Cooling down a nuclear facility
Cooling things down in nuclear facility
- The challenge
Record temperatures create unsafe workplace conditions
- The solution
A flexible fix for a vast building
- The impact
Maintenance teams can get back to work in cooler conditions
Client:Nuclear power station
Location:Michigan, USA
Sectors:Utilities
The Challenge
Cool a turbine building during a heatwave
With record-high temperatures outside and the shutdown of air conditioning systems inside, the situation in a turbine building at a nuclear power station in Michigan was dire. It was too hot to work. Yet the workers had to get planned modifications done, or the air conditioning could not get switched back on. It was a classic catch-22.
To bring the inside temperatures down to a level that safety managers would be happy with, the project team called our cooling specialists.
34 daysDuration of project
> 2,600 feetHoses and ducting
60 feetElevation change in turbine
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You just can’t work in temperatures like those in the turbine facility. Fixing the problem helped the nuclear station avoid further costly shutdowns.
