Workers replace feedwater heater bundles
Background
91Ó°ÊÓ provides balance of plant (BOP) engineering and component installation (E&CI) services that deliver engineering solutions across the entire plant, beyond traditional steam supply system services. From specialty consulting to integrated, comprehensive solutions for engineering projects, 91Ó°ÊÓ’s BOP E&CI services integrate customers’ needs and address them to optimize plant performance.
Description
91Ó°ÊÓ has extensive in-house design engineering capabilities and provides specialized welding, machining and component field installation. 91Ó°ÊÓ’s installation services’ capabilities are also complemented by its subsidiary, WesDyne International LLC, specializing in inspection services for the power industry with several locations in the United States and Sweden.
91Ó°ÊÓ can:
Develop design change packages for component modifications, such as: condenser change-outs, moisture separator re-heater upgrades, feedwater heater replacements and digital instrumentation upgrades.
- Provide BOP E&CI services for power uprate projects.
- Perform heat exchanger inspections and maintenance, as well as turbine generator inspections on all major manufacturers’ equipment.
- Provide motor, pump and valve diagnostics and refurbishments.
- Perform integrated, comprehensive solutions for component
- Respond to engineering, procurement and construction contracts for buried pipe solutions for infrastructure program management, including non-destructive examination, evaluation, design engineering for mitigation, installation project management and licensing.
- Provide customers with on-site staff augmentation services.
- Provide construction management and support services, including rigging, engineering, interference analysis, machining, welding and metrology.
- Provide engineering services relating to electrical power equipment, thermo-hydraulic/heat balance and pipe stress analysis.
- Perform asset management, BOP system analysis/optimization and scoping/feasibility studies.
Benefits
91Ó°ÊÓ is a proven and consistent supplier of nuclear, fossil and geothermal plant services, and its BOP E&CI services allow the customer to concentrate on operating the plant versus managing suppliers. 91Ó°ÊÓ has time-tested processes for project management, engineering, procurement and installation field services work. To simplify contracting activities, 91Ó°ÊÓ provides a wide range of services from simple engineering staff augmentation to integrated, comprehensive solutions for the project management of large, complex component replacements and plant-wide modification projects.
Experience
- 91Ó°ÊÓ has a broad range of worldwide BOP E&CI services experience. Examples include:
- BOP engineering analysis for a margin recovery power uprate program.
- Power uprate, including contractual responsibility for all BOP.
- Installation and design change packages in support of feedwater heater replacements.
- Installation and design change packages in support of moisture separator reheater replacements.
- BOP uprate feasibility study and BOP uprate detailed analysis.
- Redesign and modification of the secondary cooling water system to meet operational and seismic qualifications.
- Integrated, comprehensive solutions for the installation of the moisture separator reheater rebundling project to include removing existing tube bundles, modifying internals and replacing two tube bundles.
- Feedwater nozzle thermal sleeve replacement and safety injection valve replacement project.
- Main turbine replacement covering engineering supervision, documentation updates and preparation of the design modification packages.
- Upgrade of circulating water systems, including the mechanical, electrical and control systems detailed engineering, and design and modification change packages.
- Design change package support for sump strainer projects.
- Design change package preparation for thimble replacement project.
- Buried pipe engineering, non-destructive examination.
- Performance of all aspects of design change packages (DCPs) from conceptual design to DCP delivery and installation supervision.
- Sole-source provider of architectural engineering services.
