GE Hitachi Successfully Completes First Pressurized Water Reactor Outage with Exelon Generation at Ginna Nuclear Power Plant
February 01 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
GEH and Exelon Generation Complete Outage in
Record Time and Lowest Recorded Dose in the Station’s History
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced the successful
completion of its first services outage at a Pressurized Water
Reactor (PWR) facility. The outage, completed in partnership with
Exelon Generation at the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant in Ontario,
New York, was completed under budget and ahead of schedule with no
safety-related or human performance issues.
“The scope of work conducted by GEH was completed 26 hours ahead
of schedule. This performance, combined with Exelon’s outstanding
efforts, led to the shortest outage in the 45-year history of the
Ginna plant,” said Jay Wileman, president and CEO, GEH. “The
successful execution of our portion of this outage demonstrates our
ability to provide PWR operators with the same level of project
management expertise and technical rigor that our BWR customers
have come to expect.”
The outage team that GEH brought to this project had a
collective 300+ years’ of experience servicing PWRs in a variety of
functions including project management, planning, supervision, fuel
movement and vessel disassembly and reassembly. Prior to the start
of the outage team members were trained at an Exelon facility in
accordance with the utility’s standards.
“Combining our world-class operational rigor and standards with
our well-experienced crew was the key to our contribution to this
record-setting performance,” said Beth Lemmons, vice president,
field services, GEH. “Congratulations to both the GEH and Exelon
Ginna team in completing this outstanding outage. Most importantly,
we helped our customer prepare for a quicker return to generating
clean energy for New York.”
The Exelon team was also recently recognized for these
outstanding efforts by the Information System on Occupational
Exposure (ISOE), a group sponsored by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nation’s
International Atomic Energy Administration (IAEA) that focuses on
radiation protection of professionals in the nuclear industry and
national regulatory authorities. ISOE presented the Ginna team with
a 2015 World Class ALARA Performance Award.
PWRs account for roughly two-thirds of nuclear reactors
operating globally and represent a significant opportunity for GEH,
the first company to connect a nuclear reactor to the commercial
electricity grid in Vallecitos, California in 1957. As the original
equipment manufacturer of more than 60 boiling water reactors
(BWRs) globally, GEH currently services and fuels many BWRs in
operation today. The company intends to introduce advanced services
offerings to enhance PWR outage performance.
About GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Based in Wilmington, N.C., GEH is a world-leading provider of
advanced reactors and nuclear services. Established in June 2007,
GEH is a part of a global nuclear alliance created by GE and
Hitachi to serve the global nuclear industry. The nuclear alliance
executes a single, strategic vision to create a broader portfolio
of solutions, expanding its capabilities for new reactor and
service opportunities. The alliance offers customers around the
world the technological leadership required to effectively enhance
reactor performance, power output and safety. Follow GEH on Twitter
@gehnuclear.
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