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  • Training simulation rescues dummy to save lives

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (March 30, 2017) – Maintenance workers, mechanics, electricians and safety personnel recently descended into confined spaces deep within Center Hill Dam to rescue a trapped dummy in a training simulation. The group set up a tripod rescue system, placed it over an opening in the power plant floor and used a horizontal lift technique to hoist the mock victim 30 feet to safety.

  • District geologists educate Mosul Dam engineers on GIS modeling

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 17, 2017) – Five engineers from the Ministry of Water Resources at the Mosul Dam project in Iraq and one engineer from Trevi S.p.A., the construction company working on the project, recently completed three weeks of training with a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Data Management Reach Back Team. They learned about a Nashville District developed Mosul Dam Geographic Information Systems model, the GIS software, and the geology model of Mosul Dam.

  • NR 16-029 Corps unveils new system to warn visitors when spilling operations are underway at Nashville District projects

    Nashville, Tenn. (Oct. 24, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has new systems in place below several Nashville District dams to warn visitors when hazardous waters exist due to spilling operations.

  • NR 16-023: Road closure scheduled for inspection of Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Sept. 9, 2016) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that the section of State Highway 141/96 that crosses over Center Hill Dam will be closed to all traffic 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12-15, 2016 while engineers conduct an inspection.

  • NR 16-017: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards final rehabilitation construction contract for Center Hill Dam

    Nashville, Tenn. (July 5, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District announces the award of a $42,972,545 contract to Thalle Construction Co., Inc. to build a concrete reinforcing berm downstream of the Center Hill Auxiliary Dam. The contract was awarded on June 27. The work also includes stabilization of a previous rock cut near the main dam.

  • NR 16-002: President's Fiscal 2017 Budget for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works released

    WASHINGTON D.C. (Feb. 9, 2016) - The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2017 includes $4.620 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Center Hill historical marker dedicated

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Oct. 27, 2015) – Local community leaders and Corps officials dedicated a new Tennessee state historical marker today that highlights the technical significance of Center Hill Dam and Powerhouse and the project’s authorized purposes, which include recreation, hydropower, and flood risk reduction.

  • Turbine lifted to rehabilitate hydropower unit at Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Oct. 7, 2015) – Work crews lifted a turbine out of hydropower unit two at Center Hill Dam today, one of the final pieces of the disassembly process. It is the first time the 82-ton steel wheel has seen the light of day since its installation in 1950, a rare sight that makes it possible to inspect, rebuild embedded parts, and then reassemble the unit with new components.

  • Nashville District names Turner employee of the month for Aug. 2015

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 5, 2015) – Heather Turner, a contracting specialist with the District Contracting Office, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for August 2015.

  • Hydropower Optimization increases energy production at Corps plants

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 18, 2015) - Aging hydroelectric generating units operated by the district at Dams in Kentucky and Tennessee have gone well beyond their typical design life of 35-40 years and are in much need of rehabilitation. Engineers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District are focused on a plan to revitalize and rehabilitate the units in the next 20 years.