UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE - Wind Energy Network

SPONSORS OF Unexploded Ordnance
Explosives
clearance
and risk
assessment
RPS Explosives Engineering Services
RPS Explosives Engineering Services (EES) has a comprehensive grounding in
all aspects of UXO, explosives clearance and risk assessment, both in the UK
and globally.
in the North and Irish seas providing indepth
risk assessments including survey
and mitigation design. RPS was actively
involved in the Sheringham Shoal Wind
Farm, off of the Norfolk coast, for Scira
Offshore Energy Limited.
They worked with both Statoil and Emu
providing UXO expertise for the survey
data collected, analysing and selecting
targets with the potential to be UXO that
required further investigation or avoidance.
Discoveries
Based on the data reviewed and assessed
by RPS an old ship’s cannon and a WWII
Air 250lb air dropped bomb were located
by divers during investigation of the
Managing projects
Their experienced team manages projects
with a risk from UXO, saving time and
money, and ultimately protecting people
and assets. The company is dedicated
to providing a pragmatic, site specific
approach to mitigating the risk of
explosives and UXO.
Marine experience
Within the marine environment RPS
have significant experience in UXO risk
management,
supporting their
numerous Oil & Gas
and Renewable
Energy clients.
Wind energy
industry
Over the last 6 years
they have worked
on a number of
wind farm projects
targets. The bomb was removed
by Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Experts allowing safe installation of
the wind farm turbines and cables.
ROV use
Since this time RPS continue to
support the offshore wind energy
industry providing survey, data
analysis and risk mitigation support.
A recent addition to their arsenal is
a mini-ROV (VideoRay) with camera
and multi-beam sonar, which
can be used to efficiently identify
surface targets thus avoiding
deployment of costly divers or
specialist work class ROV spreads.
RPS Explosives Engineering
Services (EES)
www.rpsuxo.com
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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