Skills Used: Project Management, Maintenance and Repair, Mechanical Design
Project Dates: Summer 2019
Additional Documentation Available: No, report stayed with NV Energy
Project Description:
During my time with NV Energy, I was tasked with doing a plant-wide piping and support inspection. Most everyone that worked there had been there a long time and thought a fresh set of eyes would be good to go through the plant and identify areas of concern. I was to create a report documenting all my findings and additionally report anything I thought as an immediate danger at the time of finding to engineering and maintenance.
Project Results:
This project took me a couple of weeks to complete as there are probably thousands of miles of piping in a power plant with 8 operating generators. During the inspection I found over one hundred different areas of concern, at least 1 of which was considered an emergency and repair began within minutes of my finding it. I also learned a lot about how large piping installations are constructed and movement is handled, as well as what is a real problem and what is not.
Bolts backing off and no lock nut 
Missing lock nut 
Severely bent and failing support 
Pipe not supported well enough by damper 
Valve handle loose/falling 
Pipe contacting walkway 
Handle resting on support 
Failing support 
Cotter pin backing out of support pin