Veolia in North America through its subsidiary (Veolia ES Alaron, L.L.C.) has partnered with customer Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems (MNES), Inc. to build a training facility at Veolia’s Alaron Nuclear Services site in Wampum, Pa. MNES will conduct hands-on training and qualification of the Mitsubishi Water Jet Peening (WJP) process in the facility’s radiological controlled environment.
Completed at the end of May 2016, Veolia built the facility at its radioactive-licensed site to allow MNES, the U.S.-based nuclear subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., to train engineers on its water jet peening process. By building the facility at the Alaron site, MNES is able to provide training under realistic plant environments with actual WJP equipment in advance of project implementation, thereby presenting a highly qualified workforce to its own customers’ worksites.
Veolia's Alaron facility extends its NRC licenses as a service to different companies in the nuclear space. These companies have valued partnerships with Veolia and bring their technical experts to Veolia's facility to work under its licenses.
“We are pleased we could help MNES provide an authentic training setting for their engineers,” said Bob Cappadona, senior vice president for Veolia North America Industrial Business. “When we have the opportunity to help our customers achieve operational and workforce excellence, we take it. It’s a way for us to reinforce our commitment to them and ultimately develop stronger, mutually beneficial relationships.”