Asset Management for Nuclear New Build Projects. Annex VI (Asset management for sustainable nuclear power plant operation)

A nuclear new build project may be implemented in many ways depending on the commissioning agent (the owner). The different scenarios are as follows: — Does the owner have an existing nuclear fleet? — Will the utility have to be built at the same time as the nuclear power plant? — Is this new build one of several? — Will the operating organization be the owning organization? — Is there an existing organization providing management and engineering services? — What is the nature of the contracts for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)? — What will be the influence of the government, regulations and finance? In all of these scenarios, the focus for the new build project needs to be on ensuring that asset management is considered from the start, which includes the initial definition of requirements of the facility. This annex describes a set of overarching principles to guide the development of the asset management environment for operations to continue during the EPC phase of a nuclear new build project.