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Replacement of 900-MW steam generators

Strand-jack handling operations

Nuclear Decontamination and Decommissioning

France, 2002-2016

General description

Handling operations for steam generators at 900-MW nuclear power plant using strand jacks.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

The operation involved:

- removing the SGs from their bunkers,

- turning them over in the reactor building,

- sliding them to the outside,

- lowering the SGs onto a trailer.

The same operations were repeated in reverse for the new steam generators.

Consortium

BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES NUCLEAIRES

Project owner

EDF

Key figures

380 T

unit weight handled

900 MW

on 12 nuclear power plants

5

weeks per plant

Locations

Associated Projects

Packaging of radioactive sludge
Packaging of radioactive sludge

Packaging in concrete containers

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Lidec
Lidec

Laboratoire Intégré D’Expertises du CEIDRE

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