NUCLEAR SERVICES

ADVANCED NUCLEAR PLANTS – GENERATION III

Black & Veatch has been an active participant in the nuclear power industry since its inception nearly 60 years ago. Black & Veatch is continuing its involvement through its current work on the design and construction of Generation III and the design of advanced, passive safety Generation III+ nuclear power plants.

Black & Veatch is one of the few global engineering firms actively involved in the design and construction of an advanced nuclear facility. Black & Veatch is executing the design and procurement for the balance of the nuclear islands on a two unit advanced boiling water reactor nuclear facility in Taiwan. Black & Veatch is also supporting design certification activities for the new passive safety boiling water reactor nuclear plant design, the General Electric Economic and Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR).

This experience allows Black & Veatch to provide its clients with the latest nuclear power generation designs and the confidence that their projects will be successfully designed and executed.

NEW PLANT INITIATIVES

As domestic and international utilities begin to plan new additions to their nuclear fleet, Black & Veatch stands ready to assist them in their evaluation and decision making process.

Black & Veatch has the experience and expertise to help its clients evaluate the feasibility, regulations and requirements to successfully plan and implement the design and construction of a new nuclear power generation facility. Black & Veatch is one of the few engineering design firms in the United States currently engaged in the preparation of a Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) application for a client in the Southeast United States.

Black & Veatch is also participating in the NuStart initiative as a member of the GE ESBWR team. NuStart is a consortium of utilities with GE and Westinghouse that has received funding to complete the design certification of the GE ESBWR and the Westinghouse AP-1000 reactor designs and to develop and submit a COL application for a new nuclear unit.

OPERATING NUCLEAR PLANT MODIFICATIONS

The demand for electricity continues to grow and to meet this demand, nuclear plant operators need to maintain and upgrade their existing facilities. Black & Veatch stands alone in being able to provide “concept to completion” services for operating nuclear plant modifications.

From design to installation, Black & Veatch provides its clients the ability to contract with one entity for nuclear plant modifications needed to maintain the operability of the plant or to meet any new regulation. Some of the modification services Black & Veatch provides are:

• Studies
• Project Management
• Planning, Scheduling, Cost Control
• Design Engineering
• Procurement Management
• Construction Planning & Management
• Safety Program Implementation
• Modification Support
• Power Uprate
• Digital Control Systems Upgrades
• Security Systems Upgrades
• Environmental Stewardship

From concept to construction, as owner’s engineer or turnkey provider, on all regulatory, security and safety matters, Black & Veatch delivers total solutions.

NUCLEAR PLANT ENGINEERING SERVICES

As part of providing a full range of services to clients, Black & Veatch provides engineering services through general services agreements. These agreements provide the client with a qualified provider of engineering services that can be implemented through task authorizations in a very timely manner.

FUTURE REACTOR DESIGN – GENERATION IV

To help its clients stay on the leading edge of nuclear power systems, Black & Veatch is committed to keeping abreast on the next generation of nuclear technology including the Generation IV systems that can be deployed by 2030. The Generation IV systems Black & Veatch is studying include advancements beyond light water reactors that will support the future hydrogen economy.

Black & Veatch anticipates providing leadership in the new arenas of nuclear power and its focus will be on issues such as how to assure appropriate regulatory approaches for the future – including financial, economic and legal as well as safety regulation and pave the way for Generation IV reactors.