One of the United States’ largest nuclear power plant operators is using software from Dassault Systemes to plan and manage its fire preparedness at one of its Louisiana nuclear generating stations.
Engineers at the Entergy Corporation Waterford 3 nuclear power plant are using DS-developed knowledge based 3-D models of rooms and equipment, to create lifelike fire simulations in critical areas of the plant. The scenarios enable engineers to anticipate fire damage and modify the facility to resist failures in vital systems such as cabling.
Entergy is the second largest nuclear plant operator in the US, with 10 facilities. Corporate engineering managers are evaluating Waterford 3’s work to determine whether to implement it at other Entergy facilities.
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