AREVA: Discover pragmatic examples of customer benefits
AREVA’s Reliable Supply Chain
Posted on December 10, 2012 // Advertisement
Find out how AREVA is helping utilities in the competitive implementation of their project, based on its ability to activate and manage a fully operational supply chain with the highest safety and quality standards.
Developing a Solid Local Supply Chain
Posted on December 10, 2012 // AREVA Expertise
AREVA is actively pursuing the pluri-regional localization strategy of its suppliers for ongoing and future EPR™ projects.
AREVA’s Supply Strategy in the UK
Posted on December 10, 2012 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to... Laurent Olivier Coudeyre, New Builds Supply Chain Director: AREVA's supply chain strategy in the UK.
Long-term partnership in the UK
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
4 Questions to Philip Vaughan, Business Manager Nuclear Systems, Darchem Engineering: Collaboration with AREVA on both EPR projects and installed base activities.
A Worldwide Suppliers Excellence Snapshot
Posted on December 10, 2012 // Map
Watch some illustrations of AREVA's localized supply chain strategy.
Supply Chain Trade Media Activities
Posted on December 10, 2012 // Press Release
Read the Industry Trade news issued over the last year on AREVA localization and supply strategies.
Succesful Suppliers Days in Finland
Posted on December 10, 2012 // Article
Learn more on AREVA “Supplier Days” organized in Finland to demonstrate growth opportunities offered by the company’s localization strategy for its new build projects.
Sucessful Partnership with China
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Find out what both Chinese customers and suppliers think about AREVA's localization strategy.
Supplier Point of View: Skanska
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Read the feedback of Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, on its involvement in AREVA's projects.
Supplier Point of View: ENSA
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Read the feedback of Equipos Nucleares (ENSA), supplier of equipment and services for the nuclear market, on its involvement in AREVA's projects.
Supplier Point of View:Tecnicas Reunidas
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Read the feedback of Tecnicas Reunidas, major international general contractor for power specialized in Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects, on its involvement in AREVA's projects.
Supplier Point of View: VELAN
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Read the feedback of VELAN, company specialized in designing, manufacturing and supplying nuclear classified valves, on its involvement in AREVA's projects.
Supplier Point of View: Mammoet Europe BV
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Read the feedback of Mammoet Europe BV, heavy lifting and transport supplier, on its involvement in AREVA's projects.
Supplier Point of View: Siempelkamp Nukleartechnik GmbH
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Read the feedback of Siempelkamp Nukleartechnik GmbH, industrial equipment provider in the markets for machinery and plants, as well as nuclear technology and foundry technology, on its involvement in AREVA's projects.
Supplier Point of View: Dalian Deep Blue Pump Co.Ltd
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Read the feedback of Dalian Deep Blue Pump Co.Ltd, provider for large-scale pumps, on its involvement in AREVA's projects.
Certified Suppliers for the OL3 EPR Project
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Watch feedbacks from Polish partners-suppliers on their participation in the OL3 EPR project.
Worldwide Supply Chain for Timely Delivery
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
The Reactor Pressure Vessel internals for the Taishan Unit 1 EPR reactor, manufactured by Skoda JS, a key AREVA supplier in Czech Republic, has been successfully shipped on time to Taishan, China.
Suppliers' Excellence
Posted on December 10, 2012 // In Others' Voice
Learn more on the contract signed between TS Plzen and AREVA for the strategic supply of a forging press and manipulator for the Le Creusot manufacturing plant.
Focus on India
posted on June 14, 2012 // Project Profile
Highlights of a reference project currently under construction in India, Asia's largest CSP installation with 250MWe
Focus on USA
posted on June 14, 2012 // Project Profile
Highlights a reference project currently under construction in the USA, a high-temperature booster to a dual-fired power plant
Focus on Australia
posted on June 14, 2012 // Project Profile
Highlights of a reference project currently under construction in Australia, the world's largest solar booster to a coal power plant
Conference papers: CSP for Oil Recovery
posted on June 14, 2012 // In Others' Voices
Introducing two recent paper abstracts from the Society of Petroleum Engineers on technical and economic feasibility of solar thermal steam generation applied to Enhanced Oil Recovery.
Focus on USA
posted on June 14, 2012 // Project Profile
Highlights a reference project currently under construction in the USA, a high-temperature booster to a dual-fired power plant
AREVA's messages on Solar Energy
posted on June 14, 2012 // Advertisement
AREVA's unique solar solutions offer a bankable technology delivering reliable power to the grid, while being the lowest cost CSP solution both in capital expenditures and cost of energy, with the highest possible level of local content. Furthermore it is by design the most land effective solar solution, with unmatched maintainability for operators in a harsh environment.
Solar thermal repowering study
posted on June 14, 2012 // Article
This research paper abstract from Dimityr Popov of the Technical University of Sofia, Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering Department, introduces options for solar thermal repowering of fossil fuel fired power plants.
Solar Steam Generators engineering
posted on June 14, 2012 // Position Paper
This engineering paper by AREVA Solar's Senior VP for Engineering describes the design, construction, commissioning, and testing of a Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) Solar Steam Generator.
CLFR technology explained
posted on June 14, 2012 // AREVA Expertise
Understand why AREVA's Compact Linear Fresnel (CLFR) technology delivers unique advantages in terms of economics, operations, acceptability, local value added and power quality, while being bankable.
Interview: 3 questions to Bill Gallo
posted on June 14, 2012 // AREVA Interview
Bill Gallo, AREVA Solar's former CEO answers 3 questions on the benefits of AREVA's Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector technology, the market perception and AREVA Solar's capabilities to serve its customers with the best CSP technology.
Asia's largest CSP installation
posted on June 14, 2012 // Project Profile
Learn more about our construction project in India, where we are building Asia's largest CSP installation: Our Solar Steam Generators will help generate 250MWe of power for our customer Reliance Power.
CSP with thermal energy storage
posted on September 14, 2012 // In Others' Voices
Discover thermal energy storage technologies for CSP, as well as the value of CSP with energy storage in electricity markets and the value of auxiliary firing, in this paper from the European Academies Science Advisory Council.
Construction and Logistics Expertise
posted on February 10, 2012 // Position Paper
With four EPRTM units under construction in three countries (Finland, France and China), and under certification in two others (the UK and the U.S.), the group benefits from an unparalleled return on experience that is already benefitting current and future projects. AREVA teams have particularly spent significant time evaluating advanced construction techniques and the related transportation challenges in order to streamline project delivery.
Partnership for Better Delivery
posted on February 10, 2012 // Position Paper
At least two kinds of partnerships can be highlighted for project management: the first one is based on the existing Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) model; the other one relies on a closer relationship between the partners, for example in co-managing civil work or procurement. In the latter case, the project partner should be selected prior to issuing the offer for an overall efficient project delivery.
The EPR™ Fleet Series Effect
posted on December 6, 2011 // Advertisement
Find out how utilities are benefitting from the series effect for new build projects thanks to AREVA’s leveraged project expertise, fully operational worldwide supply chain and proven ability to build.
Cooperation Between CGNPC and AREVA
posted on December 6, 2011 // Customer Interview
Since the 1980's , CGNPC and AREVA have been cooperating. Starting with Ling Ao and Daya Bay power plants, the two groups have a unique track record of timely delivered projects. Throughout this 30-year partneship, CGNPC and AREVA worked together on a successful localization strategy, helping develop Chinese nuclear industry.
Suppliers Excellence
posted on December 6, 2011 // In Others' Voices
To reinforce AREVA's capability for New Build project delivery, the group has restarted the nuclear supply chain with 600 qualified suppliers in Europe activated on four EPR projects.
How to Optimize Equipment Delivery
posted on February 10, 2012 // Position Paper
The Gate Review process has been establish to strengthen and optimize the critical equipement supply, throughout an improved management of the different phases, from design and procurement up to delivery.
Commissioning: A Key Project Stage
posted on February 10, 2012 // AREVA Interview
Interview with… Georges Mateo, Senior Expert Commissioning, AREVA: AREVA offers the benefit of its more than 100 Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) and 40 years of continuous experience and lessons learned in Nuclear Plants construction and commissioning to its current and future customers.
EPR™ Projects Status
posted on December 6, 2011 // Project Profile
The EPR™ reactor is under construction in 3 countries (France, Finland and China) and under licensing review in 2 countries (USA, UK).
Four EPR Reactors under Construction
posted on December 6, 2011 // Project Profile
Watch major steps and achievements of our 4 EPR projects under construction worldwide in pictures taken in the field.
AREVA’s Leveraged Project Expertise
posted on December 6, 2011 // AREVA Interview
Interview with Claude Jaouen, Senior Vice President Reactors & Services Business Group: AREVA Customers can be more confident in new-build project economics because of AREVA's front-line experience, fully operational worldwide supply chain, and ability to convert lessons learned into solid results as demonstrated by their improved delivery at Taishan.
Taishan Project Delivery
posted on December 6, 2011 // AREVA Interview
Interview with David Emond, Taishan General Project Director, AREVA: The Taishan Unit 1 successful dome lifting is a good illustration of AREVA's unrivalled experience in the delivery of large-scale nuclear projects. More than a thousand lessons learned captured from Flamanville 3 and Olkiluoto 3 projects, as well as the return on experience of teams that worked on both projects are being fully leveraged at the Taishan project.
OL3 Primary Circuit Completion
posted on December 6, 2011 // AREVA Expertise
Final installation of the heavy components for the primary cooling system a few months after completion of civil engineering work is a major step forward in the construction of the world’s first Generation 3 reactor, now more than 80% complete.
Taishan 1 EPR Dome Installed
posted on December 6, 2011 // Press Release
This major milestone for the construction of the EPR provided by AREVA in China is the outcome of large-scale work, which lasted more than two years and mobilized more than 2,000 people to carry out the civil work on the reactor building.
Offshore Wind Power
posted on July 26, 2011 // Advertisement
Find out how AREVA's investment in offshore power generation solutions will pay off for your energy economy.
Production d'électricité offshore
posté le 26 juillet 2011 // Advertisement
Découvrez comment AREVA contribue à la rentabilité de votre production d'énergie, grâce notamment à ses investissements dans des solutions de production d'électricité offshore.
Optimizing reliability and costs
posted on July 26, 2011 // AREVA Expertise
Offshore wind farm operators require strong partners offering large turbines with enhanced reliability, proven track record, high performance and cost effective design. AREVA Wind offers proven and reliable 5MW turbines and constantly improves the solutions to optimize global project economics.
La technologie éprouvée d'AREVA
posté le 26 juillet 2011 // AREVA Expertise
Les exploitants de parcs éoliens en mer doivent s’entourer de partenaires solides offrant des turbines de grande puissance éprouvées, fiables, économiquement performantes et adaptées à l’environnement spécifique de la haute mer. AREVA Wind propose une technologie prouvée et fiable de turbines 5MW et améliore en permanence ses solutions pour optimiser la rentabilité des projets.
Localized Industrial Approach
posted on July 26, 2011 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to Marc Laur, Executive Chief Industrial Officer, AREVA Renewables: AREVA can rely both on a proven technology and a successful industrial plan to serve customers on growing markets, France and the UK notably. Its localized industrial approach enables to settle industrial facilities next to the future offshore wind farms and, thus, develop the domestic wind industry.
Eolien : l'approche industrielle locale
posté le 26 juillet 2011 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions à Marc Laur, Directeur Industriel & Technologies, AREVA Renouvelables : AREVA s'appuie tout à la fois sur une technologie éprouvée et sur un plan industriel qui a fait ses preuves. Le groupe peut ainsi accompagner ses clients sur les marchés en développement, France et Royaume-Uni, notamment. Son approche industrielle locale lui permet de développer des implantations à proximité des futurs champs éoliens en mer constituant ainsi un moteur pour le développement de l'ensemble de la filière nationale.
Germany's First Offshore Wind Farm
posted on July 26, 2011 // Project Profile
Video of Alpha Ventus, pilot offshore wind farm in Germany: In 2009, under offshore roughest conditions, AREVA supplied and successfully installed six M5000 turbines, which from then supplied 170 GWh electricity with 95% availability.
Le premier parc éolien en Allemagne
posté le 26 juillet 2011 // Project Profile
Vidéo d'Alpha Ventus, le premier parc éolien en mer en Allemagne : en 2009, AREVA a fourni et installé sur ce parc six M5000, qui ont depuis produit 170 GWh d'électricité avec une disponibilité dépassant les 95%.
Among Top 3 Player in Offshore Wind
posted on July 26, 2011 // AREVA Interview
Interview with Jean Huby, Executive VP Wind Business Unit, AREVA: When European offshore wind industry is set to multiply by ten its installed capacity within less than ten years, AREVA is ready to deliver on customers’ needs with a reliable and competitive product, thanks to a unique track record in high output offshore wind turbines.
Devenir acteur-clé de l'éolien en mer
posté le 26 juillet 2011 // AREVA Interview
Interview de Jean Huby, Directeur de la Business Unit éolien, AREVA : au moment où l’industrie européenne de l’éolien en mer va plus que décupler sa base installée, AREVA est prêt à accompagner cet effort avec un produit fiable, éprouvé et compétitif.
M5000: Built for Harsh Conditions
posted on July 26, 2011 // In Others' Voices
Built for the harsh offshore environment, the M5000 integrated concept combines reliable turbine technology with onshore 24/7 field service to reach the highest levels reliability and efficiency during the long-term lifetime.
M5000 : conçu pour l'extrême
posté le 26 juillet 2011 // In Others' Voices
"Avec ses 5MW, l’éolienne M5000 est la turbine offshore la plus puissante du marché. Conçue et fabriquée par AREVA Wind, elle est la première éolienne destinée exclusivement aux parcs éoliens offshore. (version anglaise uniquement)"
AREVA is a Reliable Partner
posted on July 26, 2011 // In Others' Voices
Find out why Alpha Ventus, Trianel, GDF-Suez, Vinci and German utilities trust AREVA's technology and know-how.
Une logique de partenariat
posté le 26 juillet 2011 // In Others' Voices
Découvrez ce que Alpha Ventus, Trianel, GDF-Suez, Vinci et des électriciens allemands pensent de l'expertise d'AREVA.
Trianel: Back on Alpha Ventus' Project
posted on July 26, 2011 // Customer Interview
3 Questions to Klaus Horstick, Managing Director Trianel Windpark Borkum GmbH & Co. KG: Trianel's collaboration with AREVA on the Alpha Ventus wind parks.
Trianel : retour sur Alpha Ventus
posté le 26 juillet 2011 // Customer Interview
3 Questions à Klaus Horstick, Directeur, Trianel Windpark Borkum GmbH & Co. KG : en savoir plus sur la collaboration entre Trianel et AREVA dans le cadre du projet Alpha Ventus.
Success Story with Bochum Municipality
posted on July 26, 2011 // Customer Interview
3 Questions to Dietmar Spohn, Managing Director Stadtwerke Bochum GmbH: A successful collaboration between Stadtwerke Bochum and AREVA on offshore wind project.
Ville de Bochum : collaboration réussie
posté le 26 juillet 2011 // Customer Interview
3 Questions à Dietmar Spohn, Directeur, Stadtwerke Bochum GmbH : une collaboration fructueuse entre Stadtwerke Bochum et AREVA dans les projets éoliens offshore.
Fleet Safety and Public Confidence
posted on July 12, 2011 // Advertisement
AREVA's unique network of safety experts and innovative catalog of products and services are supporting utilities to successfully pass safety inspections, meet new regulatory requirements and achieve their objectives for safe and profitable plant operation, as well as long-term public confidence.
Safety Alliance Framework
posted on July 12, 2011 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to Philippe Knoche, AREVA Chief Operating Officer: With a global presence, AREVA maintains very close working relationships with virtually every nuclear utility in the world. These relationships, combined with safety experience as an operator of its own nuclear industrial facilities, give AREVA a perspective unique among industry suppliers.
Safety Benefits of Nuclear Simulators
posted on July 12, 2011 // AREVA Expertise
Simulators enhance safety demonstrations and the preparation of accidental situations: CORYS innovative simulation tools are designed to support operators in preparing to handle accidental situations and in demonstrating their level of preparation to safety authorities. These tools also ensure validation of safety procedures and improve communication through realistic and life-sized exercises.
How to Look at Emergency Assistance
posted on May 25, 2012 // Position Paper
Permanent preparation, technical and field assistance are key to Emergency Assistance. This paper describes AREVA’s vision on Emergency Response Management, based on the group’s experience for different utilities, including EDF (France), ESKOM (Republic of South Africa) and DNMC (China).
Impact of Fukushima on Plants Economics
posted on July 12, 2011 // Article
Will European safety checks jeopardize economics of existing and future nuclear fleets? In the wake of the Fukushima events, the European Commission and national Nuclear Safety Authorities have announced that safety audits would be undertaken on nuclear installations. This article looks at how the outcome of safety checks might affect the economics of nuclear power plants.
Enhancing Nuclear Fleet Safety
posted on July 12, 2011 // AREVA Expertise
Today, nuclear utilities need to successfully pass the safety checks at plant and fleet levels. As the world’s largest integrated supplier comprising the entire fuel cycle and reactors manufacturing, AREVA brings an extensive and global track record of plant safety commitment and experience with safety authorities – both as a supplier and as an operator of nuclear facilities.
Safety Margin Re-Assessment
posted on July 12, 2011 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to Bruno Marchal, Engineering Services: Within the Safety Alliance catalog, AREVA has developed a customized methodology for Safety Margin Re-Assessment. Bringing together AREVA and customers competencies through a streamlined methodology gives additional guarantee to have an exhaustive analysis and strong basis to choose the right mitigation means.
Preventing the Next Fukushima
posted on July 12, 2011 // In Others' Voices
Article published by John F. Kennedy School of Governement, Harvard University: The lesson of Fukushima is that our beliefs that particular disastrous events are extremely unlikely may be wrong. We need to be prepared for surprises. If there are simple, cost-effective steps that can address a danger, they should be taken, even if the danger seems unlikely to arise.
AREVA EPC Organization for Safety
posted on July 12, 2011 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to Anne-Marie Choho, Senior Executive Vice President Engineering & Projects: Customers can be confident they will achieve predictable, safe and competitive plant performance thanks to AREVA’s integrated project delivery model executed by the world’s largest nuclear EPC team, with a wide range of robust technology and fleet lessons learned from a unique project portfolio.
How We Should Look at Safety
posted on March 5, 2012 // Position Paper
With the largest presence worldwide, and engineering resources in all continents, AREVA has worked closely supporting utilities in their safety assessments since the beginning the accident. AREVA has defined the “safety alliance framework” to provide a structure to analyze safety issues after Fukushima, and assemble the solutions needed to address them.
Change your Mind on Security of Supply.
posted on June 28, 2011 // Advertisement
AREVA helps utilities meet their objectives for sustainable, economic security of supply thanks to unique investments in a diversified supply chain of uranium and fuel cycle services. Securing fuel supply is more than ever a daunting challenge – unless you’ve partnered with a supplier with the vision and investment needed to ensure supply for now and long-term requirements.
Fuel Cycle Security of Supply
posted on June 28, 2011 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to Michael McMurphy, AREVA Front-End BG Senior Executive Vice President: As Senior Vice President of the Front End Business Group, Michael McMurphy gives his views on the market’s main challenges – from mining to fuel fabrication – and the way AREVA anticipates them to address customers’ needs. Diversification and investments to implement the latest proven technologies are part of AREVA’s engagement for reliable supplies for the long run with flexible and adaptable offers.
Logistics: Innovations on the Road
posted on June 28, 2011 // AREVA Expertise
Proven transport of safe containers can be guaranteed only by full-scale experience. Secured access to nuclear fuel also relies on transportation and logistics. Because safe delivery is the final step to security of supplies, logistics is critical to ensure on-time and smooth transitions between every step of the fuel cycle. At AREVA, the latest tested solutions rely on proven technologies that are constantly enriched by innovation, processes and training.
Fuel Cycle Solutions: Security of Supply
posted on June 28, 2011 // AREVA Expertise
Long-term security of supply requires vision, investments and engagement from a reliable partner.
Enrichment Services Security of Supply
posted on June 28, 2011 // Customer Interview
3 Questions to David Culp, Manager Fuel Management and Design, Nuclear Generation, Duke Energy: The new Georges Besse II enrichment facility is vital to securing the long-term fuel cycle supply for utilities.
How to look at Security of Supply
posted on June 28, 2011 // Position Paper
Security of nuclear fuel supply is increasingly the responsibility of nuclear plant operators, while it is also clearly a key issue at the government level for countries implementing significant new nuclear fleet deployment. However, while the onus lies at the operator level, security of supply remains a relative notion involving many shifting factors, from uranium and associated services, local capabilities, and historical and cultural aspects.
Georges Besse II Grand Opening Ceremony
posted on June 28, 2011 // AREVA Expertise
On December 14, 2010, more than 100 customers from 14 countries attended the inauguration of AREVA’s new enrichment plant, named Georges Besse II, which will replace Eurodif, created 30 years ago.
Enrichment Services Security of Supply
posted on June 28, 2011 // Customer Interview
3 Questions to Paul Rorive, Corporate Director Nuclear Activities Department, GDF-SUEZ: The Georges Besse II enrichment plant is a key element of the GDF-SUEZ global supply plan that will help them meet their plants' future needs.
Safety is in our DNA
posted on June 8, 2011 // AREVA Interview
Video of Luc Oursel, AREVA CEO: AREVA’s engagement is to regain and reinforce public confidence by providing nuclear utilities with adapted solutions to address safety checks and comply with the new safety requirements while guaranteeing sound plant economics.
The Context has Changed, Not the Fundamentals
posted on June 8, 2011 // Advertisement
Find out how AREVA brings a uniquely extensive global track record of plant safety commitment and experience with regulatory authorities to help customers achieve their objectives for safe and profitable plant operation, as well as long-term public acceptance.
A More Informed Public
posted on June 8, 2011 // AREVA Interview
How has the public’s perception of nuclear energy changed since the events in Japan? The biggest concern the general public had with nuclear power in recent years was waste management. Since March 11, the general public clearly understood 3 main things that are very important to comprehend the successive layers of nuclear safety.
Nuclear is Necessary
posted on June 8, 2011 // Article
Nuclear is competitive as a baseload technology. In fact, nuclear production cost is assessed in a comprehensive way (including decommissioning and waste disposal costs) and structurally stable and predictable. But, competitiveness can no longer be restricted to economic attractiveness and should address issues of environmental impact and social acceptance.
Nuclear Reactors Safety
posted on June 8, 2011 // In Others' Voices
Video interview with Professor Adolf Birkhofer: Approaches used to design nuclear reactors' safety systems and Safety Authorities' role to ensure safe nuclear plants operations.
Public Opinion Polls
posted on June 8, 2011 // In Others' Voices
The WIN Gallup international poll launched in 47 countries only 10 days after the Japanese earthquake provides an interesting preliminary indicator of the worldwide impact of this accident: almost half (49%) say they are still favorable toward nuclear energy.
102 Nuclear Power Plants
posted on June 8, 2011 // AREVA Expertise
AREVA has uniquely extensive global track record of plant safety commitment and experience building plants for more than 30 years. Download and print this piece that shows AREVA uninterrupted building experience.
Nuclear Industry Outlook
posted on June 8, 2011 // AREVA Interview
Interview with Luc Oursel, AREVA CEO. In this article, published both in Revue Générale du Nucléaire (RGN) and Nuclear Engineering International (NEI), Luc Oursel reviews the main questions raised after the Fukushima events, including consequences for the nuclear industry, AREVA's support provided to utilities customers, EPR safety features, as well as impacts on the existing fleet and safety checks.
Outage Excellence: Beyond outage metrics
posted on February 3, 2011 // Advertisement
AREVA supports utilities meeting their outage goals thanks to an unrivalled worldwide experience, highly-skilled teams and innovative solutions.
AREVA Outage Expertise
posted on February 3, 2011 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to Philippe Samama, AREVA Installed Base Business Unit Executive Vice President: Focus on AREVA's uniquely comprehensive global experience in outage services worldwide that is directly relevant for any plant outage scenario.
Outage solutions from AREVA
posted on February 3, 2011 // AREVA Expertise
Duration and efficiency of the outage impact directly on the availability but also on the performance of the plant between outages. Outage excellence is therefore a constant priority for utilities. More than a range of individual service tasks, customer utilities are looking for global solutions to achieve performance goals, lower costs and extended power plant service life, all while improving safety levels. They are willing to find partner vendors able to commit and provide an integrated package of solutions and expertise.
Outage Excellence
posted on February 3, 2011 // AREVA Interview
3 questions to Jery LaPlatney, AREVA Outage Optimization Vice President: The expectations of utilities are generally very similar and are usually expressed in the goals they set for their outages during the preparation period. Outage Goals vary between countries and utilities but generally include Performance Iindicators to measure results in the following four key areas: safety, quality, duration and cost.
Innovating to optimize outages
posted on February 3, 2011 // Customer Interview
Armin Grieser, Head of the Technical Maintenance Department at the E.ON Isar 2 power plant: Along with global experience and expertise, innovation is a key success factor to help operators optimize their outages. AREVA’s AVARIS –the Valve Repair in Situ- is one example. This new process has been developed for refurbishing valve seats. For power plant operators, AVARIS is great news: the new technology saves both cost and time as it is no longer necessary to replace the valve bodies and go through all the ensuing consequences such as a re-evaluation of the piping system and other certification processes mandatory for new materials. AVARIS has already been successfully put to the test in Isar 2 nuclear power plant (Germany) where two gate valves of different nominal width were refurbished. The manufacturer of these valves has long since disappeared from the market, so replacement would have been difficult.
EDF & AREVA 10-year outage agreement
posted on February 3, 2011 // Article
Focus On EDF Nogent Nuclear Power Plant and AREVA 10-year Outage Agreement: On September 30 2010, the directors of Nogent Nuclear Power Plant and AREVA signed the renewal of their partnership agreement.. Under this reciprocal agreement, AREVA and the Nogent Plant commit to further improve outage safety and ensure that there are no schedule overruns, the ultimate goal being the third 10-year inspections of Units 1 and 2, to be held in 2019.
Customer Alliance
posted on February 3, 2011 // Customer Interview
Robert J. Duncan, Vice President Nuclear Operations, Progress Energy Carolinas and Florida describes the alliance that was striken between AREVA and Progress Energy, and explains how it helped achieving his plant's performance goals.
Outage Optimization
posted on February 3, 2011 // Position Paper
The relationship between Outage Excellence and Outage Optimization is that the industry (utilities and suppliers) use the Outage Optimization tools (outage management skills, specific tooling improvements, engineering initiatives, and plant modifications) to achieve Outage Excellence - which in turn is the major contributor to overall Plant Performance.
Outage Project Profiles in the U.S.
posted on February 3, 2011 // Project Profile
Learn more on Emergent Pressurizer Heater work, Motor and Seal Personnel deliver, as well as on Steam Generator deposit Removal -three outage projects that was succesfully conducted by AREVA in the U.S.
INPO AP-913 process
posted on February 3, 2011 // In Others' Voices
How to contribute to plants' performance and outage excellence? To assist efficiently nuclear operators in maintaining high levels of safe and reliable plant operations, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) has integrated and coordinated, in cooperation with American utilities, a broad range of asset reliability activities into one process description that demonstrates the stages of plan, assess, improve and control. This process is documented in INPO AP-913 (Equipment Reliability Process Description).
Full System Decontamination for E.ON
posted on February 3, 2011 // Article
In May 2010, the E.ON German power plant Grafenrheinfeld underwent the longest and most comprehensive outage in its history. In order to reduce the radiation exposure within the primary circuit, the outage works began with a Full System Decontamination (FSD).
Building a low-carbon energy portfolio
posted on December 17, 2010 // Advertisement
AREVA meets customers’ needs in proposing an optimum mix of renewables and nuclear.
Climate issues
posted on December 17, 2010 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to Alain Bucaille, AREVA Senior Vice President Research and Innovation: Focus on consequences of climate changes for the power generation industry. How does AREVA address climate change issue?
Finding solutions to move forward
posted on December 17, 2010 // In Others' Voices
3 questions to Lars G. Josefsson, President of Eurelectric (Union of Electricity Industry in Europe): Main obstacles for utilities to invest in lower-carbon power generation, role of innovation and utilities' investments triggers.
New Brunswick Clean Energy Park
posted on December 17, 2010 // Article
Utilities maximize land use for power generation with clean energy parks: the example of New Brunswick.
Solutions for a sustainable power generation
posted on December 17, 2010 // AREVA Expertise
Utilities have to move towards a sustainable power generation mix to meet environmental, economic and security of supply goals. AREVA is a solution-provider for sustainable growth. The Group addresses customers’ needs for affordable clean energy in proposing an optimum combination of renewables and nuclear. AREVA’s portfolio satisfies requirements for low-carbon power generation in terms of timeframe and capacity.
End users expectationss
posted on December 17, 2010 // In Others' Voices
End users expect low-carbon sources to be developed: The New Energy World - The Consumer Perspective. Accenture's Point of view
Economic Value of Low-Carbon Energies
posted on December 17, 2010 // Position Paper
AREVA'S analysis of how economic value of low-carbon energies should be assessed: Assessment of the economic value of low-carbon energies with respect to all relevant stakeholders: consumers and producers of electricity, more widely citizens of both current and future generations.
AREVA’s global and diversified offer
posted on December 17, 2010 // AREVA Expertise
AREVA solutions for low-carbon baseload electricity and decarbonization: By developing nuclear and renewables, AREVA capitalizes on its core expertise, as a high-technology supplier, EPC contractor, and robust long-term partner. AREVA is able to put in place the low-carbon power production means which meet customers’ needs in terms of timeframe and size.
Flexible Solutions
posted on December 17, 2010 // In Others' Voices
Some flexibility solutions for low-carbon power: EPRI presentation and Spees & Lave article about low-carbon flexible solutions: Large scale deployment of intermittent power technologies requires the introduction of flexible low-CO2 solutions to operate the electric system. Demand-side management and electricity storage are two innovative options that are under reflexion.
Load follow to tackle intermittency
posted on December 17, 2010 // Position Paper
How AREVA views compatibility between intermittent renewables and nuclear power: Nuclear reactors can produce electricity in load follow mode, as shown by the examples of France and Germany, thus they contribute to tackle demand variations and intermittent production from renewables like wind.
Carbon Capture and Sequestration
posted on December 17, 2010 // Position Paper
For a global reduction of CO2 emissions by 2050, Carbon Capture and Sequestration is a technology which could have a significant impact on emissions, along with nuclear power, energy efficiency, and renewables, but uncertainties remain.
Clean Energy Parks
posted on December 17, 2010 // Article
Clean Energy Parks Can Meet Many of Our Country’s Challenges - Mike Rencheck. Article released in Platts - June 2010.
Fuel Reliability and Performance
posted on January 5, 2011 // Customer Interview
Dr. Holger Spann, E.ON, gives his view on fuel reliability and performance, as well as on E.ON's collaboration with AREVA.
Operational Performance and Fuel Reliability
posted on January 5, 2011 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to Tarik Choho, Senior Vice President Mining & Front End Sales: All the actors of the fuel industry focus on three things - fuel performance, fuel reliablity and economics.
How to secure Fuel Performance & Reliability
posted on November 15, 2010 // Advertisement
Close collaboration secures fuel performance & reliability
Key factors to achieve Fuel Reliability
posted on November 15, 2010 // AREVA Interview
3 Questions to Louis-François Durret on Fuel Reliability
Improving Fuel Quality & Reliability
posted on November 15, 2010 // Position Paper
A Goal of Absolute Robustness. Read how driving reliability to higher levels requires an approach that does not accept even infrequent and isolated failures are inevitable.
Inside Story on Fuel Supply
posted on November 15, 2010 // Article
How Engineering and Manufacturing Expertise serve Fuel Reliability: Utilities are operating in rapidly changing electricity markets and at the same time must comply with increasingly demanding regulatory and stakeholder frameworks. Understanding and addressing their changing needs regarding fuel performance is therefore the primary challenge of the fuel supplier.
Fuel Worldwide Reload Experience
posted on November 15, 2010 // Map
Of the 131 reactors supplied with fuel by AREVA in 2009: two thirds are reactors designed by AREVA, demonstrating the synergies between the Fuel business unit and the Reactors &Services division; and the other third represents AREVA’s competitors’ installed capacity.
Partnership for Operational Performance
posted on November 15, 2010 // Customer Interview
Fuel is key to customers reactors' operational performance: Fuel operational performance can be achieved through a strong relationship between the fuel vendor and the nuclear operator.
What's about fuel relaibility?
posted on November 15, 2010 // AREVA Expertise
Fuel reliability is a complex matter that requires a high level of expertise in terms of design, manufacturing and nuclear operations.
ANS Board Member on Fuel Reliability
posted on November 15, 2010 // In Others' Voices
"Eric P. Loewen, PhD, Vice President / President Elect, American Nuclear Society: Quotation collected after E. Loewen's speech at Top Fuel 2010 Conference, held in Orlando last September. In 2006, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) set an ambitious goal to achieve zero fuel failures by 2010. In response, U.S. nuclear owners and operators backed a Fuel Integrity Initiative that emphasized the development of fuel reliability guidelines. Four years after, the industry is clearly on the right trend to Zero. We are getting closer now to the time when the question of fixing Zero will make sense. During last LWR Fuel Performance Meeting in Orlando (FL), Eric P. Loewen alarmed the audience on the negative aspects of a too literal understanding of “Zero by ten”."
General Design Assessment in the UK
posted on December 8, 2010 // In Others' Voices
Interview with Kevin Allars, HSE (UK regulator): Kevin Allars, Director for New Nuclear Build Generic Design Assessment (GDA), explains the design review process in the UK and describes the challenges of assessing new-generation designs.
Licensing and Construction Experience
posted on December 8, 2010 // In Others' Voices
3 Questions to Giancarlo Aquilanti, ENEL: Following Italian utility's visit to the OL3 project, Giancarlo Aquilanti gives his view on AREVA's construction and licensing experience, as well as new-generation safety requirements.
New-generation reactor
posted on October 8, 2010 // Advertisement
Fulfilling new-generation safety requirements makes economic sense.
How to achieve optimum safety?
posted on October 8, 2010 // Position Paper
See how optimum safety can be achieved with a balanced approach: Active and Passive
AREVA experience to benefit customers
posted on October 8, 2010 // AREVA Interview
Watch the video to know how AREVA's unique international experience in lincensing is already benefitting projects and customers.
New generation safety
posted on October 8, 2010 // AREVA Interview
Alexis Marincic, Executive Vice President Products & Technology, gives an insight on the EPR™ reactor design, and on safety systems.
Safety and Economics Performance
posted on October 8, 2010 // AREVA Expertise
Designed to be operated for 60 years, the EPR™ Reactor meets new generation safety requirements. But safety is not just a technical topic, it is also a business topic… Discover why now.
I&C and Safety
posted on October 8, 2010 // Article
AREVA’s TELEPERM XS I&C system was designed to meet the highest safety standards in the world and includes diverse subsystems and control pathways as a Defense-in-Depth measure against common-cause failure events.
EPR Safety Systems
posted on October 8, 2010 // AREVA Expertise
Review the EPR™ Reactor proven safety system wtih a short video, introduced by Alexis Marincic, Executive Vice President, Products & Technology
A worldwide experience on licensing
posted on October 8, 2010 // Article
See how the retourn on AREVA's extensive EPR™ licensing experience is already benefiting customers.
Finnish Former Prime Minister on EPR™ reactor
posted on October 8, 2010 // In Others' Voices
Quotes from Paavo Lipponen, former Finland Prime Minister. Speech delivered during a round table on the energy policies at the European level.
Public opinion on safety
posted on October 8, 2010 // Article
Survey - Public opinion on Safety