MONTREAL, Feb. 4, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin
(TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce its wholly owned subsidiary Candu
Energy Inc. has been awarded four contracts by Korea Hydro &
Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP) worth approximately $22 million in total. The awards consist of
multi-campaign field inspections, prolonged operation assessment
and thermalhydraulic computer code updates. The inspections will
provide assurance to KHNP and the Korean nuclear regulator that the
CANDU® nuclear reactors at the Wolsong site continue to be safe to
operate until the next planned inspection. All the contracts are
within SNCL Engineering Services, the cornerstone of our strategy
moving forward to greater growth and support for our partner and
customer.
SNC-Lavalin will inspect fuel channels and perform pressure tube
sampling campaigns for Wolsong Units 2, 3 and 4, all to begin in
2020. An engineering analysis and assessment will be completed on
the fuel channels and fuel channel components (including calandria
tubes) for Wolsong Units 2, 3, and 4. The thermalhydraulic
computer codes (CATHENA and NUCIRC) update will support KHNP in
updating the safety analysis report for Wolsong units 2,3 and
4.
"We are always proud to have these opportunities to support KHNP
and the CANDU reactors at Wolsong as we have done so safely for
decades," said Sandy Taylor,
President, Nuclear, SNC-Lavalin. "SNC-Lavalin has performed these
campaigns for over 20 years and continues to conduct these
inspections on both international and domestic CANDU reactors using
the latest tools and technologies for inspections and
non-destructive testing."
The Wolsong CANDU nuclear power plants are owned and operated by
KHNP. The four units at Wolsong are 700 MWe class CANDU 6 reactors.
Units 2, 3 and 4 began operation in 1997, 1998 and 1999
respectively. CANDU reactors produce clean, low-carbon energy and
are designed to operate economically and reliably for up to another
30 years with an extended outage at mid-life to replace fuel
channels. SNC-Lavalin is the steward of the Canadian CANDU nuclear
reactor technology.
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