Project Archive

Larkin Enterprises has been involved in a large number of projects over the years, and we've learned something from every partnership. We're proud of the work we've done and the relationships forged. Below you'll find an example of some of the people we've worked with and what we've done for them. -ABB-CE -ALSTOM POWER -BABCOCK AND WILCOX -CIANBRO -CONSUMERS ENERGY -EMI/CALPINE -ENTERGY -FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION -MAINE YANKEE -MYR POWER -NEBRASKA POWER -NORTHEAST UTILITIES -WISCONSIN ELECTRIC -WISVEST CORPORATION

CHINA - Shaijo Project
Larkin Enterprises, Inc. ( LEI ) provided Start-up Manager and Engineers for three 600 Mega-watt Coal Burning Power Plants.

BELLINGHAM, MA - Bellingham Energy Project - $800 million project
Supplied staff personnel, including discipline construction managers, project control personnel, cost control engineers, and schedulers for 560mW combined cycle powerplant. Provided commissioning support including start-up engineers, instrument and control technicians, and construction craft support.

Electrical construction work included installation of iso-phase buss, grounding grid, and external and internal equipment grounding.

KILLINGLY, CT - Lake Road Project - $1.1 billion project
LEI Supplied staff personnel including discipline construction managers, project control personnel, cost control engineers, and schedulers for 720mW combined cycle powerplant. Commissioning support included start-up engineers, instrument and control technicians, and construction craft support.

Electrical Support: Completed all Construction, Terminations, and Testing to allow Energization of 345KV Switchyard. Installed all Electrical wiring and apparatus for the ACC units. (Air Cooled Condensers)

BLACKSTONE, MA - Blackstone Energy Project - $700 million project
Supplied staff personnel to include discipline construction managers,project control personnel, schedulers and commissioningsupport personnel for this 560mW combined cycle power plant. Commissioning support included engineers, instrument and control technicians, and construction craftsupport.

Installation and Calibration of all Process Control Instruments.

MASSENA, NY
LEI supported installation of boiler units at ALCOA Aluminum Plant in Massena, NY.

WISCASSET, ME - Spent Fuel Island Project January - October 1998
LEI supplied Staff to include Planners, Electrical Engineers, Schedulers, and Instrumentation and Control Technicians for Modification of the Spent Fuel Pool as a "Stand Alone" system. Redesigned and developed installation and testing instructions for the Primary Vent Stack particulate and tritium sampling system to meet decommissioned plant regulatory requirements. Work in the field included: Writing FCN's, work package closeout, ordering of material and adherence to all Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) guidelines. Work Package preparation and field implementation included: a 115KV/480V distribution system, weatherproof distribution bus, 480V MCC, pumps, HVAC systems, cooling tower, PLC (programmable logic controller) controls, fire alarm and security system. Designed and installed Control Room and Fire Protection interfaces with the PLC.

COVERT, MI - PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT
Larkin Enterprises, Inc. ( LEI ) provided Craft Supervision, Craft personnel, transportation, tools, and equipment for the scaffolding and shielding program at the Palisades Nuclear Plant during the Fall 1999 Refueling outage.

RUMFORD, ME
LEI provided Union Carpenters and Millwrights, Start-up Engineers and Instrumentation and Control Technicians to support construction and start-up of a Combined Cycle gas turbine plant.

Tiverton, RI
LEI provided Project Managers, Schedulers, Electrical and I&C Supervision, Certified Welders, Fitters and Craft Technicians for installation and commissioning of Instrumentation and Switch yard Protective Relays on a Conbined Cycle GE-Mark 5 Power Plant.

PLYMOUTH, MA - Pilgram Station
LEI has an ongoing contract to provide Instrumentation and Control and Electrical Engineering support at Pilgrim Station. Support also included Review and upgrade of the Instrument Set Point Calculation Program and the Plant Life Extension.

CRYSTAL RIVER, FL
LEI provided Instrumentation and Control and Electrical Engineering support (including "Loop Accuracy Calculations", etc.) for Framatone Technologies.

WISCASSET, ME - Control Room Design Change January - October 1998
Larkin Enterprises, Inc. ( LEI ) provided Staff to include Planners, Electrical Engineers, and Schedulers for Main Control Room relocation to facilitate decommissioning. Moved Meteorological system instrumentation from the existing Control Room to the New Control Room including original system "as-built", new cabinet layout, and actual instrument removal and installation.

WISCASSET, ME - Restart 1997
LEI supported Maine Yankee with all disciplines of Engineering and Instrumentation and Controls Technicians, work package Planners, and Schedulers. This was a major restart effort which encountered and resolved many discrepancies identified by NRC audits, including cable separation and High Line Break modifications and NRC generic letter 96-01 testing.

KILLINGLY, CT - Lake Road Project
LEI provided the Installation and Calibration of all instrumentation for three units, including instrument tubing and electrical conduits and cable. Support Craft for Scaffolding, Carpentry, Site cleaning, and Punch-List items.

BROWNVILLE, NE - COOPER STATION
LEI provided Nebraska Power with Planning, Scheduling, Engineering, and Construction Management for the Optimum Water Chemistry Project at Cooper Nuclear Station.

Project tasks included: Preparation of a feasibility study which dealt with the probability of failure of reactor components and their associated repair/replacement costs, Presentation to the Nebraska Public Power District Board of Directors for the implementation of the Optimum Water Chemistry (OWC) system which included Capital Cost Justification versus Repair/Replacement costs, Contract Preparation, Overall project Scheduling, Management of start-up and test, project turn over to operations and maintained control.

MILLSTONE, CT
LEI supplied Engineers, Designers, and support Craft to facilitate the decommissioning of Millstone Unit 1 in Connecticut.

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT April 1999 - Present
Larkin Enterprises, Inc. ( LEI ) supported the successful Re-Start effort. Providing an on-going staff augmentation to include Planners, Engineers, Quality Control Inspectors, Supervisors, and supporting Craft.

BRIDGEPORT, CT - September 1999 - Present
LEI provided on-going staff augmentation including Planners, Electrical Field Engineers, Instrumentation and Control Technicians and Construction Management.

Projects include: The refurbishment of Air Operated Control Valves and Motor Operated Valves during the Fall 1999 outage. Engineered control changes to upgrade Air Operated Controls to State of the Art digital programmable controls. Supervised the removal, rebuild, and reinstallation of Limit torque MOV's. Set limits, Torque switches and functional tested valves. Engineered installation of new motor starters for valves. Continually troubleshooting and repairing various Electrical and Instrumentation Systems.