Coyne et Bellier, affiliate of Tractebel Engineering, performed preliminary civil design for long term interim spent fuel storage modules (ELD project), including taking into account aircraft crash, seismic and wind constraints, 100 years lifetime for the concrete, civil surveillance program.

   2002 - 2002

France

For EDF, Coyne et Bellier, member of Tractebel Engineering, together with Sechaud Ingénierie, performed the civil engineering design of the nuclear island of the Experimental Reactor Jules Horowitz under construction on CEA Cadarache site.

   2003 - 2004

France

For AREVA TA, Coyne et Bellier, affiliate of Tractebel Engineering, performed the review of the civil engineering design of the nuclear island Experimental Reactor RES under construction on CEA Cadarache site.

   1995 - 2004

France

Electrabel entrusts us since 1993 for the successive management of 6 Steam Generator Replacement in a multi-contract approach, leading to an efficient contracting policy. SGR Doel 2 was performed in 2004 with a significant power increase in 15 days during a 65 days outage and a SG dosimetry limited to 195 man.mSv .

   1993 - 2004

Belgium

Description: Electricité de France (EDF) selected Tractebel Engineering and a local partner to carry out studies on the storage of spent fuel while waiting for its future reprocessing or burial. Our intervention also enabled EDF to acquire precious experience managing facilities downstream of the cycle.

   2004 - 2004

France

Thanks to its leading expertise in the management of nuclear waste, Tractebel Engineering, evaluated the feasibility of the project for a repository for radioactive waste of low and medium activity for the Brazilian nuclear power stations of Eletronuclear. Its mission was to evaluate the feasibility of the concept, the suitability of the site and to identify the alternatives and potential pitfalls. Tractebel Engineering relied on the support of its Brazilian affiliate, Leme Engenharia.

   2004 - 2004

Brazil

A Tractebel Engineering companies consortium performed a pre-feasibility study on the completion of the Mochovce EMO3 and EMO4 nuclear power units for ENEL. The scope of the study was to confirm the possibility to complete the two VVER 440/213 nuclear power units located at the Mochovce site, with the minimum necessary upgrading.

   2004 - 2005

Italy

Eletronuclear prepared Angra 1 Steam Generator Replacement call for tender documents (technical and contractual specifications) with Tractebel Engineering support (under Belgatom name).

   2002 - 2005

Brazil

Since 2003, we are helping Eletronuclear to assess the cost of Angra 3 NPP components to be procured abroad.

   2003 - 2006

Brazil

Abnormal failures of the internal supporting concrete structure in the cooling tower of Tihange 3 lead to an overload of the clogged packing and a concrete structure presenting lacks in design, resistance and durability. Electrabel entrusted Tractebel Engineering with an extended analysis of structure and decided to replace the clogged packing and, for the 1st time in the world, the supporting concrete beams. After additional studies, the site works were completed 2 days ahead of schedule. Thanks to a strict organisation, the Zero Significant Accident Target was met.

   2005 - 2006

Belgium

In the framework of Trino NPP decommissioning, Tractebel Engineering, together with its affiliate Tractebel Engineering Branch Italy, adapted and used LLWAA-DECOM, a specific calculation code to predict activity deposits on pipes and equipments. By opting for this predictive characterisation method, SOGIN intends to significantly reduce the duration and cost of the radiological measurement campaigns.

   2004 - 2006

Italy

AREVA NP called on the support of Tractebel Engineering for the design of the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) which will be built on the Olkiluoto site in Finland. The engineers of Tractebel Engineering are working with the Framatome teams to design the piping and instrumentation systems. Coyne et Bellier, a French affiliate of Tractebel Engineering, is responsible for the design of the civil engineering of the nuclear island.

   2004 - 2007

Finland

Together with GTI we are performing for EPZ at Borssele NPP ten-year Safety Reassessment related modifications. The project comprises the engineering and carrying out of various improvements that have to made following the ten-yearly safety reassessment.

   2004 - 2007

Netherlands

Eletronuclear will benefit during 19 months from Leme's engineering services in support of plant operation for its PWR plant Angra 1 (657 MW) and Angra 2 (1350 MW).

   2005 - 2007

Brazil

Since 1993, we are applying our advanced system design know-how in the framework of the design of the Tokamak Cooling Water Systems for ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor). This encompasses design of Primary Heat Transfer Systems, associated Auxiliary Systems and Heat Removal Systems. Our experts have also performed studies aiming at identification of design and cost consequences of European sites proposed for ITER construction (Cadarache and Vandellos).

   1993 - ongoing

France

After obtaining a one year contract in March 2004 for the « On-Site Assistance » services at the nuclear plant of South Ukraine, the good performance of the Tractebel Engineering / Electrabel consortium has just been confirmed in December 2004. The consortium won an assistance contract in the same nuclear plant for duration of an extra three years.

   2005 - ongoing

Ukraine

Tractebel Engineering seconds ESKOM's Koeberg NPP with a senior ISI qualification expert to set-up requirements, provide technical support and evaluation, high-level overview and optimise interaction with Safety Authorities.

   2005 - ongoing

South Africa

Since the connection to the grid of the Belgian nuclear power plants, we are applying our global and integrated approach leading to cost efficient proposals for ten-yearly safety improvements of Electrabel nuclear power plants.

   1985 - ongoing

Belgium

Various specialised civil works related studies in the framework of existing NPPs operational support and life extension for all EDF NPP type (P4, P'4, N4, CP1/CP0).

   1998 - ongoing

France

A consortium between Tractebel Engineering (leader) and ATR-Ingénierie wins a contract to modify the STAR facility at CEA Cadarache. This installation has been commissioned for the treatment and conditioning of UNGG and EL fuel assemblies and will now be adapted to extend the operations to other types of fuel assemblies. Our mission consists in the set up of the basic design, the detailed design and the safety case, the assistance for procurement, the follow-up of realisation, the assistance for commissioning and the reception of equipment.

   2006 - ongoing

France

Electrabel entrusted Tractebel Engineering with the definition of the future resins conditioning process to be applied for the 2008 campaign. Our mission is divided in several steps: performing a technical-economic analysis to compare potential conditioning solutions, selecting the most appropriate conditioning solution and perform the corresponding design studies, writing the technical specifications and select the contractor, follow-up during the on-site installation and the start-up tests.

   2005 - ongoing

Belgium

Belgatom - I.R.E. consortium, together with local subcontractors, wins an EC contract to upgrade a waste management facility in Russia. The 3 years project consists of three main tasks: support NPO RADON to improve the performance and the safety level of the present radwaste management system design and provide assistance for the procurement of the upgraded equipment, support NPO RADON for preparing the PSAR for the licensing of the renewed installations, and assess the radiological impact of the nuclear installations in an area of 50 km radius around Sergiev Posad waste department.

   2005 - ongoing

Russian Federation

Since 2004, we are helping PURAM to define waste acceptance criteria for conditioned waste of Paks NPP. Today, we are providing PURAM with an outline of the key process parameters that must be controlled on site to ensure that the conditioning concrete correctly immobilises and embeds the filters and miscellaneous solid waste.

   2004 - ongoing

Hungary

For several years, we are present on the Dessel site to assist BELGOPROCESS, the Belgian Company specialised in the processing and storage of radioactive waste. Our contract has been renewed for 2006 and covers two tasks: the set-up of qualification files describing the functioning and operating conditions of waste treatment & conditioning installations and the development of characterisation methodologies for the waste fluxes processed in the Belgoprocess installations.

   2000 - ongoing

Belgium

Belgatom, a Tractebel Engineering subsidiary, and its subcontractor DDR Consult to perform a generic study about radioactive decommissioning waste for EC DG TREN. The project is scheduled to last 18 months.

   2006 - ongoing

Belgium

Electrabel entrusts Tractebel Engineering with the assessment of the funding for the dismantling of the Doel and Tihange NPPs. This includes collecting the necessary data about Doel and Tihange NPPs, following up the subcontractor during the execution of the project and performing a critical review of their reports.

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   2006 - ongoing

Belgium

Tractebel Engineering, acting as partner (under Belgatom name) of a Consortium led by NNC, has been awarded an extension of its contract with the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) for Consultancy Services in the frame of Phase 2 of the Ignalina NPP Decommissioning Support Project. The subjects of Phase 2 encompass provision of seamless and non-disruptive management and engineering services to meet the licensing requirements of Lithuanian regulatory authorities, to systematically develop a substantiated INPP decommissioning project and to implement an integrated approach to the complex decommissioning process.

   2006 - ongoing

Lithuania