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Wallace Dam Forebay Oxygenation System
When the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued new standards for hydroelectric generation, Brasfield & Gorrie was chosen to construct a new forebay oxygenation system at Wallace Dam. This project enhanced the dissolved oxygen levels in Lake Oconee, which serves as a reservoir for the Wallace Hydroelectric Plant, thereby facilitating the…
Walter Bouldin Dam Intake Gate U2
When one of the gates at the Walter Bouldin Dam was damaged beyond repair, Brasfield & Gorrie was selected to remove it and fabricate and install a replacement gate. After the damaged gate was demolished and hauled off site, the backing plates were refurbished. This allowed the new gate to…
Walter Bouldin Dam Stop Logs
When Bouldin Dam needed to install two new stop logs its powerhouse, the client faced a particular challenge: Due to a lack of headroom above the log slots, the new stop logs could not be installed in one piece. Brasfield & Gorrie worked closely with our client to build new…
Alstom Balancing Facility and High Bays Renovation
As a global leader in sustainable mobility solutions, Alstom’s operation requires state-of-the-art testing facilities to stay on the cutting edge. This newly constructed complex allows the company to spin test and balance gas and steam turbine generators and rotors. The test chamber was constructed of five massive ring segments encased…
Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station
Working with a client who provides gas and electric power across the Western United States, our team helped them keep the lights on with this new greenfield power generation facility consisting of multiple gas turbines and one steam turbine. Above-ground construction was heavily dependent upon our civil and substructure work…
Concrete Spillway Modification and Obermeyer Gate Installation
Originally the site of a 19th-century textile mill, Thurlow Dam has needed plenty of upgrades over the years to maintain its utility. Our team replaced the existing flashboard spillway with a new Obermeyer gate system after removing the existing flashboards, demolishing the existing piers, and modifying the crest for the…
Confidential Nuclear Plant Projects (Location 1)
Since 2012, Brasfield & Gorrie has completed several projects for a confidential nuclear plant. The total project scopes have included an administration building, two large concrete pads, a system operators ready room, a storage building, security upgrades, and other heavy civil work, much of which was self-performed by Brasfield &…
Confidential Nuclear Plant Projects (Location 2)
Our relationship with this confidential nuclear power plant has spanned more than a decade of work across several complex projects. Over the course of that time, we’ve constructed an administration building, support buildings, a high-bay maintenance facility, material storage buildings, security upgrades, and multiple heavy civil projects. And we leaned…
Confidential Nuclear Power Plant Projects (Location 3)
Our relationship with this confidential nuclear power plant dates back to 2011. Since then, our teams have performed heavy civil work for this client’s cooling tower upgrades, security upgrades, a new operations training building, and other heavy civil projects. With decades of experience in this market sector and a wealth…
CPS Energy Rotary Plow and Coal Conveyor Installation and Rotary Dumper Building Steel Replacement
Brasfield & Gorrie completed a pair of projects to upgrade this coal-fired power plant. The first build consisted of replacing corroded steel in the below-grade area of the existing coal railroad car unloading facility. A year later, we were awarded a complementary rotary plow and coal conveyor installation that consisted…
