Description
Post event report:
Organised by the Energy Institute and the North West Centre of the Process Industries Division of IMechE.
Refreshments kindly sponsored by DATS
To register contactneville.snodgrass@stfc.ac.uk
There is a vision that by 2030 nuclear power plants should be operating with a significant proportion of UK manufactured components. However this is against the background of a global industry that has a poor delivery record with delays to on site construction resulting in severe cost overruns.
The presentation discusses the potential adoption of large scale off site modular construction of nuclear components to reduce risks leading to delivery of projects to time and cost. Examples will be shared of the successful application of offsite module construction by Cammell Laird for the marine sector. Finally the status of the U Battery micro nuclear power plant will be discussed with the principle that complete power plants could be manufactured offsite in purpose-built facilities.
-What are SMALL MODULAR REACTORS (SMR) and what are ranges of sizes (MW thermal and electrical)
-What other energy production projects (off-shore wind turbines, tidal etc…) are Cammell Laird involved in.
-How is the comparison of potential costs between the different energy sources.
About the speaker: John Eldridge has over 40 years of experience in the nuclear sector in design, construction, commissioning and operations. He has worked on research reactors, in SNF reprocessing, fuel storage and waste treatment plants before joining Cammell Laird.
He is a Visiting Professor in the School of Engineering, University of Liverpool.In 2016, John was awarded the Jan Runermark award by the European Nuclear Society -Young Generation Network for outstanding services to the benefit of the young professional engineers.
Book now - For security and refreshments purposes, you must register to attend this event with Neville Snodgrass at:neville.snodgrass@stfc.ac.uk
Venue:
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Daresbury Laboratory
Sci-Tech Daresbury
Daresbury, near Warrington
WA4 4AD
Speaker(s)
John Eldridge, CEng, FIMechE, Principal Engineer, Cammell Laird, & Visiting Professor, University of Liverpool. With over 40 years of experience in the nuclear sector in design, construction, commissioning and operations.