Drive Mechanisms for Nuclear reactor 500 MW, 220 MW

Drive Mechanisms move control rods up and down in reactor core to control nuclear reaction and also act as safety mechanism to shut down the reaction.

Material: SS 304, 17:4 pH
Size: 500 x 400x 1200 mm height
Weight of assembly 300 kg

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Critical requirements & Challenges

Critical requirements:

Rod drop by 6.6 meter using gravity within 2 seconds
Dampening mechanism to stop rod which can attain terminal velocity of 25 cm / sec
Service life of 30 years

Challenges:

Manufacturing of 130 nos. precision machined components
Smooth functioning assembly for gravity drop and dampening
Assembly performance under simulated operating conditions using SCADA

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INS Industrial Excellence award

Awards for TPM, Workman hsips and Kaizen

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2019 – 1st prize in CII’s 13th TPM Circle competition PM pillar.
2019 – 1st Prize 12th CII TPM Circle Competition KK Circle
2019 – Green co Platinum Award
2018 – Platinum Rating – Business Excellence
2018 – 1st Prize – Innovation Category in 32nd CII Kaizen Competition
2018 – JIPM TPM Consistency Award Awards for the year- 2017-18
2017 – Four Star Rating under Naoroji Godrej Award for Business Excellence
2017 – 2nd Prize – D.L. Shah Quality Award, Quality Circle of India
2017 – 1st Prize – Innovation Category in 30th CII Kaizen Competition. Awards for the year- 2016-17
2016 – 1st Prize - 6th CII TPM Circle Competition for QM Pillar • 2016 – 1st Prize , 5th CII TPM Circle Competition for KK Pillar
2016 – 1st Prize – D.L. Shah Quality Award, Quality Circle of India
2016 – 1st Prize, National Kaizen Champion’s Award.
2016 – 2nd Prize, 26th CII-TPM Club Of India Kaizen Conference