Atomenergomash focuses on integrated solutions
Russian power engineering company Atomenergomash is moving towards the complete supply of nuclear and turbine island equipment for its customers, the company's CEO, Andrey Nikipelov, said in an interview with industry journal Vestnik Atomproma published today.
Nikipelov gave the interview ahead of the Atomexpo conference and exhibition to be held next week in Moscow. The event is organised each year by Atomenergomash's parent company, the state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Atomenergomash already has contracts for the nuclear steam supply system and turbine hall for the Akkuyu and Hanhikivi nuclear power plants under construction in Turkey and Finland, respectively, he said, adding that these projects "mark a new stage" in Atomenergomash's development.
"Today we are covering virtually all of the [customer's] needs for both the main and auxiliary equipment for nuclear power plants. From design to delivery, from installation to service. In other words, we are creating not just the equipment, but economically viable technical solutions based on the wishes and requirements of the customer."
Integrated solutions offer a number of important advantages for the customer, in particular confidence in the quality and reliability of the products supplied, he said.
"Since the entire production chain is located within the holding company, we ourselves control every stage. And we do this very carefully. Atomenergomash and its enterprises' quality management systems comply with the international standards certified by IQNet, Bureau Veritas, TÜV Thüringen, Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance and others," he said.
In addition, the integrated approach simplifies logistics and cooperation, since the customer is dealing with a single supplier, he added. This helps the negotiation process and increases the speed of decision-making.
A third advantage is an optimized manufacturing process, which means Atomenergomash can be "flexible on price". That means the company can offer a "more economical solution without compromising the quality and speed of delivery", he said.
The transition to integrated solutions is a general worldwide trend also being followed by other global power engineering companies that produce equipment for the nuclear industry, such as Westinghouse and Areva, he said.
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