96-10: Cathodic Protection of the Palo Verde Cooling TowersThis paper discusses the concrete damage due to the corrosion of the reinforcing steel in the nine cooling towers at this nuclear power plant. Although some conventional concrete repairs were tried, they were unsuccessful. The cause of the concrete damage was the corrosion of the reinforcing steel. After a series of tests and trial cathodic protection systems, a full scale cathodic protection installation program was started. The paper documents the

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can improve or adversely affect the plant electric power output

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Both the electrical integrity of the windings and mechanical attributes such as grease contamination are investigated

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Cooling tower assessments / inspections are recognized as a practical and necessary aspect of regular monitoring of the structure’s condition