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Jul 15, 2024 • By Sondra Connor

Managing nuclear plant outages is a critical task that demands meticulous planning, precise execution, and rapid responses to unforeseen challenges. At NuclearN, our platform, designed by nuclear engineers for nuclear engineers, offers a comprehensive solution to transform your outage management process, ensuring safety, compliance, and cost-effectiveness.

Comprehensive Outage Schedule Support

NuclearN provides robust schedule support to help you manage and mitigate risks effectively:

  • Identify Risks: Quickly identify high-schedule risk activities by department to prioritize and mitigate potential delays.
  • Accurate Predictions: Obtain precise outage duration predictions to plan effectively.
  • Flexibility in Planning: Run “what-if” scenarios to understand the impact of scope changes and adjust plans proactively.

Financial Support for Optimal Budget Management

Efficient financial management is crucial during outages. NuclearN offers tools to optimize your budget and ensure financial accuracy:

  • Budget Optimization: Strategically reduce online and spring outage O&M charges to accommodate outage expenses.
  • Asset Validation: Ensure all planned outage work orders are correctly classified as fixed assets, preventing financial discrepancies.

Engineering Support for Efficient Operations

NuclearN enhances engineering support by speeding up processes and ensuring compliance:

  • Expedite Changes: Speed up the process for DCNs and temporary alterations to keep projects on track.
  • Compliance Checks: Efficient 50.59 screening for replacing obsolete parts, ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Scope Review: Accelerate the engineering review of scope, ensuring all aspects are covered in time.

Outage Readiness: Preparing for Success

With NuclearN, your facility is well-prepared before the outage begins, setting the stage for success with fewer resources:

  • Daily Monitoring: See changes to schedule risks daily as tasks are complete, allowing quick adjustments.
  • Impact Analysis: Understand each activity’s percentage impact on the critical path to prioritize effectively.
  • Scenario Planning: Continuously run “what-if” scenarios to adapt to new challenges and changes.
  • Risk Identification: View high-schedule risk activities by group to allocate resources where needed most.

Observation Program for Continuous Improvement

NuclearN supports an efficient observation program to drive continuous improvement:

  • Efficient Observations: Supervisors can conduct faster, lower-friction observations.
  • Real-Time Analysis: Benefit from real-time trending and analysis to detect and address issues promptly.
  • Enhanced Quality: Ensure higher quality and more meaningful observations.

Issue Resolution and Enhanced Operations

NuclearN enables your team to react swiftly and efficiently during outages:

  • Expedite Changes: Speed up DCNs and temporary alterations.
  • Compliance Checks: Efficient 50.59 screening for obsolete parts.
  • Scope Review: Accelerate the engineering review of scope.

Optimize Financial and Engineering Efficiency

NuclearN helps you optimize budgets and ensure accurate financial management:

  • Expense Management: Reduce unnecessary O&M charges.
  • Asset Classification: Ensure accurate classification of planned outage work orders.

Stay ahead with NuclearN and transform your outage management strategy today!