Framatome ANP - AREVA

DepartmentsEquipment and ServicesFirst Replacement Heater Bundle Built in LynchburgFramatome ANP suppliesreplacement heaterexchange bundlesFramatome ANP completedthe fabrication of a replacement“Degasifier Effluent Cooler” heatexchanger bundle for Dominion’sMillstone Unit 2 Power Station. Thisis a safety-related ASME Section IIIcomponent. The “Degasifier EffluentCooler” provides heat removal fromthe primary demineralizers, utilizingthe reactor closed cooling water system.The bundle will be installed in a futureoutage to replace the existing unit thathas a number of degraded tubes.The entire component, machining andassembly work was completed in theLynchburg manufacturing facility.Framatome ANP’s experience withsteam generators and other shell andtube heat exchangers was instrumentalin the successful completion of theproject. This was the first heatexchanger bundle built in Lynchburg,demonstrating a new service thatFramatome ANP can offer. As powerplant components continue to age,it will be necessary to replace heatexchanger bundles to assure safe andefficient operation. Framatome ANP’sASME Section III QA programmakes the company one of the fewcompanies capable of supplyingsuch components. ■Lynchburg: Full-scale Bridges Ready for TrainingThey also provide technical supportservices for refueling equipment andreplacement parts. The companyoriginally supplied approximately 60%of the nuclear fuel handling systemsoperating in US nuclear power plants.Framatome ANP, Inc. hassuccessfully integrated the formerWashington Group International’sEquipment and Services Division intoits operations following its purchasein July 2002. Within Framatome ANP,this group is now known asStearns-Roger Services (SRS). SRSprovides field service support, as well asthe design and installation of refuelingsystem modifications and upgrades.SRS, which provides refuelingequipment for both BWR and PWRplants, recently supplied two full-scalebridges to the new Framatome ANPTechnical Training Center. This facilitywill provide hands-on experiencefor both Framatome ANP employeesand students, and will qualify workersfrom the German and French regionsto US standards and cross trainFramatome ANP employees.Additionally, these full-scale bridgeswill provide the design team SRS areal life test bed for new modificationsand upgrades and will allowcustomers to perform ‘live’ testingof their upgrades prior to installationat their facility in a full scale‘wet’ environment. ■Stearns-Roger supplied 60%of refueling bridges operatingin US nuclear power plants22 Advanced Nuclear Power N O 7 April 2003