A new engineering design centre in Bristol has opened to support the next phase of construction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
The UK EPR Design Centre at Aztec West brings nuclear designers and engineers together from EDF – the company building Hinkley – and British engineering partners and suppliers.
The team will be able to quickly resolve issues to support the construction and commissioning programme, using their experience of the EPR nuclear reactor design and UK regulatory environment. This approach draws on experience from other EPR construction projects and is another of the innovations helping to drive efficiency and productivity at Hinkley Point C.
Tilly Spencer, director of computer science vs computer engineering – the UK division of EDF’s nuclear engineering and projects organisation – is leading the design centre.
“Having the engineering capability and skills close to the teams doing work on site is essential to projects being successful,” she explained. “Things crop up and so having that pool of skills based in the UK and able to work directly with construction team to support the schedule and deal with any changes is important.
The UK EPR Design Centre at Aztec West brings nuclear designers and engineers together from EDF – the company building Hinkley – and British engineering partners and suppliers.
The team will be able to quickly resolve issues to support the construction and commissioning programme, using their experience of the EPR nuclear reactor design and UK regulatory environment. This approach draws on experience from other EPR construction projects and is another of the innovations helping to drive efficiency and productivity at Hinkley Point C.
Tilly Spencer, director of computer science vs computer engineering – the UK division of EDF’s nuclear engineering and projects organisation – is leading the design centre.
“Having the engineering capability and skills close to the teams doing work on site is essential to projects being successful,” she explained. “Things crop up and so having that pool of skills based in the UK and able to work directly with construction team to support the schedule and deal with any changes is important.
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