So where are we going today?

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So where are we going today?
Part 2 Site FYI

• Nanticoke Generating Station, owned and operated
  by Ontario Power Generation (OPG)

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What is Nanticoke G. S.?
Part 2 Site FYI

• A power station that burns coal as the fuel to
  generate electricity.
• Is the largest in North America.
• Is located on the north shore of Lake Erie.
• Has 8 generating units capable of meeting 15 of
  Ontarios demand.
• Its annual production provides enough electricity
  to run nearly 2.5 million households for a full
  year.

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How does it work?
Part 2 Site FYI

• Electricity is produced by spinning
  electromagnets inside a coil of wire in a
  generator to create a flow of electrons.
• The coal is burned to heat water, making steam
  that propels the turbines.
• To create the steam, water is heated in boiler
  tubes around a large industrial furnace that
  burns coal. Once the water turns to steam, it
  moves at high speed to push turbine's blades. The
  spinning shaft of the turbine is attached to a
  generator, producing electricity that can be sent
  across transmission lines to customers. The steam
  from the turbine is condensed back to water and
  reused in the boiler.

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How does it work?
Part 2 Site FYI
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In closing

• For further information about OPG and power
  generation, please go to
• www.opg.com
• (photos follow)

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The pictures
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Presentation at Nanticoke GS
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Presentation at McMaster University
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Part 2 Tour of Turbine Hall at Nanticoke GS
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Part 2 Tour of Turbine Hall at Nanticoke GS