In today’s world, clean energy is not only popular; it is going to be king. The question is a matter of when and how clean energy will rule, not if clean energy will dominate the power industry. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will produce a final ruling on its Clean Power Plan coming this summer, […]
There was a study done that looked at the impact of deploying a single piece of technology to improve the efficient use of electric power in the office environment. Looking at an individual workstation at state government business offices in Maine, it was determined that 1.80 kilowatt-hours daily on work days and 2.88 KWH on […]
3D Technologies in New Build Nuclear Plant Projects Background BCP Engineers & Consultants and Dassault Systemes have partnered to bring the power industry the next generation of digital technologies ideally suited for major capital projects like nuclear new builds. While there are existing CAD products in the industry, the next generation of nuclear power plants […]
CH2M Hill, a full-service engineering, consulting, construction, and operations firm with over $6 Billion in revenue, approached BCP last April about supporting a proposal effort. The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy had issued a broad reaching request for Advisory and Assistance Services to support the investigation and development of technologies to improve the […]
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series of articles on the importance of configuration management in new plants, an argument has been made for the importance of a well developed CM program and tools to assure success in the design and construction of the next generation of nuclear plants. Also the importance of […]
In the last article, Part 1, the need for a robust Configuration Management System (CMS) was established. It is true for all nuclear plants and particular important for the new plants being proposed. The new plants as programmed for design and construction with compressed schedules and consortia development teams are at particular risk to cost […]
The Shuttle Challenger explosion was a configuration management issue. The bridge over the Tacoma Narrows nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” had a configuration management (CM) issue. Balconies that have collapsed and soccer stadium stands that have failed all can be tied to poor configuration control issues. In the nuclear power industry we have wrestled with configuration management […]
BCP is in the opportune position to provide support to a new nuclear facility that provides an important service integral in the production of nuclear power. The service is provided largely behind the scenes for those who work at the commercial plants and the process is tightly tied to the fuel cycle. BCP is providing […]
How to plan to make sure your license renewal application for nuclear plant operation is on schedule.
Mechanical Engineering covers Dassault Systemes 3-D technologies. BCP used these same technologies for an upgrade at Waterford 3 Nuclear Station and increased the success of the project due to this capability.