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3. Deaerator delivery. Because of its weight, the deaerator could not use the overpass
bridge to cross highways. The shipment was taken down the entrance ramp on one side of
Interstate 20, across the median, and back up the off ramp of the opposite side. These maneuvers
were carefully coordinated to minimize disruption to highway traffic and to ensure the safe
delivery of the deaerator to the construction site. Courtesy: SCANA/SCE&G
work during the second quarter of 2013. In
June 2013, a combined Westinghouse Electric
Co., SCE&G, and Southern Nuclear Co.
team conducted a readiness assessment to
evaluate the performance of each team and to
gauge success. The results of the assessment
will be available in the third quarter of 2013.
Initial Licensed Operator Training. Twen4.
Tight turn. Moving the deaerator through the streets of Camden required careful coordination
with multiple parties, including local and state law enforcement and governmental
agencies, to minimize disruption to traffic and ensure safe delivery of the equipment. Courtesy:
SCANA/SCE&G
ty-four students continue in the Initial Licensed
Operator (ILO) class that began in 2012. The
duration of this class is approximately two
years and will culminate with an NRC written
exam in August 2014 and a simulator demonstrative
exam in December 2014. During
the review period, the NRC reported that all
24 students passed the Generic Fundamentals
Examination, which is the first step in NRC
licensing. Those students are now preparing
for site-specific systems exams. A second class
of 24 students began the ILO training in June
2013. A third class of 18 students is anticipated
to begin in December 2013.
Non-Licensed Operator Training.
Eighteen students are enrolled in the NonLicensed
Operator (NLO) program and will
complete the program in July 2013. A second
NLO class was to begin in August 2013.
Construction Reactor Oversight Proprecast
panels that make up Cooling Tower
3A had been set in place. Fans, fan shrouds,
electrical equipment, and other equipment
were being installed in both cooling towers.
During the second quarter of 2013, installation
of foundation pilings for Cooling
Tower 2B was completed, and form work
and rebar installation to support placing concrete
for the foundation and basin of Cooling
Tower 2B were under way. The foundations
and basins for Cooling Tower 3B were completed,
and the unit has been handed over to
the cooling tower contractor for the precast
panels to be set.
Mudmats for the Unit 2 and 3 cooling water
system pump houses were placed. Form
work and rebar installation were under way
for the placement of the basemat for the Unit
2 pump house.
Turbine Generator. The main generator
stator, high-pressure turbine casings and ro46
tors,
and low-pressure turbine casings and
rotors for the Unit 2 turbine generator were
delivered to the site during the second quarter
of 2013. Fabrication of the Unit 3 turbine
generator components is ongoing.
Safety. The project continues to maintain
an excellent safety record that exceeds industry
expectations for projects of comparable
size. The construction workforce has previously
attained more than 3 million manhours
worked without a lost-time injury and is currently
approaching 2 million manhours without
a lost-time injury.
Training and Plant Reference Simulator.
The implementation schedule for the
Plant Reference Simulator (PRS) continues
to support the schedule for training and licensing
the AP1000 reactor operators that are
required for the initial fuel load for Unit 2 to
take place. The four teams created to oversee
validation and testing of the PRS began their
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cess (cROP). While the Operating Reactor
Oversight program focuses on the performance
of existing nuclear plants, regulatory
oversight for new reactors focuses on the
construction period between licensing and
initial operation. The cROP (as described in
IMC 2506, Construction Reactor Oversight
Process General Guidance and Basis Document)
is implemented when an applicant announces
its intent to continue construction on
a previously suspended project or submits an
application for an early site permit, a limited
work authorization, a construction permit,
and/or a COL. The cROP remains in effect
until regulatory oversight for the plant is transitioned
to the Reactor Oversight Process.
For example, the NRC conducted an inspection
of SCE&G's quality assurance program
and reported no more than minor findings.
The NRC also made routine quality assurance
implementation inspections at the site. Certain
matters were captured in the Corrective Action
Program for the site, but no violations were required
to be documented in any reports.
Poised for the Future
SCE&G (55% ownership) and Santee Cooper
(45%) will jointly own the facility and share
in the costs, output, and eventual decommissioning
of the facility. SCE&G will retain
sole responsibility for operation of VCSNS
Units 2 and 3 after completing all licensing
requirements. ■
-James Hylko is a POWER contributing
editor.
POWER | November 2013
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