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Corporation...Continued from page 11CorporationGalaxy IT PlatformAccenture and UniStar NuclearEnergy (UNE) have extended theiragreement to design, build, operate,and maintain the ‘Galaxy’ IT platform,capable of supporting the data needs ofnuclear energy facilities.The new agreement, which adds tothe original contract signed in April 2008,covers additional work necessary forAccenture to support business processes,including configuration management ofdetailed design data and management ofdata associated with required inspections;testing, and analyses; and use of acceptancecriteria involved with the construction ofnuclear energy facilities. The agreementalso calls for Accenture to market anddistribute Galaxy in collaboration withUNE to companies engaged in the design,construction and operation of nuclearenergy facilities.Contact: Christine Fields, telephone:(216) 535-5092, email: Christine.fi elds@accenture.com.Joint VentureAREVA and Day & Zimmermannhave formed a joint venture to offercomprehensive engineering, constructionand maintenance services to the nuclearutilities in the United States. Theintegrated, end-to-end solutions willprimarily focus on the Balance of Plant(BOP), implementing both major andminor nuclear plant modifications.The joint venture will operate asAREVA DZ LLC, with AREVA’s GaryMignogna serving as President andDay & Zimmermann’s Mike McMahonas Executive Vice President. AREVADZ services include design/build BOPprojects, standard plant modifications,BOP major component replacements,decommissioning, power uprates, plantupgrades, and other large and complexprojects.Contact: Susan Hess, telephone:(434) 732-2379, email: Susan.hess@areva.com.SG ReplacementBabcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd.(B&W Canada) shipped the second oftwo replacement nuclear once-throughsteam generators (OTSGs) for ProgressEnergy Florida’s Crystal River Unit 3.Each replacement OTSG weighs 465tons, measures 73 feet long and 12 feetin diameter and will replace the existingnuclear steam generators at the 860megawatt Unit 3.The completed vessel shipped fromthe Cambridge, Canada facility by railon August 7, 2009 to the Port of Toronto,where it was loaded onto a heavy liftship for transport to the Port of Tampa onAugust 10, 2009.Contact: Natalie Cutler, telephone:(519) 621-2130, email: nacutler@babcock.com.Reactor HeadsBabcock & Wilcox Nuclear PowerGeneration Group, Inc. (B&W NPG)has completed the manufacture of thefirst of two nuclear reactor closure headsas part of a contract to AREVA NP forPacific Gas & Electric’s Diablo CanyonPower Plant located in San Luis ObispoCounty, California. The closure headleft The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s(B&W) Mount Vernon, Indiana, plant inJuly, 2009 en route to California.Contact: Ryan Cornell, telephone:(330) 860-1345, email: rscornell@babcock.com.Management ProgramDay & Zimmermann announcedthat it has partnered with WorkForce Softwareto develop a Worker Fatigue ManagementProgram. The program is in responseto the Code of Federal Regulation10 CFR 26 Subpart I requirements, whichmandate the number of consecutive hoursand days that personnel at nuclear facilitiesare permitted to work.Day & Zimmermann’s new programwill remove the burden of managing supplementalworker populations from itscustomers, particularly during outages,when there is a rapid increase of workers.The software accounts for all of the variousnuances in the federal regulation, andsupports all Nuclear Regulatory Commissionrequired reporting. In addition togenerating real-time reports, the softwaretracks worker hours and rest periods toforecast possible violations, and createsdata that can be exported into many existingsoftware programs, making managementas seamless as possible.Contact: Maureen Omrod, telephone:(215) 299-2234, email: Maureen.Omrod@DayZim.com.Strategic AllianceNewton Research Labs, Inc., aSeattle based manufacturer of robotics,machine vision and optical automation,and Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) anengineering and construction services firmannounced their agreement to developand market robotic methods to inspectand provide protective coating and othermaintenance services for commercialnuclear power plants and Department ofEnergy nuclear facilities.Under the terms of the agreement, thefirms will develop and market a roboticapproach to engineering and constructiontasks heretofore performed by humans.Robots are particularly well suited toperforming complex, repetitive tasksin hostile environments. Sophisticatedsensing devices and end-effectors maketasks like inspection, data collection,information management, welding andpainting routine even under the mostadverse conditions.Contact: Anita Garrahan, telephone:(631) 587-5060.Name ChangeRadiation Protection Systems, Inc.(RPS) and Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS)are no longer affiliated companies.To minimize any confusion orimplication of possible affiliation, RPShas formally changed its DelawareCorporation registration to “RadiationProtection Systems Inc.” (RPS).Contact: Marc Greenleaf, telephone:(860) 445-0334, email: greenleafm@rpsct.com.Supplier AwardRockbestos-Surprenant CableCorporation (RSCC) received theAREVA US Certified Nuclear SupplierAward on June 4, 2009. The supplierselection process to receive thisCertification and award was based onmultiple criteria that embraced partneringstrategies, technological innovation,teaming strategies, outstanding productquality, and engineering support.12 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009
RSCC was presented this AREVAUS Certified Nuclear Supplier Awardand Certification by Ann LauvergeonAREVA CEO. RSCC President, DennisChalk, RSCC National Sales ManagerUtility Group, Mark St. Onge, and UtilityCell General Manager, Steve Sandbergreceived the award.Contact: Jim Belanger, telephone:(860) 653-8377, email: jim.belanger@rscc.com.AcquisitionWestinghouse Electric Company,LLC has acquired CS Innovations, LLC,an Instrumentation and Control (I&C)nuclear product supplier to the digitalI&C safety system upgrade market.Located in Scottsdale, Arizona,United States, CS Innovations willbecome known as CS Innovations, asubsidiary of Westinghouse ElectricCompany, LLC. CS Innovations offersthe only non-software-based solution thatmeets current requirements for digitalsafety systems, and is approved by theU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC).Contact: Vaughn Gilbert, telephone:(412}) 347-3896, email: gilberhv@westinghouse.com.Welding SchoolWestinghouse Electric Companyannounces the opening of a new WECWelding Institute in Chattanooga,Tennessee. Currently, 10 students areenrolled in the no-cost program that isequipped to train and graduate up to288 welders per year to perform workin both nuclear and non-nuclear plants.Westinghouse also has a WEC WeldingInstitute in Rock Hill, South Carolina.Together the welding institutes havethe capacity to graduate more than 700welders a year.The Chattanooga WEC WeldingInstitute is equipped with 48 weld boothsand certifies students after they completean average of five months of hands-ontraining. After training, they can takethe American Society of MechanicalEngineers” (ASME) welding qualificationexam. Once students pass the exam andreceive certification, they must work forWestinghouse for 2,000 hours. They havethe opportunity to work as apprenticesat power plants or at any facility whereWestinghouse is performing welding. Toattain journeyman status, students mustcomplete an additional 2,000 hours ofwelding.Contact: Vaughn Gilbert, telephone:(412}) 347-3896, email: gilberhv@westinghouse.com.MOUWilliams Industrial ServicesGroup, LLC a subsidiary of GlobalPower Equipment Group Inc. andENERCON announce the signing of aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU)to offer integrated design engineering andconstruction services to specific nuclearclients. The new alliance was recentlyawarded security upgrade projects for theentire Entergy Nuclear fleet of northernand southern plants. Both Williams andENERCON have principal offices in theAtlanta, Georgia area.Contact: Dan Daniels, telephone(770) 879-4034. As the world turns to nuclear energy,turn to the world leader in nuclear certification.The world is once again turning to nuclearpower to meet its future energy needs.You canrely on the leadership and experience of HSBGlobal Standards for all RCC-M and ASME codeinspection and certification requirements.• The world leader in nuclear plant &equipment inspections• More than 500 engineers, inspectors andauditors worldwide• Our extensive nuclear capabilities supportyour global growth• We provide certification assistance &training in ASME and RCC-M codecomplianceGo to www.hsbgsnuclear.com for moreinformation, local contacts or to request anuclear code training program.NUCLEAR CERTIFICATIONWorldwide: +1 860-722-5041Toll-free: 800-417-3437 x25041(USA and Canada only)Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 13
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