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Article: Dust collection system had experienced recent trouble
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 4, 2009
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The coal dust collection silo where an explosion occurred Tuesday
at We Energies' Oak Creek Power Plant had not been used since at
least Jan. 25, said Tom Zelinski, an air management engineer with
the state Department of Natural Resources in Milwaukee.
Zelinski said that on Jan. 25, the utility reported mechanical
problems there.
Prior to Tuesday's blast, the silo was to resume operating today,
according to We Energies spokeswoman Irissol Arce. Zelinski said he
had planned to inspect the dust collection system Thursday to check
whether it was operating properly.
Heavy snow that accumulated atop coal in rail cars this winter
caused intermittent problems with the collection system, Zelinski ...