Nuclear Plant Recoups Efficiency with Sludge Dewatering and Filtration PUMPS • TANKS • FILTRATION • PIPE • SPILLGUARDS 800 742 7246 rainforrent.com BACKGROUND A nuclear power plant uses electric pumps to bring lake-water into the plant’s large bays, then moves it through a series of tunnels shielded by screens. Every year, an average six feet of zebra mussles and lake-sediment sludge builds up on the screens, preventing optimal water flow. The plant required a temporary system of pumps and hose to remove and dewater sludge from the bays and clear the screens. The water would need to be cleaned and filtered to meet the strict specifications that would allow for discharge back into the lake. OUTCOME Over the past three years the power plant has performed their annual maintenance- pum

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