Case Studies on Design, Construction Management and Operation of Complex Engineering Facilities Based on PIM-Technologies. Annex II

The approach to the life cycle management based on BIM and PIM technologies are the "best practices" among foreign technological companies and often considered to be the basis for their innovation. The implementation of PIM technology during NPP design phase was a premise driven by industry requirements and the company's own development initiatives. The ASE customers for NPP design in both domestic and foreign markets were no longer satisfied with projects based on preliminary stipulated terms. At some point in time, it became evident at that the company applied separate software solutions at the designing and construction stages than the NPP customers, a separate tool of calendar network planning, etc. At the same time, it had to operate the large bulk of data that generally referred to the NPP. The leaders of the industry took the decision to implement information modelling technologies and data management systems in the VVER project in order to integrate all NPP stages into the uniform digital model accomplished by clearly specified business-processes. The Multi-D platform engineering data management system (EDMS) developed on the basis of PIM-designing technologies allows both projects designing and engineering as well as complex data management for all components of NPP (immediately from the power unit design in 3D format, procurement and supply of real equipment, deadline, resource and cost management during NPP construction up to data verification and project requirements management). MultiD platform EDMS has passed all the necessary tests including the full scope of regulations and procedures that allow to work in this system and has been put into commercial.