AES has
extensive experience in the design and analysis of nuclear
plant structures, structural supports, and seismic
qualification/verification. We bring over 25 years experience including
some staff personnel being members of the original design team for the
structural and seismic design of two nuclear facilities. We have
several licensed Professional and Structural Engineers in the State of
Illinois and many other states. Areas of expertise include steel
design,
reinforced concrete design, pres-stressed concrete, small building
design, seismic analysis, and structural dynamics.
AES
brings extensive experience in the layout, analysis, and design of ASME
B&PV Code Section III, ASME B31.1 and ASME B31.3
for both BWR and PWR piping systems including pipe support design. Some
specialty areas include Mark I Torus Attached Piping, pipe wall
thinning evaluations, water hammer load development & analysis and
HELB evaluations. We maintain a wide selection of computer software
qualified for use on safety-related piping systems used in nuclear
power plant designs including AutoPipe, PipePlus, Stardyne,
ANSYS, Images 3-D, and GTSTRUDL. AES staff also has experience using
the
following piping programs ADLPipe, PIPSYS, CAEPIPE, ME101, PISTAR,
SUPERPIPE and
NUPIPE.
AES
brings experience and an understanding in mechanical systems
engineering. Our experience includes but is not limited to thermal
analysis, heat transfer analyses, hydraulic modeling, HVAC analysis,
pump performance evaluations, HELB compartment analysis, flooding
analyses, hydrodynamic load development and water hammer load
development. Our computer software capabilities include RELAP, GOTHIC,
PipeFlo and ABZ Design Net. Our experience covers both safety related
and non-safety related systems and also includes non-nuclear
industrial/commercial applications.
AES
includes a diverse Electrical Engineering
organization. Our Electrical Engineering staff includes a wide range of
engineering experience capable of handling complex projects like
Adjustable Speed Drive conversions and Electrical Distribution System
Analysis using state of the art software (OTI-ETAP and SKM-DAPPER). Our
experience includes Appendix R analysis, Security System Replacement
(conformance to 10CFR73.55), Load Flow Analysis, Equipment Design,
Procurement Support and Specification Development.
AES has
extensive experience in nuclear instrumentation and control systems
engineering and design. Our Electrical/I&C staff provides
innovative solutions that meet or exceed our nuclear customer
expectations and bring talent to facilitate state-of-the-art
improvements in control systems equipment. Our expertise covers, but is
not limited to, areas of analog to digital upgrades, Process Computer
modifications and implementation, Software QA implementation, Security
System upgrades, Control Logic analysis and Setpoint Methodology and
Program Upgrades to name a few. Intimate familiarity of IEEE and ISA
standards allows AES to stay on top of the ever-changing control system
design criteria requirements.
