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Alcan -- British Columbia power project under construction

Huber, W.G.

Damming of Nechako River, will create reservoir with surface area of 335 sq mi; 16 4-nozzle vertical shaft impulse turbines, each with capacity of 140,000 hp to operate under head of 2590 ft at 327.5 rpm; underground power house excavated in granodiorite; main storage rockfill dam contains 4,000,000 cu yd of embankment; total energy available 1,670,000 hp, delivered at Aluminum Co of Canada (Alcan) smelting plant.

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Huber, W.G.

Damming of Nechako River, will create reservoir with surface area of 335 sq mi; 16 4-nozzle vertical shaft impulse turbines, each with capacity of 140,000 hp to operate under head of 2590 ft at 327.5 rpm; underground power house excavated in granodiorite; main storage rockfill dam contains 4,000,000 cu yd of embankment; total energy available 1,670,000 hp, delivered at Aluminum Co of Canada (Alcan) smelting plant.

Alcan -- British Columbia power project under construction

Huber, W.G.

Damming of Nechako River, will create reservoir with surface area of 335 sq mi; 16 4-nozzle vertical shaft impulse turbines, each with capacity of 140,000 hp to operate under head of 2590 ft at 327.5 rpm; underground power house excavated in granodiorite; main storage rockfill dam contains 4,000,000 cu yd of embankment; total energy available 1,670,000 hp, delivered at Aluminum Co of Canada (Alcan) smelting plant.

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Title:

Alcan -- British Columbia power project under construction

Additional title:

Civ Eng (NY)

Contributors:

Huber, W.G. (author)

Published in:

Civil Engineering (New York) ; 22

Publication date:

1952

Size:

6 pages

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Print

Language:

English

Keywords:

Hydroelectric power plants

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