received each transformer
  is labeled with a color coding system according
  to PCB levels.

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• Transformer oil with a PCB level below 49 ppm is
  then pumped into the appropriate holding tank.

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• Two 10,000 gallon storage tanks and one 5,000
  gallon tank store the oil.

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• The storage tanks are stored in a bermed area and
  covered to ensure a proper storage environment.

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• Drained transformers are then processed using
  power and hand tools.

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• Using a bridge crane, the core is pulled and
  separated into different categories.

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• Copper and aluminum windings are then sheared
  from the steel cores.