Integrated Maintenance Integrated maintenance
The prime objective of a nuclear power plant opera- tor is to ensure efficient plant operation while at the same time guaranteeing a high level of plant safety and quality. And one of the greatest challenges is to reduce outage lengths and costs in the maintenance of nuclear power plants. Here, the greatest benefits are to be had from having a partner at your side that has a great deal of experience, expertise and innova- tive solutions.
Integrated services save time and money
Our integrated maintenance concept is founded on the most extensive portfolio of nuclear power plant services offered anywhere in the world. We provide “We provide a full the full spectrum of inspection, repair and mainte- nance activities, combined with outage management range of services … services. In doing so, we deploy our worldwide expe- rience, our in-depth expertise and highly advanced AREVA is a dependable partner to contact as technology for the benefit of our customers. regards optimized nuclear power plant services. Our maintenance portfolio encompasses all services – The bundling of individual activities into larger work from engineering, through the assessment of past packages already practiced with success in other maintenance strategies, maintenance services of branches of industry worldwide is equally benefi- components and I&C equipment, the performance cial for nuclear power plant maintenance. Working of component diagnoses, to the planning, risk together with specialized partners, we integrate the assessment and performance of all necessary plant’s individual maintenance modules into pack- service tasks. ages that are specially tailored to our customers’ needs. In this way we make the best possible use of … and we have the right synergies existing between the various packages. tools to do the job”
The advantage is obvious: all work is coordinated One of the ways that customers can choose for and performed by one organization, thus saving you a transition to condition-based maintenance, with valuable time and money. Instead of having to deal its greater cost-saving potential is, e.g., to expand with a vast number of interfaces, all you need to do their use of AREVA’s advanced monitoring and is contact one person on site: the AREVA project diagnostics systems such as SIPLUG®/ADAM®, manager. Tell us what services you need and we’ll DIROM, etc. put together just the right package for you. We also provide the entire spectrum of periodic in- spections and tests for all types of reactors currently in operation around the world.
Our knowledge-based maintenance software “WIS” supports maintenance planning and performance. It brings together knowledge gained from perform- ing maintenance work as well as from evaluating the results of inspections, and supplies recommenda- tions for planning maintenance in the future. Hence, what we call “empirical experience” is stored not only in the maintenance engineers’ heads but also in databases where it remains accessible to everyone for a long time to come. Integrated maintenance – a success factor at Angra 2
Our integrated maintenance concept has been in successful use since 2002 at the pressurized water reactor unit Angra 2 in Brazil. Here it com- prises maintenance work at the reactor service floor as well as on the fuel assemblies, valves, pumps and pump motors. Extensive tests are also carried out, such as eddy-current examina- Our integrated maintenance tions of the steam generators and containment – benefits at a glance leak tests. Maintenance is likewise performed on the emergency diesel generators, plant electrical systems, instrumentation and control equipment, ventilation systems and reactor cool- ant pumps. So far, thanks to efficient personnel deployment and optimum time scheduling by We provide services for: all parties involved, each plant outage has been • All nuclear power plants built by AREVA/former completed ahead of schedule. Framatome & Siemens • Nuclear power plants built by other vendors • All systems and components
We have innovative service packages for: • Valve maintenance • Pump maintenance • Electrical systems and instrumentation & control equipment Relevant • Piping system maintenance • Steam generator maintenance competencies • Radiology and radiation protection • Outage consulting and optimization Working with AREVA, you have: • Spare parts procurement • A highly competent partner • Knowledge-based maintenance software “WIS” • An OEM with in-depth equipment experience • Risk management • A service provider with a holistic view to the • Task Force Support entire power plant Your benefits: • Extensive experience and pooling of know-how • Few interfaces and efficient utilization of resources • High degree of flexibility with fast response times • Deployment of highly qualified specialists • Lower maintenance costs • High plant availability and safety • Reduced radiation exposure
Our references: • German nuclear power plants • Brazil: Angra 2 • Bulgaria: Kozloduy AREVA supplies solutions for carbon-free power generation. Its expertise and know-how in this field are setting the standard, and its responsible development is anchored in a process of continuous improvement.
As the global nuclear industry leader, AREVA’s unique integrated offer to utilities covers every stage of the fuel cycle, nuclear reactor design and construction, and related services. The group is also expanding considerably in renewable energies – wind, solar, bioenergies, hydrogen and storage – to be one of the top three in this sector worldwide in 2012.
Every day, AREVA’s 48,000 employees cultivate the synergies between these two major carbon-free offers, helping to supply safer, cleaner and more economical energy to the greatest number of people.
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