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      Road   Temporary diversion  Dam and dykes    Reservoir    Dessaulniers pump station    Spillway    Generating station    La Grande-2-A  

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  4. See also

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{{short description|Hydroelectric Canadian power station}}{{Expand French|Aménagement Robert Bourassa|date=July 2011}}{{Infobox dam
| name = Robert-Bourassa Generating Station
| image = Bourassa power plant bridge crane.jpg
| image_caption =
| name_official = Centrale Robert-Bourassa
| dam_crosses = La Grande River
| location = Baie-James, Quebec, Canada
| dam_type = Embankment dam
| dam_length = {{convert|2835|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_height = {{convert|162|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|137.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_width_base =
| dam_width_crest = {{convert|9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| spillway_type =
| spillway_capacity = {{Convert|17600|m3/s|ft3/s|0|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| construction_began = 1974
| opening = 1981
| cost = C$3.8 billion (1987)
| owner = Hydro-Québec
| res_name = Robert-Bourassa Reservoir
| res_capacity_total = {{Convert|61.7|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}
| res_catchment =
| res_surface = {{Convert|2835|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}
| res_max_depth =
| plant_operator =
| plant_turbines = 16 × 351 MW
Francis turbines
| plant_capacity = 5,616 MW
| plant_annual_gen =
| plant_commission =
| plant_decommission =
| location_map =
| location_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|53|47|43|N|77|26|26|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| extra = Sources:
* {{harvnb|Société d'énergie de la Baie James|1987|pp=117–180; 370}}*Hydro-Québec, The La Grande Complex visitor booklet, 2004, {{ISBN|2-550-41276-1}}
}}

The Robert-Bourassa generating station (formerly known as La Grande-2) is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project in Canada. The station can generate 5,616 MW and its 16 units were gradually commissioned between 1979 and 1981.[1] Annual generation is in the vicinity of 26500 GWh.[2]

Together with the adjacent 2,106 MW La Grande-2-A generating station (LG-2-A), commissioned in 1991–1992, it uses the reservoir and dam system of the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir to generate electricity. The two plants taken together account for more than 20% of Hydro-Québec's total installed capacity of 36,810 MW in 2009.[1] It is Canada's largest hydroelectric power station and currently{{when|date=October 2014}} ranks in 12th place on the list of largest hydroelectric power stations.

Initially known as La Grande-2, it was renamed after Robert Bourassa who, as Premier of Quebec (1970–1976 and 1985–1994) gave the James Bay Project a vital political impetus.

Context

{{Main article|James Bay Project}}

The Robert-Bourassa generating station is the main facility of the James Bay hydroelectric project, a large hydroelectric complex built on the La Grande River, a large river in Quebec's sparsely populated northern Quebec. It was also the first to be built, between 1974 and 1981. It was inaugurated by Premier René Lévesque of Quebec, on October 27, 1979.

Conception work on the generating station, dam and reservoir began in October 1970 when Montreal-based engineering firm Rousseau Sauvé Warren (RSW) was given by Hydro-Québec to make the case for the development of the La Grande River. Another engineering firm, Asselin, Benoît, Boucher, Ducharme & Lapointe (ABBDL) was tasked with a feasibility study on the more southerly NBR (Nottaway, Broadback, Rupert) concept. At RSW the development of the La Grande River was championed by François Rousseau, one of firm's associates and a former Hydro-Québec senior engineer.[3]

A final decision to build the hydroelectric complex on the La Grande hydrographic system was made in 1972, after engineers determined the NBR project would be less cost effective because of the silty nature of the soils in the NBR area. The La Grande option had the added advantages of a lesser impact on First Nations hunting and fishing, on the boreal forest and would require less flooding.[4]

Construction

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The main dam is located {{convert|117.5|km|mi|sp=us}} from the mouth of the river, in the transition zone between the plateau and the coastal plain, and has a maximum height of {{convert|162|m|ft|sp=us}}. Twenty-nine dykes of various sizes close the reservoir. They are organized in three group: dykes D1-D4 are located north of the spillway, nicknamed the Staircase of the Giants,[5] D5-D14 are located on the left shore of the river while a third group, nicknamed the Duncan dykes (D17-D27), are located {{convert|30|km|mi|sp=us}} south. The dam and dykes hold a reservoir covering an area of {{convert|2835|km2|sqmi}} with a useful capacity of 19.365 billion m³.[6]

The generating station itself is located underground, {{convert|6|km|mi|sp=us}} downstream from the main dam. It hosts 16 Francis turbines, set up in two groups of eight each.[6]

In 1974, in what was one of the most extreme cases of workplace sabotage up to that time, workers at the La Grande-2 site used bulldozers to topple electric generators, damage fuel tanks, and set buildings on fire. The project was delayed a year, and the direct cost of the damage estimated at $2 million CAD. The causes were not clear, however three factors have been cited: inter-union rivalry, poor working conditions, and the perceived arrogance of American executives at the contractor, Bechtel Corporation.[7]

Road

{{main article|James Bay Road}}

The first step towards the construction of the La Grande-2 generating station took place in June 1971, in Matagami, a small mining town located {{convert|630|km|mi|sp=us}} south of La Grande River. Engineering firm Desjardins, Sauriol and Associates were tasked with the construction of a basic road to the future site and the Cree settlement at Fort George. The deadline was tight: {{convert|450|mi|km}} in 450 days.[9]

The first challenge involved deploying teams of land surveyors and lumberjacks by seaplanes and helicopters to clear a path for a permanent road. Parallel to the path, a few kilometres away, an ice road was built to move heavy machinery north. The first milestone was reached on February 11, 1972, with the opening of the {{convert|555|m|ft|sp=us}}[10] ice bridge crossing the Rupert River.[11]

The temporary road reached the La Grande River in December 1972, allowing the minimum necessary level of access needed to begin work – namely to construct housing for the thousands of people who would work on the dam for the next decade. A permanent road surfaced with gravel was completed on October 20, 1974, at a cost of $348 million, and was paved over the next two years.

Temporary diversion

The first stage of construction was the temporary diversion of the La Grande River; the tunnels had to be big enough to protect the construction site from floods, but not so large as to unnecessarily increase cost. Two diversion tunnels were drilled into the left bank of the river and were opened on April 27, 1975. For the next three and a half years the flow of the river would be diverted through the tunnels. Each tunnel was {{convert|14.8|m|ft}} wide and {{convert|18|m|ft}} high; the north tunnel was {{convert|730|m|ft}} long and the south, {{convert|830|m|ft}}. The tunnels were designed to carry the 65-year flood flow of the La Grande River, calculated at {{convert|7500|m3/s|cuft/s}}.

Since the original construction schedule called for completion on February 15, 1980, the south diversion tunnel was scheduled to be closed in November 1978, during low river flows in the winter. However, the deadline was revised forward by 60 days, and the tunnel had to be reinforced to withstand harsh autumn conditions.

After the dam was completed, the tunnels are still used as flood control outlet works and have a design flow of {{convert|3100|m3/s|cuft/s}}.

Dam and dykes

The Robert-Bourassa dam is located {{convert|117.5|km|mi}} from the mouth of the La Grande River, in the transition zone between the Laurentian Plateau (the elevated Canadian Shield) and the coastal plain. It has a maximum height of {{convert|162|m|ft}} and is {{convert|2836|m|ft}} long at the crest. The core of the earthfill dam is made of glacial moraine which is impervious, and available in large quantities within a {{convert|10|km|mi}} radius of the dam site, due to extensive glaciation of the area during the last ice age. The core is slightly inclined upstream, to increase resistance against the immense pressure of water in the reservoir. The layers above consist of fill zones of varying coarseness, and is surfaced with riprap to reduce erosion.

The original plan envisioned the construction of a concrete-face rock-fill dam, but this was rejected in favor of a more conventional embankment design, partly because of the lower cost, and also because the concrete face would have to be inspected from time to time requiring drainage of the reservoir. Because of the huge size of the reservoir, this would be essentially impossible.

In order to hold the reservoir at its operating height of {{convert|175.3|m|ft}}, 29 dikes surround the reservoir basin at various locations. Dikes D-1 to D-4 are located immediately to the north; D-5 to D-14 (the "Forebay dikes") to the south; and D-17 to D-27 (the "Duncan dikes") about {{convert|30|mi|km}} further south. They range in size from D-26B, {{convert|82|m|ft}} long, to D-20, {{convert|6052|m|ft}} long.

Dams and dikes of the Robert-Bourassa development
TypeCrest
length		Max.
height		Min. top
width		Excavation
volume		Fill
volume
mftmftmftm3ft3m3ft3
North dikes (D1-D4)5278|m|ft|disp=table}}50|m|ft|disp=table}}8|m|ft|disp=table}}1361000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}26274000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}
Main dam2836|m|ft|disp=table}}162|m|ft|disp=table}}9|m|ft|disp=table}}1361000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}26274000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}
Forebay dikes (D5-D14)9018|m|ft|disp=table}}66|m|ft|disp=table}}7.6|m|ft|disp=table}}2176000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}11482000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}
Duncan dikes (D14-D27)13675|m|ft|disp=table}}52|m|ft|disp=table}}7.6|m|ft|disp=table}}1884000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}12070000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}
Total27972|m|ft|disp=table}}5421000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}49826000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}

Reservoir

Covering an area of {{convert|2835|km2|mi2}} – greater in size than Luxembourg – the vast Robert-Bourassa Reservoir is fed by an upstream catchment of {{convert|32480|km2|mi2}}, plus water diversions from the James Bay Project, the Caniapiscau Reservoir and the EOL (Eastmain-Opinaca-La Grande) diversion project. About {{convert|19.365|km3|acre feet}} is active or usable storage for power generation, out of a total volume of {{convert|61.4|km3|acre feet}}. Because of its great size, it is inhabited by a diverse array of aquatic flora and fauna.

On November 27, 1978, the diversion tunnels were closed and water began to back up behind the dam. The enormous reservoir took over a year to completely fill. The water initially rose very fast: {{convert|43|m|ft}} during the first week, with {{convert|15|m|ft}} on the first day alone. The reservoir reached its minimum operational level of {{convert|167.6|m|ft}} on September 2, 1979, and reached its normal maximum level of {{convert|175.3|m|ft}} in December 1979.

Dessaulniers pump station

The construction of the Duncan dikes partially blocked the flow of the Dessaulniers River, which is located to the southeast of the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir. The river flowed into Dessaulniers Lake at an elevation of {{convert|143.3|m|ft}}, {{convert|32|m|ft}} below the level of the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir. To prevent the flooding of an additional {{convert|30|km2|mi2}} and preserve the lake in its natural state, a pump station was installed which removes water from the Dessaulniers to the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir. The pump station was designed to remove an annual average of {{convert|2.8|m3/s|cuft/s}}, from a drainage area of {{convert|160|km2|mi2}}.

The pump station was commissioned in June 1977. It has four pumps with a capacity of {{convert|1.7|m3/s|cuft/s}} each, with a maximum lift of {{convert|54.3|m|ft}}. Each pump is powered by a 1,120 KW (1,500 hp) motor. The pumping station also served to divert water away from the Dessaulniers river bed, during the construction of dike D-20.

Spillway

The spillway is near the north end of the main dam and is part of dike D-4. It consists of a concrete control structure and a man-made waterfall discharging into a stilling basin below the dam. The spillway has eight {{convert|12.2|m|ft|adj=on}} wide gates, separated by {{convert|4.3|m|ft|adj=on}} thick columns. The gates are opened and closed by cable winches, in order to control spills.

Having passed through the gates, the kinetic energy of the water is dissipated in a {{convert|135|x|122|m|ft|adj=on}} basin at the foot of the control structure. It then flows down a {{convert|1500|m|ft|adj=on}} long rock channel with a vertical drop of {{convert|110|m|ft|adj=on}} on its way back into the La Grande river. The channel has 10 steps ranging from {{convert|9.1|to|12.2|m|ft}} in height and {{convert|127|to|200|m|ft}} in length. The flow rate increases from {{convert|11|m/s|ft/s}} at the top of the spillway to {{convert|22|m/s|ft/s}} at the bottom.

Generating station

The Robert-Bourassa hydroelectric station, formerly named La Grande-2 or LG2, is located underground about {{convert|6|km|mi}} downstream of the main dam. With an installed capacity of 5,616 megawatts, it is the largest power station owned by Hydro-Québec, and the largest underground power station in the world. On October 27, 1979, 3,000 people gathered for the dedication of the power plant by Quebec Premier René Lévesque.

The underground complex, including a service tunnel, the generation room and a surge chamber, required the excavation of {{convert|2350000|m3|ft3}} of material. The plant was constructed by Rousseau Sauvé Warren (RSW) of Montreal. Unlike other facilities in the James Bay Project, the LG2 was constructed to imperial rather than metric specifications, even though Canada had converted to the metric system in the 1970s.

The power station can be accessed either by an elevator or a tunnel. The plant has 16 Francis turbines, divided into two sets of eight each, and separated by a mounting area, workshops, control room, elevator shaft and ventilation system.

The turbines were built by two partners of James Bay Energy (SEBJ). Units 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 16 were built by Marine Industries Limited (MIL), while units 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 15 were built by Canadian General Electric (alternators) and Dominion Engineering Works (turbines). The two groups have somewhat different characteristics. The turbines manufactured by MIL are lighter, 96 tonnes compared to 111, and have fifteen blades, compared to 11 for the other group.

Each turbine is rated at 339 MW at a {{convert|137|m|ft|adj=on}} head and a speed of 133.33 rpm. The generators are rated at 370 megavolt amperes (MVA), which is increased to 390 MVA in the winter.

Power station specifications
FacilitySoil
excavation		Rock
excavation		ConcreteSteel
m3ft3m3ft3m3ft3kglb
Intake channel78000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}552000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}
Water crane 183000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}81500|m3|ft3|disp=table}}4200000|kg|lb|disp=table}}
Penstocks190000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}55000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}960000|kg|lb|disp=table}}
Service tunnel and well101000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}3500|m3|ft3|disp=table}}25000|kg|lb|disp=table}}
Adit21000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}175000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}2500|m3|ft3|disp=table}}3000|kg|lb|disp=table}}
Transformer station417000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}530000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}19000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}711000|kg|lb|disp=table}}
Generator room and ventilation454000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}127000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}5951000|kg|lb|disp=table}}
Surge chamber371000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}12000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}550000|kg|lb|disp=table}}
Drainage galleries608000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}1370000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}500|m3|ft3|disp=table}}
Tailrace114000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}179000|m3|ft3|disp=table}}
Total1,238,00043,720,0004,105,000144,967,000301,00010,630,00012,400,00027,337,000

La Grande-2-A

{{Main article|La Grande-2-A generating station}}{{Expand section|date=September 2010}}

Photos

See also

{{stack|{{Portal|Canada|Water|Renewable energy}}}}
  • List of conventional hydroelectric power stations
  • List of hydroelectric stations in Quebec
  • Reservoirs and dams in Canada

References

1. ^1 {{citation|author=Hydro-Québec Production|url=http://www.hydroquebec.com/generation/centrale-hydroelectrique.html|publisher=Hydro-Québec |title= Hydroelectric Generating Stations (as of December 31, 2009) |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-08-21}}
2. ^{{citation|author=Pierre Parent of Hydro-Quebec|title=Implementing Detailed Efficiency Data for Optimal Use in Hydroelectric Generating Plants|url=http://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/PB/Workshop/EfficiencyData_OptimalGen.pdf|year=2004}}
3. ^{{harvnb|Bolduc|2000|pp=114–115}}
4. ^{{harvnb|Bolduc|Hogue|Larouche|1989|p=263}}
5. ^{{harvnb|Turgeon|1992|p=111}}
6. ^1 {{harvnb|Société d'énergie de la Baie James|1987|p=117}}
7. ^Rinehart, J.W. The Tyranny of Work, Canadian Social Problems Series. Academic Press Canada (1975), pp. 78-79. {{ISBN|0-7747-3029-3}}. See also Auf Der Maur, in Further Reading.
8. ^{{harvnb|Société d'énergie de la Baie James|1987|p=54}}
9. ^{{harvnb|Lacasse|1983|pp=242–246}}
10. ^{{harvnb|Société d'énergie de la Baie James|1987|p=58}}
11. ^{{harvnb|Lacasse|1983|pp=257}}

Works cited

  • {{citation|last=Bolduc |first=André |first2=Clarence |last2=Hogue|first3=Daniel |last3=Larouche |title= Hydro-Québec, l'hértitage d'un siècle d'électricité |location=Montreal |language=French|publisher=Libre-Expression / Forces |year=1989 |isbn=2-89111-388-8 |edition=third }} (also available in English, under the title Hydro-Québec After 100 Years of Electricity)
  • {{citation|last1=Bolduc |first1=André |title=Du génie au pouvoir : Robert A. Boyd, à la gouverne d'Hydro-Québec aux années glorieuses |place=Montreal |publisher= Libre Expression |year=2000 |isbn=2-89111-829-4 |language=French}}.
  • {{citation|last1=Lacasse |first1=Roger |title=Baie James, une épopée |place=Montreal |publisher=Libre Expression |year=1983 |isbn=2-89111-109-5}}.
  • {{citation|author=Société d'énergie de la Baie James |authorlink=James Bay Energy |title=Complexe hydroélectrique de la Grande-Rivière. Réalisation de la première phase |year=1987 |publisher=Société d'énergie de la Baie James/Éditions de la Chenelière |place=Montreal |isbn=2-89310-010-4 |language=French}}.
  • {{citation|last1=Turgeon |first1=Pierre |title=La Radissonie, le pays de la baie James |place=Montreal |publisher=Libre expression |year=1992 |isbn=2-89111-502-3 |language=French}}.

External links

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  • Hydro-Québec - Robert-Bourassa Generating Facility
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