Engineering Services/Nuclear: Advanced Light Water Reactor Development U.S. utilities are leading an international, industry-wide effort
to define the technical requirements for the design of the next
generation of nuclear power plants. The focus of this effort
is the Advanced Light Water Reactor (ALWR) Program which is being
managed by the Electric Power Research Institute, and has close
cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The ALWR
Program is one element of the overall plan developed by the Nuclear
Power Oversight Committee (NPOC) with the goal of being able to
order new nuclear power plants in the U.S. by the mid-1990s.
MPR has played a major role in the process of defining the requirements
for the ALWR, in building the industry consensus supporting the
requirements, and in preparing the ALWR Utility Requirements Document.
This role is consistent with MPR's position as a leader in the
nuclear power industry since its inception. Many of MPR's senior
people have had 30-to-40 years of hands-on nuclear power experience
spanning design, construction, operation and maintenance, and
problem solving for virtually all plant systems.
Over the last ten years, MPR has had a lead role in the technical
aspects of the new nuclear plants sought by the utilities and
developed by several vendors. MPR continues to have significant
involvement in ALWR Program activities. We are independent of
all the major suppliers, but have a broad, deep knowledge of all
vendor designs based on long-term experience with many operating
nuclear plants. This combination of capabilities makes MPR a
uniquely valuable asset in assessing and planning for the potential
use of future nuclear power plants.
Project Summary Contact
For further information on the BWR ECCS suction strainer or other engineering services provided by MPR,
please contact Caroline Schlaseman, PE or
Bill McCurdy, PhD. The following pages provide insight on our experience in a few of MPR's nuclear D&D projects:
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