MIDLAND COGENERATION VENTURE ( MCV )
Another one of these key assets is the 880-acre cooling pond , built into the nuclear plant design and now repurposed for the site ’ s new cogeneration function to provide a closed loop cooling system . “ We don ’ t draw any water from a river or a lake , as we have our own cooling pond ,” says Vokal , noting that this feature helps MCV attain full compliance with EPA Clean Water Act 316 ( b ) rules .
“ It ’ s just utilizing our existing assets ,” he adds . “ Because we ’ re so redundant with multiple pieces of equipment , we can take outages on individual pieces with little to no effect on our availability to our customers . That ’ s a key strength that we have .”
Safety as a priority Another key strength for MCV is its emphasis on safety , a critical priority for any power facility . Safety at MCV is overseen through quarterly meetings and maintained through coordination meetings every single