Engineers Use DELMIA at Nuclear Plant

By DE Editors

Dassault Systemes (DS; Paris, France) and BCP Engineers & Consultants, a nuclear engineering firm, announced that Xcel Energy, a U.S. operator of nuclear power plants, has used DELMIA solutions to help facilitate the modification and installation of its mechanical systems.

Xcel Energy operates two Minnesota commercial nuclear sites (which provide approximately 1,700MW of electricity), one of which is the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. It used DELMIA, specifically DELMIA DPM Assembly, Human Builder, and Human Task simulation for planning and simulation efforts related to critical mechanical system upgrades in support of an extended upgrade to the plant's power generation rate. These solutions are directly used to optimize scheduling, planning, and installation, thereby reducing plant downtime.

BCP Engineers & Consultants and Dassault Systemes are working with Xcel Energy's Monticello plant to plan and schedule its General Electric Zinc Injection Process (GEZIP) mechanical system-installation project. Both DELMIA and Dassault Systemes' virtual design solution, CATIA, were used to develop a plant model for simulation scenarios to install the GEZIP mechanical system. This simulation capability optimizes the scheduling, planning, and installation processes resulting in reduced outage time and improved schedule adherence.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.