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BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Severity • Magnitude (severity) of impact (will the impact be of high, moderate or low severity), and • Scale/extent of impact (will the impact affect the national, regional or local environment, or only that of the site) In order to assess each of these factors for each impact, the following ranking scales were used: Probability: 5 – Definite/don’t know 4 – Highly probable 3 – Medium probability 2 – Low probability 1 – Improbable 0 – None Scale: 5 – International 4 – National 3 – Regional (>5km) 2 – Local (
BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Preferred Alternative: Fabric Filter Plant Potential impacts: Significance rating of impacts: Proposed mitigation: Significance rating after mitigation: PLANNING AND DESIGN PHASE Planning and design activities will be limited to meetings and site visits. The site is already accessible from existing roads and infrastructure. The proposed FFP will replace the existing ESP, and the same infrastructure will be used wherever possible. The plant metal casing will be retained and the new technology inserted in the existing plant casing. Therefore non-invasive site visits, based on visual observation will be undertaken wherever required. In addition the existing ESP emissions license has to be amended, which triggered this BA. Direct Impact Indirect Impact Cumulative Impact There will therefore be no impacts generated during this phase of the project. CONSTRUCTION PHASE The retrofit of the FFP technology will include the opening on the existing ESP casing via the roof, removing the ESP technology and installing the FFP technology within the existing casing. External changes will include the removal of the existing ID fans, breaking up of the existing fan foundation, re-enforcing the structure by installing a stronger foundation for the new slightly larger fans. Also a small (35m x 14m) compressor house will be constructed on an existing concrete slab and a material lay down area will also be allocated to the contractor. The activity will generate building rubble and the impacts associated with construction related activities. It should however be noted that the entire site is a brownfields operation and that the entire casing and its supporting structure are existing structures on existing concrete slabs. This largely limits the impacts that could occur as a result of the activity to the following: Direct Impact Construction Noise Construction noise (i.e. grinding, welding, jack hammering, and materials handling) will impact on workers. Construction Dust Localised dust will be generated at the construction site that may affect workers. Loss of generation capacity One of the generators will have to be shut down for the installation of the FFP, removing 600 MW of power from the national grid. Scale: 1 (site only) Duration: 2 (short term) Magnitude: 4 (low) Probability: 5 (will occur) Significance (SP): 35 (MODERATE) Scale: 1 (site only) Duration: 2 (short term) Magnitude: 2 (minor) Probability: 5 (will occur) Significance (SP): 25 (LOW) Scale: 4 (nationally) Duration: 2 (short term) Magnitude: 8 (High) Probability: 5 (will occur) Significance (SP): 70 (HIGH) • Mitigate by wearing appropriate PPE as per the Duvha safety procedure and regulations as well as the OHS Act. • Demarcate the working area as a noisy area. • Mitigate by wearing appropriate PPE as per the Duvha safety procedure and regulations as well as the OHS Act. • Demarcate the working area as a dusty area. • Undertake dust suppression measures. • Undertake the installation of the FFP during this immediate period of scheduled maintenance downtime, thus avoiding shut down of the power generation unit. Scale: 1 (site only) Duration: 2 (short term) Magnitude: 2 (minor) Probability: 3 (medium) Significance (SP): 15 (LOW) Scale: 1 (site only) Duration: 2 (short term) Magnitude: 2 (minor) Probability: 2 (low) Significance (SP): 10 (LOW) Scale: 1 (site only) Duration: 2 (short term) Magnitude: 4 (low) Probability: 2 (low) Significance (SP): 14 (LOW)
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