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January Newsletter for 2009 South Wales Region www.nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/South-Wales CONTENTS Welcome from the South January 2013 Wales Committee Reviews – Past Events Happy New Year From Your IMechE In South Wales Summer Social - Alford By Dr. Andrew Bayton CEng MIMechE Technologies, Wiltshire Hello and welcome to the 2013 newsletter. Can I start Previews – Future Events by thanking Region Administrator Ian Weslake-Hill for the great job that he has done over the past few years. It Regional Matters is our intention on the South Wales committee to Compiled and edited by: provide you, our members with a good service. We Dr. Andrew Bayton endeavour to facilitate several quality lectures throughout the year on topics that should be of interest. If you have any comments about this We also do our best to engage with our members on Newsletter or would like to contribute to future editions, then please do not both a professional and social level which was a first for hesitate to contact us. us last year. Our lecture topics also fit in the key themes determined centrally by the IMechE and we also have a Dr. Andrew Bayton new key theme of Manufacturing! If you were one of Treasurer E: [email protected] A Meeting of the Regional Committee the many members who came along to our events to see Officers what we do with your subscription then thank you for attending and we hope to see you again in 2013! Last year, we the committee tried a few different things to provide a good service to our members. We held a members and partners evening on 9th March that included a talk by the mountaineer – Ian Woodall titled “The Tao of Everest” During the talk Ian spoke about his experiences on the mountain along with his wife who has joined him during his two successful trips to the summit. The evening concluded with a light buffet at the Bear Hotel, Cowbridge before everyone headed off home for the night. We hope to undertake a similar event this year and do hope that you, our members, will come along for this social event on 8th March. Please check the Region’s website for further details. I feel that our annual dinner event in May is really worth attending. I have been going to this event for several years now and I sincerely believe that it is really worthwhile for members to gather annually and celebrate engineering. Last year we engaged the services of Mr Roy Noble OBE. For anyone who attended I am sure you will agree that it really was an excellent evening. This year we are also trying the same approach by having Mr Derek Brockway from BBC Wales and the Meteorological Office as an after dinner speaker. Not only does the company of our President Elect plus the quality of our speaker befit such an occasion and its surroundings, but the dinner is truly superb also. So members, if you come to only one of our events this year why not make it the AGM and annual dinner? I guarantee you will not be disappointed! Education Energy Environment Transport Manufacturing ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reviews – Past Events “The Fukushima Event and the Response of the Nuclear Industry” - 7th February 2012 The Japanese Earthquake Response Programme team from of the operational staff to restore control and cool the reactors EDF Energy gave an excellent presentation on the whole and spent fuel, severe damage of the fuel and a series of aspect of nuclear power generation and the aftermath of the hydrogen explosions occurred. We were shown that not only Fukushima event. On March 11th 2011 an earthquake had the UK government technically reviewed the incident occurred on the east coast of Japan, its epicentre 130km from with regard to safety and lessons learnt but the EU the coast at a depth of 24km. This generated a series of Commission had developed a document scoping how ‘stress Tsunami surges, the highest of which measured 38.9m. The tests’ would be performed on plants across Europe. This is earthquake caused the automatic protection systems inside the where companies like EDF Energy could and would respond reactors to trip (inserting the control rods). However off site in the event of a similar incident occurring in Europe. This power was lost due to the earthquake and, as designed all was the most ‘reassuring’ part of the lecture where emergency diesel power generators came into action. contingencies were discussed and also the level of response Following this some 46 minutes later, the series of tsunami was addressed for particular incidents. surges hit the Fukushima Dai-ichi site. Despite the best efforts Improving the world through engineering 1 Airbus A400M – Towards Entry Into Service – 13th March 2012 A Lecture under the joint auspices of The Institution of now progressing through Civil and Military Certification Mechanical Engineers and The Royal Aeronautical Society towards entry into service which is due in early 2013. was given by Brian Kitson, Aerodynamics Manager A400M The lecture provided an overview of the programme, the as part of the Celebration of National Science and Engineering Service Requirements, the Design and Manufacturing Week (NSEW) and was hosted, at the Faraday Lecture Processes, and the route to Certification, Qualification and Theatre, by Swansea University and was attended by sixty Structure Testing. five people. The latter section of the lecture focussed on the Flight Test The Airbus A400M is a versatile Air lifter which has been Campaign, showing some quite spectacular video highlights designed to meet the Tactical and Strategic Airlift of the Test Programme, including some of the problems Requirements of a group of European Air Forces. encountered and the specific tests required for Military Following a difficult couple of years at the end of the design Operations. phase, the Aircraft entered flight test in December 2009 and is By: Eur. Ing. Derek Sheehan MBE, C.Eng, MIMechE Airbus A400M in action at Farnborough Festival __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitored Professional Development Scheme Awards – Student Prize 2012 As is customary, the South Wales Region makes an award to the best Year In Industry placement student on the MPDS scheme. Last year Ryan Marks won the prize which was awarded by our President Elect, Isobel Pollock at our annual dinner. Throughout his year in industry Ryan showed excellent progress along with a mature professionalism in his work. It is for these reasons that he was chosen as a very worthy winner indeed. Ryan also joined us for the annual dinner along with tutor Geoff Evans. May we all take this opportunity to wish Ryan a long and successful career in engineering! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Member to Fellow – Do you have what it takes? If you hold MIMechE status and feel that you are ready to Fellow is not a re-assessment of competence as this has take it to the next level then why don’t you apply to become already been assessed and approved by the Engineering Fellow of the Institution? Usually individuals really make a Council. The key action is for an applicant to prove they have contribution to the setting of strategy, controlling budgets and the qualities to become FIMechE when applying. If you are some become experts in their field. We will be holding a interested in becoming a Fellow of the Institution then please workshop this year so please keep a look out for this event if follow the link below. you are interested. It will also be a chance for members to meet the committee and discuss any particular aspect of the http://www.imeche.org/training-and-professional- application process. Please remember that any application for development/career-development/fellowship/upgrade-to-fellow 2 Improving the world through engineering Summer Social – More Bang For Your Buck! - 27th July 2012 For anybody who does not know about Alford Technologies the company was founded in 1985 by Dr. Sidney Alford who, over the last 25 years, has built up a formidable reputation as one of the world's leading inventors and creators of novel ways of using explosives. After a short presentation we proceeded into the quarry where we observed a number of impressive demonstrations culminating in a high powered finale which had to be observed from the upper edge of the quarry! The event was followed by a buffet at The Westbury Inn, This Summer Social was definitely one to impress everyone and with around 30 people in attendance it was definitely an event to remember! Dr. Sidney Alford of Alford Technologies ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The 10th Annual Ian Hewerdine Memorial Lecture – 27th November 2012 This annual lecture series, with a Health and significant design considerations have been Safety related theme, was instigated in 2003 in undertaken with regard to building in resilience to memory of a highly respected late member. Ian any new build nuclear power station. Hewerdine was a leading figure in South Wales, David also spoke about his role with the UK serving on the Branch committee for many years government in providing a response for ministers and as Chairman from 1993-1995. in the aftermath of the Fukushima event. David delivered an excellent and informative The tenth lecture in this series was entitled “So presentation fully in keeping with the professional what impact has Fukushima had on the design of standards of this lecture series and crammed with The late a nuclear power plant?" by David Shuffleton who useful information for all members regardless of Eur Ing Ian Hewerdine is Safety Director for NNB Power Generation Ltd their knowledge with regard to nuclear power CEng FIMechE MIOSH (Part of EDF Energy).
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