Health and Safety Aspects of the Kawerau Project, Mighty River Power
- Key words
- health & safety, non condensable gas, New Zealand, Kawerau, Mighty River Power
- Location
- Kawerau, New Zealand; Taupo Volcanic Zone
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2010
- Session
- 8. Business Strategies
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 0804
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Abstract
Mighty River Power (MRP) has recently completed a 100MW geothermal power station in Kawerau, New Zealand.
This project was constructed under an Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) contract and presented a number of challenges from a health and safety perspective. MRP was proactive in establishing a number of initiatives to address these challenges. The health and safety outcomes of the project are discussed.
During commissioning of the plant an incident occurred which involved the discharge of non condensable gas. This incident and the resulting investigation are reviewed and the outcomes are presented. A number of lessons have been taken forward to MRP’s next project. These lessons are also pertinent for the wider geothermal industry.
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