Decommissioning nuclear power plants is a complex, high-risk engineering task that demands precision and safety. At Mammoet, we excel in helping customers dismantle these facilities securely, reliably, and on schedule, despite the confined spaces and intricate structures that were never designed to be deconstructed.
Our approach leverages a global network of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in successful shutdowns. Our engineers custom-build equipment for each project, minimizing risks and ensuring the highest safety standards. This precision allows decommissioned vessels to be transported through corridors, between floors, and out of facilities without incident.
A key to our success is the collaborative effort between Mammoet’s engineers and our customers. Over the years, we work together to design, document, and agree on every stage of the decommissioning process. We utilize our heavy lift engineering hubs to create the best possible technical solutions, often relying on precision scans of the site and transport routes to ensure accuracy and safety.
Navigating the varied laws and regulations governing nuclear power across the globe is another challenge we handle adeptly. Our local presence in numerous regions helps us identify and comply with regulations set by site-specific, national, and intergovernmental bodies.
Advanced planning is crucial for achieving the best decommissioning outcomes. We routinely design and build innovative lifting and transport systems tailored to the unique needs of each project. Whether it’s through a custom gantry and skidding system or mobile cranes, our extraction methods set new standards for operations in compact indoor spaces. Transporting the extracted materials to storage areas on-site or off-site is efficiently managed using our specialized trailers or SPMT (Self-Propelled Modular Transporter).
Early involvement in the planning stages is essential to developing the most effective technical solutions. This ensures that each module is removed on schedule and, most importantly, safely.
For those facing the daunting task of nuclear decommissioning, our specialists are ready to provide the expertise and innovative solutions required to manage these projects successfully.
