GE Energy - Nuclear

Geberal Electric ESBWR Factsheet

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:16:18 GMT

In 1992, GE began to design a natural circulation, boiling water reactor (BWR) featuring passive safety systems. This effort produced a 670 MWe reactor known as the Simplified BWR (SBWR). The development program was later re-directed to design a larger reactor that used economies of scale, proven technology, and components from the Advanced BWR (ABWR) to create a new reactor at reduced capital cost. The new advanced reactor is known as the Economic Simplified BWR (ESBWR).

ESBWR

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:45:32 GMT

Elegantly Simple, Standardized, Flexible and Economical

GE’s next evolution of advanced Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) technology is the ESBWR. This simplified design provides improved safety; excellent economics; better plant security; a broad seismic design envelope; and operational flexibility that increases plant availability.

ESBWR is the latest in a long line of proven GE BWR reactors. ESBWR employs passive safety design features. It is a simplified reactor design, allowing faster construction and lower costs.

Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR)

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Technology, Schedule, and Cost Certainty

The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) is the foundation of GE’s nuclear reactor portfolio. The Gen III design is available today to meet generation needs, from 1350 to 1600 MW net, providing proven advanced technology, along with competitive economics.

Steam Turbine Technology

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:41:36 GMT

Leading Technology for All Applications

With over 530 GW of steam turbine capacity in more than 5600 units installed or on order, GE Energy is a world leader in the design, development and application of steam turbine technology.

Drawing from this extensive steam turbine design experience and aerodynamic experts at GE Transportation and GE Global Research , GE drives technology and offers a wide array of steam turbines ranging from small industrial units to large combined cycle and nuclear designs.

Nuclear Energy

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:34:58 GMT

Nuclear Energy: A Key Component of GE's Balanced Energy Portfolio

Global demand for energy is increasing. Combined with mounting pressures for a secure supply, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and skyrocketing costs, the energy industry is facing many pressures. With products and services spanning all sectors of the energy industry, GE is committed to meeting these challenges with a broad and balanced technology portfolio for safe and efficient energy generation. Nuclear energy is a key component of GE’s energy portfolio.

360 Degree Work Platforms

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:33:16 GMT

Innovative New Solution – Work platform provides 360 degree access to the reactor internals for inspection, servicing, and modification activities. An open slot allows the refueling bridge to travel over the platform with the mast down, combining in-vessel servicing and fuel movement in the same outage window.

Vacuum Canister Sipping – Inspections for PWR and BWR Failed Fuel

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:31:57 GMT

Precision, Accuracy, and Consistency

Accurately identifying failed fuel can help utilities avoid a forced outage that could potentially result in the loss of millions of dollars. With experience dating back to 1976, GE provides precision, accuracy and consistency in identifying leaking nuclear fuel assemblies for both Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) and Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs).

R-DATA: Digitized IVVI

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:29:49 GMT

Real-Time Data for Reduced Outage Time

GE’s new Remote Digitized Acquisition Transmission and Analysis (R-DATA) tools is a revolutionary advance over traditional methods of performing nuclear reactor internals inspections.

Instead of relying on conventional videocassette recorders to record images for analysis, R-DATA enhances the ability to capture, review, and provide status of In-Vessel Visual Inspections (IVVI) efficiently, rapidly, and accurately.

Bridge Free Tooling — Jet Pump Assembly Inspection

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:28:15 GMT

Non-intrusive Inspections to Minimize Critical Path Time

GE offers several Bridge Free Tooling options that minimize critical path time, including the Jet Pump Assembly Inspection. This underwater, remote-operated vehicle (ROV) probe delivery system—a less intrusive inspection of jet pumps in nuclear power plants—can potentially save up to 20 hours of critical path time. The system minimizes crane support and eliminates the need for a bridge.

Telescoping Shroud Scanner (TS2)

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:26:44 GMT

Versatile Non-intrusive Inspections with Maximum Coverage

GE’s Telescoping Shroud Scanner (TS2) is an extremely versatile tool for non-intrusive inspections of Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs). The remotely operated scanner performs ultrasonic inspections of both the reactor’s shroud circumferential and vertical welds from the outside diameter (OD) surface. When used in conjunction with GE’s 360-degree platform, the TS2 can perform all inspections completely independent of bridge or crane support. The TS2 can inspect welds on the shroud upper, middle, and lower barrels with a single configuration. In addition, the TS2 has a unique ability to inspect welds with extremely limited OD access caused by shroud tie-rod repairs or other plant internal modifications.

Alloy 600 – PWR Repair Services

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:25:33 GMT

Knowledge and Expertise for Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs)

GE Energy’s nuclear business is utilizing decades of experience servicing Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) to provide the same repair and engineering services to our PWR customers. With extensive experience mitigating Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) in BWR plants since the 1970s, GE is now offering the following Alloy 600 products and services to our PWR customers.

Dry Fuel Services

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:23:59 GMT

A long-term solution to a long-term need

As utilities continue to consume more nuclear fuel due to power uprates, plant life extensions, and increased capacity factors, spent fuel pools are approaching full capacity. As wet storage reaches its limits, one of the long-term solutions is dry cask storage. For utilities looking for a solution to managing the process, GE's nuclear business has an answer.

Marathon-5S™ Control Rod Blades

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:22:06 GMT

Lower-cost control rod based on proven GE technology

To provide power plant operators with an economic, shorter lifetime alternative to our existing Marathon™ control rod, GE Energy is developing the Marathon-5S™ control rod.

Custom Fabrication

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:20:11 GMT

Adding PWR and Spent Fuel Expertise to the GE Portfolio

To complement our comprehensive BWR offerings, GE Energy’s nuclear business has acquired Ionics Nuclear Fabricated Products—a leading fabricator of spent fuel canisters and PWR nuclear replacement equipment. The company has been integrated into our Reactor Services division and is now called “Custom Fabrication.”