Modifications Engineering & Design

Sargent & Lundy's expert staff deploys our well-proven engineering and design processes to perform nuclear plant modifications. Each client benefits from our collective know-how, learned from assignments across the North America nuclear fleet. With our diverse experience, we are adept at optimizing modifications for individual station design and client-unique practices. Our knowledge provides our clients well-grounded plan support for improving operational safety and efficiency. We take a systematic approach to plant improvements within a prioritized framework.

Comprehensive support for every phase of modification

Many clients enlist our comprehensive support for modifications from initial scoping and walk-downs through detailed engineering and design change package delivery, including on-site support during implementation. Our overall modification execution philosophy is to achieve plant changes at lowest cost and to provide high quality deliverables that improve the quality of the plant design basis.

Representative projects

• Adjustable speed drive installation
• Digital control upgrades
• Dry cask storage facilities
• Extended power uprate
• Feedwater heater replacement
• GSI 191-compliance
• Reactor head replacement
• Steam dryer replacement
• Security upgrades
• Turbine rotor replacements