Designing glove boxes and shielded units
Orano develops and produces custom long-lasting facilities with high levels of reliability suitable for the specific characteristics of the required operations when working in confined spaces.
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For processes in a hostile environment requiring input by operators in normal conditions and/or during maintenance, design radiation protection and containment enclosures to:
- Guarantee the safety and security of both facilities and operators,
- Provide the best possible conditions for all tasks attributable to operators.
Support our customers from the feasibility study to process commissioning and beyond for any new designs or upgrades to existing facilities.
This co-construction phase also includes:
- understanding the process and any inherent adaptations to meet the customer’s precise needs,
- analysing the working conditions of the future operator,
- taking account of safety requirements, the working environment and co-activities,
- validating the solution via virtual reality and/or testing in a test hall.
- A package deal ranging from determining feasibility to process commissioning
- The design of new facilities or integration in current facilities
- Close attention paid to ensuring that operators can access equipment for maintenance operations
- The use of "standardised" equipment
- Consideration of downgraded modes and the associated precautionary measures from the design phase.
- 40 years of feedback on the design and operation of mechanical and chemical facilities and preventive/corrective maintenance operations performed in glove boxes and shielded units.
- Orano engineers are involved in group projects for the La Hague, Melox or Bessines-sur-Gartempe plant. Outside of the group, studies can relate to CEA facilities, and also facilities worldwide
- Combined specific engineering/operator know-how at industrial sites
- Familiarity with hostile environments for people and equipment, extensive expertise in materials in aggressive environments.
