OREANDA-NEWS. August 24, 2007. A group of specialists from AREVA company (Germany) visited Volgodonsk NPP Aug 15–24 for consulting the local personnel on how to optimize the maintenance of specific WIS components, reported the press-centre of Volgodons NPP.

Together with the specialists of the plant’s maintenance department, they inspected the settings and configuration of the server of the local WIS system. They also inspected the reinforcement testing systems and made recommendations on how to improve their service.

The German experts created and installed a new reinforcement database and downloaded it into the plant’s server. They also explained how to ensure safe access to the software from each computerized workplace.

This visit is part of AREVA’s contract with Rosenergoatom Concern for providing consultancy to Volgodosnk NPP. This contract is expected to help the plant to optimize its maintenance activities.

The next visit is scheduled for Nov 2007, when the sides are supposed to present the first version of WIS. The director of the project, the deputy chief engineer for repairs of Volgodonsk NPP Ivan Malakhov will be among the presenters.
 
The presentation will take place in Moscow.