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using Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
Remote sensing in the nuclear sector
Simon Evans, CEngCAE Development Lead, Energy UK & Europe
[email protected] | +44 (0) 20 7121 2754
Our clients’ challenges
• Poor historic records and information
• Loss of knowledge as current workforce retires
• High hazard environment (from operating nuclear power
stations to legacy waste repositories)
• High levels of design assurance and confidence in solutions
required
• Constant pressure to deliver value, faster and cheaper
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in the nuclear sector
Our clients face these challenges across all industry sectors
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Computer Aided
Engineering (CAE)
• Part of Atkins’ Smart
Technology offering
• Based around techniques
for Reality Capture and
Visualisation
• Reality capture is the
generation of accurate 3D
environments through data
capture (laser scanning,
photogrammetry, drones, etc.)
• Visualisation is its
presentation through
interactive documentation,
animations, Augmented
Reality (AR) and Virtual
Reality (VR)Sellafield
Uses of Computer Aided Engineering
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Developing
designs
Design
reviews
Outage
planning &
optimisation
Installation
strategy
development
Asset
management
Damage /
condition
assessmentCompatibility
assessment
As-built
recordsVirtual
installation test Human
Factors /
site walk-
downs
And many more…
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Pre-design stage Design stage Post-design stage
• Increased volume of
data
• Less time at risk
• Reduced site visits
• Increased speed of
inspection
• Walk-through of scan data
• Increased understanding
• Stakeholder engagement
• Highlight hazards,
constraints and risks early
in the design process
• Right first time approach
• Design directly in scanned
environment
• Design reviews / HAZOPs
• O&M
• Human Factors
• Stakeholder engagement
• Effective transfer of data
between interested
parties e.g. interactive
documentation
• As-built condition
• Periodic monitoring over
long installation timescales
• Capture for
decommissioning
• Import to ‘Master Model’
• Ongoing / long term
asset management
• O&M training
• Stakeholder engagement
• Integrate with programme
• Critical path visualisation
• Construction / outage
planning
Scalability & future developments
Reality Capture
Visualisation
Complete project lifecycle application
Atkins’ approach
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Three key principles
Full Lifecycle
• Enhance standard projects, through effective use of new technology
• Maximise opportunities for projects to benefit from the early concept phase to completion
Focussed• Solving specific problems for clients in the most effective and
efficient way possible
• Apply technology in an innovative way tailored to clients’ needs
Fully Integrated
• Incorporate CAE techniques with engineering solutions as part of normal business
• Standards for consistent use and continuous improvement / development
• Integrated network of in-house scanning capability, equipment, data management and software design teams to efficiently deliver the full solution to our clients
Benefits of Computer Aided Engineering
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an engineering enhancement toolkit for the full project lifecycle
Reduced time
on site / visits
De-risked
installations /
modificationsMinimised
H&S risk
Improved / easier
stakeholder engagement
And many more…
Thorough high
accuracy models
Range of alternative reality
capture techniques compared
to conventional methods
Significant time and cost
savings throughout
project lifecycle
Increased
understanding
of plant status
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Sellafield Limited
FGMSP Bulk Sludge & Fuel
Retrievals ProjectAs-manufactured, As-built, as trial
assembled co-ordination
Variety of reality capture techniques
used for installation readiness
reviewing of major components
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EDF Energy
Spine Bottom Support
Full dimensional scan remotely above the
gas circulator through 4”x10” penetration to
+/- 3mm Conducted during an outage
programme in a R3/C3 environment. Used to
configure detailed design arrangement.
Thank youwww.atkinsglobal.com/energy
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Simon Evans, CEngCAE Development Lead, Energy UK & Europe
[email protected] | +44 (0) 20 7121 2754