Westinghouse draws on significant in-house CANDU design and operation knowledge to develop reactor maintenance tooling solutions.
The use of commercial nuclear reactors for Lutetium-177 production provides a diverse, agile, and scalable solution that can meet the world’s growing demand.
The digital flux mapping system (FMS), a foundational technology for radioisotope production, resolves parts obsolescence concerns and is more reliable, more efficient, and easier to use compared to the outdated MIDS.
Innovative technologies that integrate seamlessly with the digital FMS can be used to produce short half-life radioisotopes while commercial plants are online, with no disruptions to safe power generation.
The production of Lutetium-177 provides attractive social license and a significant annual revenue stream to host utilities that can be used to offset O&M costs and improve the cost-competitiveness of nuclear.
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Spacer Location & Repositioning LIM Control Center
Challenge Equipment Obsolescence
Key components of the customer’s LIM Control Center (LCC), used to perform Spacer Location & Repositioning (SLAR) activities on a CANDU reactor, were identified to be obsolete.
With equipment failure an increasing concern, and to ensure continued operation of the SLAR until 2030, a new drop-in replacement was required.
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Spacer Location & Repositioning LIM Control Center
Challenge SLAR LCC Obsolescence
The purpose of the Spacer Location and Repositioning (SLAR) Tool is to find loose fitting pressure tube calandria tube spacers and, if incorrectly positioned, relocate them to their optimal position.
Some of the components of the SLAR System, specifically the Linear Induction Motor (LIM) Control Center (LCC), were obsolete and required upgrading in order for the SLAR to continue operation.
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Spacer Location & Repositioning LIM Control Center
Our Solution Enhanced Drop-in Replacement
Westinghouse worked closely with the customer to reverse engineer the legacy equipment to design & implement a seamless drop-in replacement in just 8 months. The control system enhancements resulted in the following benefits: