Overview
672 buckets—but only 12 days
The challenge
GE Steam Power—working in collaboration with our on-site services, FieldCore and APM teams—was faced with a daunting job: Replace 672 buckets across three low-pressure (LP) nuclear steam turbines at a U.S. nuclear power plant, all in under two weeks.
The solution
Based on extensive planning, the GE team took project execution to new heights during a major outage. Pre-planning began nearly a year earlier, and included parts inventory reviews, up-front mitigation plans covering 25 potential risk factors, and even a “continuous motion” plan that enabled an around-the-clock work schedule—24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Outcomes
Unprecedented teamwork
This was Steam Power’s first project involving the ‘re-bucketing’ of three nuclear steam turbine rotors simultaneously, and it was the largest-ever single mobilization for the On-Site Services team. Great planning, execution and attitude made this milestone project a true success.
Lance Hall
General Manager, GE Steam Power Americas
Not only did the project team finish the job, but it also shaved nearly five days off the outage schedule. While “under the hood,” the team also completed a generator leak repair along with control valve and generator inspections. The entire project was accomplished with zero environment or health-and-safety incidents.
“The GE team did an excellent job,” wrote the plant’s outage manager. “Great planning, great execution, great attitude.” As a result of the shortened outage, the site was able to restart days ahead of schedule and, in turn, generate additional revenue by supplying power to its local metropolitan area.
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