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- Advanced Graphite Trepanning Equipment (AGTE)
Advanced Graphite Trepanning Equipment (AGTE)
Inspection tool to assess the condition of the graphite cores in nuclear reactors.
Our client’s existing ‘New Graphite Trepanning Equipment’ (NGTE) was introduced in 2004 to support station plant lifetime extension planning. Its purpose was retrieving graphite samples from a reactor for analysis.
While NGTE was reaching the end of its design life it was being operated more frequently than the original design specification had foreseen. This carried the increased potential for this critical piece of equipment to fail whilst in service.
To mitigate this risk JFN set about to replace the existing NGTE with a modern graphite trepanning equipment solution. The new solution was compatible with the existing NGTE transportation containers and other site support services.
JFN designed, manufactured, tested and successfully commissioned a replacement known as the Advanced Graphite Trepanning Equipment (AGTE).