2.1. Spare Cable Storage Site - The facility has been well maintained and is in good order. - IE witnessed the cable storage housing rotated; cable visual inspection was to follow. - The site is being monitored 24/7 by a 3rd party security...
AI summary The spare cable storage site is well-maintained, with the Independent Engineer inspecting the cable storage housing. The site is under 24/7 third-party security monitoring.
2.4. Big Lorraine Electrode Site - The facility has been properly maintained and is in good order. - There are currently no operational, security or maintenance concerns.
AI summary The Big Lorraine Electrode Site is reported to be in good condition with no operational, security, or maintenance concerns, indicating proper maintenance and current reliability.
d) 2025 Maintenance Activities - SPS (special protection system) is in service and working satisfactorily. Project completion report is pending. - 1230 HVDC maintenance work orders have been completed, as of end of September. No IGBT's fai...
AI summary The 2025 maintenance activities report indicates that the SPS is operational with a pending project completion report. 1230 HVDC maintenance work orders were completed by September, with VBE card replacements but no IGBT failures. Annual maintenance included valve cooling systems, converter transformers, fire protection, grounding, breakers, and wall bushings. Scheduled outages for Poles 1 and 2, followed by an electrode line outage, were conducted.
e) Transmission and Grounding Lines. - HVDC and HVAC lines inspection by drones were completed. Backed out bolt on HVDC Line OPGW was corrected. - Inspection focus was on TL269 for potential Fall work/ outage. Outstanding damper replacemen...
AI summary Inspections of HVDC and HVAC lines using drones were completed, with corrections made to a bolt on the HVDC Line OPGW. Focus areas included TL269 for potential work, damper replacements, and LiDAR analysis of rights-of-way for vegetation treatment. Cutting activities are planned for high-risk sections of the NS grounding line.
d) AC Substations - For Woodbine, instrument transformers (2) inspections require transformer and associated bus outage. One day for each. Outage confirmation is pending for Bottom Brook AC substation. - Nominal visual inspections and main...
AI summary The text outlines maintenance requirements for AC substations, noting that Woodbine's inspections require transformer and bus outages, with pending confirmation for Bottom Brook. NLH and NSPI staff will execute nominal visual inspections and maintenance plans.
APPENDIX - SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Photo 1: Spare Cable Photo 2: Point Aconi Transition Compound Photo 3: Spare Material Storage Site Photo 4: Spare Material Storage Site Photo 5: Big Lorraine Electrode Site
AI summary The appendix contains site photographs from a regulatory proceeding, including images of infrastructure locations such as spare cable sites, transition compounds, material storage areas, and electrode sites, providing visual documentation of project-related assets and locations.
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