Engineering

Engineering

The main engineering activities include project management, budgeting and cost management, design, calculations and analyses, planning, procurement of subcontracts and deliveries of complex units, supply chain management and coordination, assembly and test management, the commissioning of supplied equipment, staff training and customer support during the warranty period.

Business cases also often require project financing. The full scale of the aforementioned activities is performed in projects in which ŠKODA JS acts as the general contractor or in deliveries of complex investment projects. In case of other types of contracts, only the appropriate types of activities are performed depending on the content and scope of the project.

We are a strategic and experienced partner

As a traditional and experienced supplier of nuclear technologies, we want to further develop our expertise and capabilities in our domain, which is mainly VVER-type nuclear power plants, whose technology we have mastered and which we are able to further develop throughout the project lifecycle – from design, calculation and analytical activities to the realization phase, including its thorough and qualified preparation, all the way to the commissioning of the supplied equipment. We also apply this knowledge to large projects and export contracts, such as our previous deliveries to Ukraine – the system of emergency containment depressurization or the sealing of ionizing chamber channels.

We have a number of interesting and often unique projects under our belt

We maintain our technical readiness, among other things, through interesting smaller projects with unique technical characteristics, and we also evaluate their potential overreach from the nuclear power industry into the conventional power industry. One such example is the project of a solar loop verifying the possibility of converting solar energy into electricity using new media, a helium regeneration system, and a melting autoclave system – both with the potential to be used in the development of generation IV nuclear reactors, as well as the development of new ways of storing energy.

We have been behind a number of exceptional projects. In the area of engineering and deliveries of power plant safety and management systems, we implemented the project of the complete modernization of instrumentation and control systems at the Dukovany NPP. Between 2000 and 2018, during full operation of the power plant, we gradually replaced its entire safety, control and information system. This was done on schedule, within the set budget and using only regular maintenance and refueling outages, i.e., without requiring any long-term downtime of the nuclear units. This achievement is exceptional on a global scale.

We carry out various investment projects for nuclear power plants such as pipeline replacement and reconstruction, seismic reinforcement, polar crane modernization, repair of steam generator nozzles, repair of heterogeneous welds on steam generators and on pipelines according to customer requirements.

Our current goal is the involvement of ŠKODA JS in the construction of new nuclear units in Europe and the surrounding areas. We will seek to participate in planned nuclear power plant projects in Hungary, Poland and Finland, no matter whether they are traditional large power units or small modular reactors (SMRs), which have a great future ahead of them. We will certainly be involved in the construction of the new Czech nuclear units.

We also focus on supplies for modern conventional power plants

We are currently focusing on a complete “EPC” supply of power units in the field of conventional power engineering in prospective technologies such as gas power plants (single cycle) and steam power plants (combined cycle)

ŠKODA JS always builds on the requirements of the customer and the location in order to adapt the project to local legislation and to involve local design, production and assembly companies in the supply chain. With regard to customer requirements and specific conditions at the place of realization, we can use the following basic forms of project implementation / modification:

• EPC – complete turn-key delivery of power units
• Delivery of the project and technology, including installation, commissioning and guarantees without the civil part
• Deliveries of complete technological units (business packages) in the areas of mechanical technology, electrical and control systems, including project documentation, installation and commissioning.

Our competitiveness is strengthened by the ability to provide the customer with financing both with commercial banks and Czech state institutions established to support exports (Czech Export Bank, a.s. and Export Guarantee and Insurance Company, a.s.)

ŠKODA JS, with its team of experienced experts, is a stable partner for customers, investors and specialized companies in this field.

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