Qinshan CANDU Project Construction Experiences and Lessons

2003 February
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
8.1.1 Degree of Prefabrication/Modularization........................................................ 22
8.1.2 Open Top Construction ................................................................................... 22
8.1.3 Information Technology and Engineering Tools............................................. 23
8.1.4 Project Management........................................................................................ 25
8.1.5 Construction Photographs ............................................................................... 26
9. METHOD TO SUBCONTRACT MATERIAL AND
CONSTRUCTION WORKS................................................................................. 27
10. RESOURCES AND QUANTITIES ..................................................................... 29
10.1 Manhours............................................................................................................... 29
10.2 Cubic Metres of Concrete and Nuclear Piping...................................................... 29
11. MATERIAL MANAGEMENT............................................................................. 35
12. SITE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT........................................... 36
12.1 Infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 36
12.2 Warehouses ........................................................................................................... 36
12.3 Offices and Archives............................................................................................. 36
12.4 Accommodations................................................................................................... 37
12.5 Personnel on Site................................................................................................... 37
13. Commissioning Organization Including Measures to Reduce the
Commissioning Period .......................................................................................... 38
13.1 Function................................................................................................................. 38
13.2 Division of Responsibilities .................................................................................. 38
13.3 Commissioning Organization and Staffing........................................................... 39
13.4 Measures to Reduce the Commissioning Schedule............................................... 40
13.4.1 Appointment of System Engineers.................................................................. 40
13.4.2 Establishment of Control Points...................................................................... 40
13.4.3 Establishment of Commissioning Documentation.......................................... 41
13.4.4 Close Interface with Engineering .................................................................... 42
13.4.5 Close Interface with Construction................................................................... 42
13.4.6 Optimization of Commissioning Schedule ..................................................... 43
13.4.7 Improvements in Future Commissioning Programs........................................ 44
14. AECL STUDY: LESSONS LEARNED ON QINSHAN 3 TO
REDUCE THE SCHEDULE ON FUTURE REPLICATED
PROJECTS............................................................................................................ 53
14.1 Planning and Control............................................................................................. 53
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