With best-in-class services tailored to plant specifications, our multi-disciplinary team leverages extensive global knowledge with innovative approaches and technologies to reduce operation and maintenance costs while sustaining regulatory compliance. Whether your project is small or large, straightforward or complex, our experts consistently deliver high-quality, forward-thinking solutions to support any plant modification.
Around the globe, utilities need a better, smarter way to make informed decisions that minimize outages, lower costs, increase energy output and broaden profit margins.
Our team has expertise across a wide variety of disciplines to provide unique solutions through data analytics, software development and world-class engineering. Leveraging more than 135 years of practical innovation combined with the latest industry data and our network of global resources, our experts are focused on developing custom solutions for specific utility challenges across various plant designs.
Advanced Optimization Services combines our industry-wide data set, cutting-edge digital tools and analytics, and over 3,000 nuclear experienced engineers and analysts to deliver services focused on reducing costs while maintaining or improving equipment reliability. Advanced Optimization Services has a comprehensive portfolio of standard Services and Software Products that combine our digital and nuclear expertise:
Our OptiLife™ Service Center uses the power of data and strategic insight to help utilities achieve continued, consistent delivery of nuclear energy to the communities they serve.
This strategic partnership optimizes plant equipment maintenance, procurement and inventory management, while leveraging Westinghouse centralized, digitalized engineering services that generate insights focused on reducing costs and improving overall reliability.
As a predictive planning tool, the OptiLife™ Service Center increases plant visibility, streamlines resource use and adds value by encouraging intelligent capital reallocation.
To deliver robust insights from our global data, the OptiLife™ Service Center aggregates information from nearly 200 international power plants, including PWR, BWR, VVER, CANDU® and AGR.
Westinghouse’s expert engineers leverage this data set, along with proprietary analytics and AI, to make predictions and suggestions in real time. This information is then visualized and used to generate actionable insights for application across the plant.
Services delivered through the Westinghouse OptiLife™ Service Center:
Advanced Optimization Services also supports custom solutions using our industry knowledge and data, advanced data analytics and nuclear expertise to help our customers solve their unique challenges.
A one-stop shop for identification, prioritization, and resolution of station obsolescence, POMS provides quick and easy retrieval of equipment and vendor obsolescence information. Key benefits include early notice of obsolescence issues, improved decision-making capabilities, enhanced analysis of equipment bill of materials prioritization via a top list of obsolescence risks and the opportunity for industry collaboration. POMS allows utilities to integrate obsolescence information into site departments including System Engineering, Work Management, Supply Chain and Procurement Engineering. The POMS Suite consists of:
Westinghouse’s CMIS software suite is an industry-proven tool to implement the Engineering Standard Design Process (SDP) per industry procedure IP-ENG-001. This tool supports the nuclear industry by providing a robust, up-to-date software tool for the preparation, review and completion of Engineering Changes. CMIS helps customers to automate the process while enforcing procedural requirements and includes single sign-on, electronic signatures, review workflows and package generation.
ERMS is a suite of tools focused on the implementation and optimization of INPO AP-913 with the goal of improving efficiencies and overall equipment reliability. ERMS consists of the following:
Westinghouse’s CORA suite is focused on the automation of Operator Logs and Operator Rounds and consists of two main products with AutoLog and AutoTour:
AutoLog is a scalable, automated solution that meets the needs of the nuclear industry in maintaining logs for safety and environmental compliance.
AutoTour is a platform that reduces the time and effort involved in gathering field data and supports equipment health management on high-value assets.
Westinghouse’s engineering and project management teams are highly skilled at executing projects from the critical initial planning and scoping phase, through detailed engineering, installation, and startup. Our team is comprised of more than 1,200 engineering resources worldwide covering over 200 specialty disciplines to provide the most appropriate, cost-effective, and comprehensive solutions to our customers.
Whether your project is large or small, Westinghouse works collaboratively to ensure the deliverable meets both the customer and industry’s stringent requirements. Our team leverages significant field execution experience to provide additional technical support and consulting as required. With extensive experience in CANDU®, PWR and BWR technologies, we’ve solved technical, licensing, and plant operational challenges for nuclear plants for over 50 years.
Leveraging the combined support and expertise from our global team of experts, we integrate proven practices and standards in our collaborative approach to deliver customized design packages.
Comprised of more than 5,000 engineers, technicians and tradespeople, our specialists have extensive global knowledge in CANDU® technology, PWRs, BWRs and a wide range of experience in fuel handling, waste packaging and processing systems. From concept to implementation, your unique specifications and requirements will be front-and-center as we tailor a solution that best fits your needs.
We offer design engineering services in a variety of disciplines:
Our robust design engineering capabilities enable us to deliver turnkey engineered solutions that are customized to your needs. From plant engineering to first-of-a-kind inspection and maintenance tooling, our diverse teams possess the critical skills required for a successful project, every time.
We provide comprehensive Owners Engineer and advisory services, operating as an extension of client organizations and providing necessary tools to develop and manage projects from technical review to regulatory interfacing.
Our multi-disciplinary team has extensive experience providing infrastructure and construction engineering services to support facilities and buildings in nuclear power stations.
For over 20 years, Westinghouse has provided a variety of engineering services to site owners, managers and developers. Our LEED-certified teams have in-depth experience in the areas of Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. We offer all aspects of consulting engineering services required for the design of new buildings and the expertise to design and develop structural additions, modifications and renovations. We offer a complete suite of mechanical consulting services for the design of all building mechanical systems such as heating, cooling, ventilation, instrumentation and plumbing. We provide a comprehensive offering of electrical engineering design and consulting services including powder distribution systems, building automation systems, standby emergency systems, energy conservation and daylight harvesting systems.
Todays building envelope systems are comprised of a complex mix of high-performance materials which need to be properly specified and installed to perform as intended for the life of the building. Westinghouse understands the characteristics of building components and can provide clients with all available options towards maintaining, upgrading or replacing them.
Westinghouse utilizes state of the art modeling and rendering software to produce virtual models of our designs. Three-dimensional modeling brings concepts to life allowing the fit, form and function to be observed in virtual and physical space. This process enables the identification of potential design and construction discrepancies early in the conceptual process. We are experts in multi-discipline BIM technology which allows us to produce complex designs, investigate multiple solutions and take advantage of the most current analysis software to reduce waste and increase efficiency. Our 3D modeling and rapid prototyping machine allows us to convert our 3D virtual models to scaled, 3D physical models. The final product is a durable, functional model with accurate, fine feature details.
With over 30 years of industry experience, you can build confidence in your fire defense systems with our comprehensive fire protection portfolio.
From design to implementation to routine examinations, our team of world-class experts delivers performance-based solutions through innovative technologies and proven local and global experience.
Supporting both detection and suppression programs, our experts are factory-trained in fire alarm systems, programming and hardware. Leveraging our robust licensing experience with a fully collaborative approach, we provide customized, cost-effective fire protection solutions to keep your site and personnel safe.
Our team members are heavily involved in Canadian and international fire protection committees and organizations including UL/ULC, NFPA, SFPE, NBC, and CSA N293 / N393. This ensures we remain aligned with the most recent operational experiences from various industries that are then incorporated into future designs and assessments.
Westinghouse supports CANDU® customers with cost-effective solutions to fuel handling component obsolescence challenges. Our experts provide a wide range of services which allow customers to upgrade their existing components with new and readily available technology while ensuring seamless integration into the system – whether reverse engineered or new components. Drawing upon Westinghouse’s extensive experience, our team provides these services in mechanical, electrical and instrumentation & controls scopes.
Westinghouse provides obsolescence engineering for a wide range of components which support reactor controls and fueling machine controls within a CANDU® reactor. From redesigning boards used in the control system to creating entirely new systems, Westinghouse is committed to providing customers with support throughout the lifecycle of the control and safety systems of their plants.
We support CANDU® maintenance for critical tooling when obsolescence challenges arise as a result of aging control systems. Due to expensive maintenance activities and hard to get replacement components, Westinghouse regularly engages with customers to develop new control systems that utilize the latest technology. This maintains a plug and play approach for new components, allowing the tooling system to be used in the same manner it was previously without any change to the operator’s experience.
Explore our fire protection solutions for CANDU® customers through this immersive platform.
Customer Solution Director, Outage & Engineering Services
