One of the
major issues associated with Nuclear Power Plant Operations is to minimize
outage time. The Outage Equipment Hatch was designed
to enable quick passage of outage personnel and equipment in and out of
the containment building without having to remove and reinstall the permanent
Equipment Hatch Cover.
During a refueling outage the Equipment
Hatch Cover is often removed and reinstalled numerous times to facilitate
movement of equipment into and out of the Reactor Building.
Trentec
can custom design and manufacture an Outage Equipment Hatch to meet your
plant specific requirements.
Custom Features:
-
Three piece construction includes
two bulkhead sections
and one large door section. 
Three
piece construction enables movement of the hatch through the existing Containment
Equipment Hatch opening. Assembly, disassembly and storage of the
Outage Hatch to be performed inside the containment building if necessary. - The Outage Equipment Hatch is also equipped with penetrations in the bulkhead which enable the pass-through of electric, air and other resources from the outside of containment to inside containment. Trentec can install the number, size and configuration of the penetrations as required to meet your needs.
- The size of the Outage Hatch Door and the Door mechanism can be designed to meet the unique customer needs. Manual and automatic Door opening and closing features are also available.
- Trentec offers Door designs with either compression or inflatable seals.
- The Outage Hatch Bulkhead is designed to match the Equipment Hatch Cover fastener locations. Typically, Trentec is able to design the Equipment Outage Hatch to utilize the existing Equipment Hatch Swing Bolts for installation of the Equipment Outage Hatch.
We highly recommend that each utility evaluate the benefits of utilizing this equipment for future outages.
Contact us for more information and references of customers who are currently using an Outage Equipment Hatch.
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