Nuclear power generation

Finding an equipment vendor that partners with plant engineers, project managers, and outage coordinators is crucial for nuclear power generation operations. The vendor should have a track record of conceptualizing and executing solutions for planned nuclear plant refuelling outages. This is key to the success and safety of power generation maintenance operations. 

Time is essential during refuelling outages. Safety and time are key when implementing maintenance or upgrade projects. Each day of an outage reduces plant uptime, increases maintenance costs, and challenges ALARA goals.

Aggreko is nimble enough to deliver solutions within your detailed outage project time frames. This ensures maintenance activities are completed as scheduled. We employ experts familiar with the nuclear power generation industry who have the experience and accreditation to contribute systems that meet your maintenance objectives, including:

• Supporting outage projects with turnkey power, fluid system, and compressed air solutions
• Deploying alternate power and cooling systems to supplement plant systems
• Offering solutions when LCO commitments become challenged
• Safely increasing worker stay-time through heat mitigation in nuclear power facilities

Key HVAC, refrigeration, and heat rejection system components are often repaired, replaced, or decontaminated during nuclear plant outages. Some of these components can be single points of vulnerability, risking plant reliability and personnel safety. Even non-critical component failures can pose unacceptable risks.

Our technicians and engineering teams have extensive industry experience serving nuclear power generation customers. We work closely with your system’s engineers, project managers, or outage supervisors to meet your specific project requirements.

Ensuring worker safety in the nuclear power industry is paramount in any outage-related activities. Aggreko understands the importance of developing heat mitigation techniques and workspace cooling solutions to increase worker “stay-time” parameters, while always maintaining safe working conditions.

During outages, particularly in hot conditions, maintaining a cooler environment can significantly enhance worker efficiency. Aggreko offers temperature control solutions to cool work areas, ensuring that tasks can be completed comfortably and safely. By partnering with Aggreko, you can benefit from our expertise in turnkey power and cooling solutions for your plant outage projects. Our dedicated project teams are committed to limiting outage days and ensuring worker safety.

The following represents an example of equipment comprising a supplemental ice condensing glycol cooling system:

• Refrigeration units capable of reducing fluid temperatures to -5°F
• Electrical distribution to switch between house-power and generators
• Circulation pumps capable of producing the required pressure differential for the system
• Accessories: manifolds, power cables, fuel tanks, expansion tanks, etc.