POWER Digest RWE Abandons Hard Coal Construction Project. RWE scrapped plans to complete the 800-MW Block D of the Hamm hard coal plant in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on December 18, citing damage and delays caused during the installation of a steam generator. The German utility began building the two-unit plant in 2008, and the first unit came online in July 2014. In the summer of 2013, however, a chemical leak allowed contaminants-including hydrochloric acid-to get into the boiler of Block D. India Gears Up Nuclear Liability Fund. India's central government has approved the creation of a Nuclear Liability Fund of $300 million in the event damages from a nuclear accident exceed the legal limit specified for plant operators. The operator's liability is capped at $226 million under the 2010 Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act. The fund is required by a number of foreign companies mulling new nuclear plants in India because the 2010 law gives state-run operator Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd. the right to seek damages from suppliers in the event of an accident. News media reported in December that India is close to closing a deal with Westinghouse Electric for six reactors. RusHeat Rate Article Correction An equation in " Understanding Coal Power Plant Heat Rate and Efficiency " in the February 2015 issue went to publication with an error. The correct equation, and the paragraphhttp://www.appliedbolting.com http://www.powermag.com