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48 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, July-August 2012
On March 12, 2012 the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued
the first regulatory requirements for
the nation’s 104 operating reactors
based on the lessons learned at the
Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident
in Japan.
“These new requirements mean
operating plants must basically
meet the same seismic and flooding
standards as new builds do,” said
Matt Lee, Black & Veatch Director
of Operating Plant Projects.
“Black & Veatch has the experience
and understanding of these criteria
thanks to our Construction and
Operating License application (COLA)
work. Our large, complex project
experience means we can help reduce
risk in project execution, provide better
project management and help you
ensure safe, reliable nuclear power for
future generations.”
To help you meet the new NRC
criteria, Black & Veatch conducts
seismic and flooding analysis and
walkdowns, provides hardened
containment vent solutions, along
with spent fuel pool instrumentation
solutions and extended station black
out coping analysis.
“We’ll carefully and methodically
ensure what needs to be appropriately
addressed with the right level of
prioritization, while minimizing
impacts to plant operations,” said Lee.
Black & Veatch is currently supporting
GE-Hitachi with an existing hardened
vent system on the Lungmen Nuclear
The Lungmen facility features Advanced Boiling Water Reactor technology, and when both units are
completed, will be rated at 2,700 megawatts.
Plant in Taiwan, which is designed
to U.S. standards. “We’ll use this
experience to help clients meet the
hardened vent order from the NRC,
which affects approximately 1/3 of
operating plants.”
With more than 60 years of
experience in the nuclear energy
industry, from studies to major plant
modification, design to procurement
and construction, Black & Veatch
is a one-stop shop to meet safety,
security, reliability and cost-efficiency
requirements.
“With Black & Veatch you get
experience and certainty,” said Lee.
“Your challenging, complex project
will be completed on time on budget,
with no surprises.” ]
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IMPLEMENT NRC FUKUSHIMA
REQUIREMENTS
TO
“OUR LARGE, COMPLEX
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
MEANS WE CAN
HELP REDUCE RISK IN
PROJECT EXECUTION,
PROVIDE BETTER PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AND HELP
YOU ENSURE SAFE,
RELIABLE NUCLEAR
POWER FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS.”
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