On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 01:13:13 -0700 (PDT) someone who may be harry
wrote this:-

WRT steam boilers. Either you use them or you don't. Mothballing is
possible (there are several theories on the best way) but they still
quitely rot away and require a lot of attention.

A number of old coal plants are used for a low number of hours
without rotting away or requiring a lot of attention.

Near here Cockenzie is an example.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockenzie_power_station
The fact that Scottish Power intend to replace it with gas turbines
tells us about the market, rather than the engineering.






--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000...#pt3-pb3-l1g54