Wednesday, 14 December 2011 In se rt a ca p ti o n to g o w ith th e p h o to g ra p h i n h e re
Nuclear Consultancy & Engineering Services
IT E R, F ran c e
December 13, 2011
ROLES OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING COMPANIES
OVERVIEW
-CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS:
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
Agenda
n.triple.a: who are we?
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Why does a nuclear power program need
a strong engineering commitment?
Part 1
n.triple.a: who are we?
Establishing an independent European engineering
organisation to support safer nuclear projects
Our Origins
– delivering engineering excellence worldwide
•
The alliance of two of the world’s leading
consultancy and engineering firms:
Atkins
and
Assystem
.
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A strong relationship forged through
working together on the
ITER
international nuclear fusion research
project.
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Our combined nuclear experience
spans more than
four decades
in
Our Team
– key experts and multi-disciplined
•
n.triple.a
draws on the resources of
its two parent companies.
•
27,000 highly trained professionals
of which
3,000 are nuclear skilled
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Our project teams are exclusively lead
and supported by
“in house” experts
Part 2
Why does a nuclear power program need
a strong engineering commitment?
Milestones in the development of a national infrastructure for nuclear power IAEA NUCLEAR ENERGY SERIES No. NG-G-3.1
Engineering activities
Engineering activities
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Needed at all the phases of a project
Lenders Technical Advisor Architect
Engineering Consulting
Owner Engineering
Operation & maintenance support
Commissioning & start up
Consulting
•
Missions
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Early feasibility studies
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Strategic plan support, roadmap &
policy development
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Regulation and licensing support
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Sitting studies
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Workforce planning
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Technical assessment
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Impact assessment
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Emergency planning
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Assistance to manage an effective
NEPIO
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Assistance to build an operating
organization
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Strategic sitting assessment for
new nuclear power stations
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Nuclear environmental
permitting and regulatory
support
Consulting
– Case Studies
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Nuclear environmental permitting
and regulatory support
– Safety case documentation
– Environmental documentation (part of environmental permit application)
– Independent nuclear safety assessment
– Management prospectus and related documentation
– Supporting arrangements (nuclear baseline, site licence condition compliance, environmental permit conditions)
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Strategic sitting assessment for
new nuclear power stations
– Assess 11 industry nominated sites across England and Wales
– 2 main types of criteria: exclusionary and discretionary
– Ensure the criteria considered that sites are sustainable until
decommissioning (100+ years period)
– 2 main potential risk areas: nuclear safety, societal issues
Owner Engineering
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Missions: support to the operator in
– Licensing and permitting activities
• Development, submission, and implementation of nuclear licenses • Sites qualification process
• All technical studies for acceptance process – Overall project management
• Support for NPP vendor selection and contracting process
• Oversight of management of supply chain activities
• Acceptance reviews of key Program technical deliverables
– Technical support
• Preparation of plans necessary for NPP testing, commissioning, start-up and turnover.
• Construction management oversight … – Regulatory compliance
• Developing and maintaining a culture of nuclear safety
Owner engineering support
on ASTRID Gen IV prototype
reactor
Owner Engineering
– Case Studies
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Owner Engineering support on
Advanced Sodium Technological
Reactor for Industrial Demonstration
(ASTRID)
– Coherence between developments made by CEA engineering units, R&D centres and partners’ engineering centres
– In terms of: performance, technical and spatial interface aspects, costs, system configuration, sub-systems and equipments
– During preliminary project phase 1
(feasibility) and preliminary project phase 2 (Basic design + engineering, procurement and construction management
Architect Engineering
•
Missions
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Design
: from basic to construction
including configuration and digital mock
up management
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Procurement
: from packages
breakdown structure definition linked to
industrial strategy to purchase orders
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Project management
: Time, Cost and
Quality
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Nuclear Regulatory compliance
Image : EDF – March 2010
Architect Engineer
– Case Studies
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Architect Engineer for ITER buildings
and civil infrastructures
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One of the biggest engineering
contracts in Europe
–
Engage consortium
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Assist F4E during the entire
construction process (from detailed
design to final acceptance of the works)
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The contract represents
• around 1,700,000 hours of work, • a duration of 8 years
• 230 engineers and designers
Commissioning and Start-up
•
Missions
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Preparation
• System Commissioning programme
• Commissioning Instructions
• Tests lists
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On site
• End of Erection priorities
• Preliminary tests
• System tests and overall tests
• Start Up
EPR Olkiluoto 3
GB2 Enrichment plant
Commissioning and Start-up
– Case Studies
Nuclear spent fuel reprocessing plant
UP 3 and UP 2 800 project France –
LA HAGUE
Nuclear MOX fuel assemblies
manufacturing France - Marcoule plant
140 t/year
All nuclear power plant in France
Nuclear power plant 900, 1300, 1400
MW
Operation & Maintenance Support
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Missions:
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Full-service plant engineering
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Reliability improvement
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Outage preparation and
management
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Changes engineering and
implementation
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Operation manuals update
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Outage Preparation &
Management – coordination of
works in the reactor building
during unit outages
Operation & Maintenance Support
– Case Studies
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Coordination of work in the reactor buildings
during unit outages (EDF)
– Identifying and monitory critical activities on the basis of the updated outage planning schedule
– Locating the activities and operators of the different trades and skills within the Controlled Zone
– Identifying and controlling constraints, and anticipating any deviations from plan
– Managing the progress meetings between the
different trades and operators, with critical monitoring of the security, safety and radioprotection aspects in the Controlled Radiology Zone
– Facilitating communication among the different actors involved
– Guaranteeing capitalisation on Feedback from each outage of relevance to these activities.
Lender Technical Advisor
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Missions:
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Global overview over the different
phases
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Monitoring and reporting on
construction and commissioning
activities.
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Risk analysis
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Gaps analysis
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Environmental, Social and Safety
(ES&S) assessment and
monitoring all along the project
–
…
Image : The National
Lender Technical Advisor
– Case Studies
•
UAE NPP Lender Technical Advisor
– Provide an independent technical assessment of the NPP
– Inform the investment decision of the private lenders, a combination of export credit
agencies and commercial banks
– Until the reactors become operational (final schedules are dependent upon regulatory reviews and approvals), the company will monitor and report on construction and commissioning activities
– A core team of experts will be established in Abu Dhabi and will have the ability to draw on its specialists worldwide
BRAKA Nuclear Power Plant four APR-1400 reactors
Part 3
Multiple approaches
Why do you need engineering companies?
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Independence
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Capacity to mobilise
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Lessons learnt and know-how
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Flexibility
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Technology knowledge and control
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Training
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Long term commitment and partnership
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Planning, Quality and Cost
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Allow the other stakeholders to focus on their own tasks and added-value
Our Strengths
- the power of our organisation
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Our
nuclear experience:
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In-depth knowledge of
nuclear technologies
for nuclear new build
programmes.
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The full range of
nuclear and technical skills.
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Our experience and track record of
successfully managing large
scale projects
is second to none.
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Our
independence.
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Our
tailored and collaborative approach.
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The availability of our
training academy.
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Our
local presence
combined with our ability to reach-back to a broad
and deep capability.
Our Experience
– over 40 years of delivery
Safety case preparation and regulatory support Production of nuclear new build development plan Generic Design Assessment technical support Development of Strategic Siting Assessment process to select new sites in the UK Independent
review of plan for Darlington nuclear new build project
Independent review of the capital cost estimates for an
ESBWR power plant Commissioning of the French uranium enrichment facility Architect Engineering role for an 8 years programme (150
M€ contract) Development of
codes and standards for the licensing of
the AP1000 in UK Provision of Technical expertise on CPR1000 NPP design (China) Nuclear technical expertise for the French Technical Support Organisation Engineering studies supporting EPR nuclear fleet Improvement of the safety and operation of VVER
reactors (international
cooperation)
Commissioning phases for the
two 900 MW nuclear power plants in South
Africa
Implementation of introduction training for the engineering
centres
Support for new nuclear build site
licence application including EIA Support for new
build nuclear site licence including environmental impact assessment Technical expertise
for the Generic Design Assessment
of new reactor designs
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Contact: Frederic Cheneau Bernard Blanc
Email: [email protected] [email protected] Our web site: www.ntriplea.com
