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What does ACI do?
Advanced Concepts Inc. (ACI) is a full service organization. Our experience in project and construction management, engineering, team building, program implementation, power plant development and staff support services provides complete solutions.
ACI services range from performing scoped project work to providing staff support. We are experts in building, supporting and managing quality project teams.
Summary Corporate Capabilities:
The Advanced Concepts, Inc. (ACI) team is based on a solid foundation of expertise covering a broad diversity of experience in both nuclear and non-nuclear related activities. The core areas of expertise include:
- Project Management
- Project Planning (staffing and scheduling)
- Team Building
- Process Modeling
- Re-engineering
- Cost Management
- Engineering Supervision and Analysis
- Engineering (Technical and Systems)
- System Design
- Design Basis / Criteria Development
- Configuration Management
- Regulatory Licensing
- Program Implementation
- Construction Engineering Support Services · Seconded Staffing Services
- Quality Assurance
- Auditing
- Information Technology Support
- Software System Implementation
- Procedure Development
- Technical Writing
- Training Drill Development
- Training / Instruction
- Support Services Contracting
- Government Contracting
- Decommissioning Services
- Telecom Engineering
- Wireless Networks
Summary ACI-NES Capabilities (Nuclear):
Licensing - Nuclear
- Regulatory compliance reviews under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Parts 50, 71, 72, and 100
- Code compliance reviews
- Licensing Bases Reviews
- Technical Specification development/maintenance.
- Final Safety Analysis Report development/maintenance.
- Operating License review/maintenance.
- Evaluation and respond to NRC of Notice of Violations (NOV's), IE Bulletins and Generic Letters.
- Evaluate and develop License Amendment Requests and License Event Reports.
- Develop and evaluate all CFR Required Reports.
- Operating License Renewal.
- Develop and evaluate 10 CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 72.48 evaluations.
- Develop both site specific dry cask facilities licenses and 10CFR7.212 adoption of vendor controlled certificate of compliance reports.
System Design - Nuclear
- Dry cask system specification development.
- Dry Cask vendor technology assessments and recommendation
- Feasibility studies for dry cask storage and other nuclear facilities.
- Crane evaluations
- Procurement services
- Power plant design
- Project design and coordination for multi-discipline design changes and modifications
- Review of design change packages, field changes, drawing changes, and regulatory documents
- System engineering
- Develop and issue design basis documents
- Development of design criteria, design basis, technical studies, and process flow diagrams
- Review, and revisions of facility safety analysis reports (SAR/FASRs)
- Development of design/construction schedules and cost estimates
- Design and engineering of NSSS and Balance-of-Plant systems
- Design and engineering of HVAC systems
- Design and engineering of above ground & underground storage tanks
- Design and engineering of pipe support design
- Design and engineering of monorail systems
- Design and engineering of fire protection
- Design and engineering of instruments and controls
- Design and engineering of electrical
- Design and engineering of facility
- Dry cask storage facility assessment, design and engineering
- PRA analysis
- Design and engineering of civil structures
- Performance of hazards studies
Quality Assurance
- Qualified for Technical Review Group Chairman for Non-Compliance Reviews (NCRs)
- Coordination of Safety Functional Audit and Review Teams audits
- Engineering Response Team Coordination for NRC audits [EDFSI Audit]
- 10 CFR 50.59 and10 CFR 72.48 reviews
- QA/QC and procurement certification review
- Quality control engineering
- Development and performance of peer audits
- Procedure development & training
Project Management
- Project coordination
- Contract management
- Development and implementation of a Cost Management System for project cost tracking
- Development of a Manpower Resource Management System
- Development and implementation of Cost Code System
- Configuration control activities including cost management support, procedural development, and training program development
- Program/Process development, testing, and auditing
- Training - Course development and instruction
- Management of a Health Impact Analysis for a radioactive and hazardous waste facility to support the Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
- Management for the development and coordination of design basis documents
- Development and implementation of Design Basis Document Enhancement Programs
- Managed implementation of state of the art electronic data management (EDM) and workflow systems
- Specification development for engineering software systems
- Application integration
- Vendor evaluation, control and interface
- Confirmatory Action Letter recovery process and control
Summary ACI-ES Capabilities (Non-Nuclear):
Licensing and Permitting
- Development of plant construction permit reports
- Development of environmental reports
- Development of briefings
- Permit integration
- Vendor evaluation, control and interface
System Design
- Power plant equipment specification development
- Vendor technology assessments and recommendation
- Feasibility studies
- Crane and equipment evaluations
- Procurement services
- Power plant design
- Project design and coordination for multi-discipline design changes and modifications
- Review of design change packages, field changes, drawing changes, and regulatory documents
- System engineering
- Development of design criteria, design basis, technical studies, and process flow diagrams
- Development of design/construction schedules and cost estimates
- Design and engineering of all balance-of-plant systems
- Design and engineering of HVAC systems
- Design and engineering of above ground & underground storage tanks
- Design and engineering of monorail systems
- Design and engineering of fire protection
- Design and engineering instruments and controls
- Design and engineering of Electrical
- Design and engineering of Facility
- Design and engineering of civil structures
- Performance of environmental and industry effects studies
Quality Assurance
- QA/QC and procurement services
- Quality control engineering
- Procedure development & training
Other ACI Services
- Conduct site walk down and evaluation of existing facilities
- System retrofit, on-site examination of existing equipment, and identification of interfaces
- Cost studies for nuclear and fossil power plants
- Technical support for rate case testimony
- Startup engineering
- Component & System Program development
Component evaluation
Due diligence documentation - Procedure development (author, sponsor, verification) for system operation, maintenance, testing and administrative processes
- Contingency planning
Business restart program development
Electrical generation & distribution system restoration - Construction management and engineering support