1. Supplying Specialist Valves
Delivering highly engineered valves to the global nuclear industry
from a UK base
Ian Tough
Nuclear Sales & Product Manager - UK Valves
Weir Group PLC
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Presentation title - edit in the Master slide

2. The UK Nuclear Valve Industry
UK Heritage Brands

3. Modern Valve Design & Manufacture
•Heath & Safety as the #1 priority
•World class manufacturing methods
•Advanced Computer Aided Design
•Internationally recognised standards
•Strong nuclear culture
•Global sourcing & representation
Hopkinsons, Britannia Works Site, Birkby, Huddersfield, Circa. 1915
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Weir Valves & Controls UK, Britannia House, Elland, 2013

4. MSIV Case Study
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Main Steam Isolation Valve for Changjiang
Nuclear Power Plant, Hainan Island, China.
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Manufactured by Weir Valves & Controls UK
Ltd, Elland, West Yorkshire, UK.
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Rotork-Hiller Gas charged hydraulic actuator,
with fast closure of 5 seconds.
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Key benefits of UK manufacture were strong
experience base, qualified product and an
established supply chain
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Over 80% of finished components are UK
manufactured.
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Changjiang NPP, Under Construction in China
Image from inventorspot.com
Assembling the disc into the body of the MSIV at
the WVC UK facility in Elland, West Yorkshire UK

5. MSIV Case Study
Shipped to Changjiang site in 2013 after
successful performance testing at the Elland
Factory.
The final valve stood almost 5 metres tall,
weighed over 13 tonnes and was shipped with
over 100 binders of documentation.
5 An apprentice engineer preparing valve for shipment from WVC UK, 2013
MSIV Awaiting Shipment from WVC UK, 2013

6. Why choose the UK for specialist valves?
Global Reach &
International
Partnerships
Advanced R&D
Programme
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Quality, Heritage
and Experience
Excellent Safety
Performance
Stable Aftersales
Support
Industry &
Government
Partnership on
UK Nuclear
Strategy

7. Why choose the UK for specialist valves?
Global Reach &
International
Partnerships
Advanced R&D
Programme
6
Quality, Heritage
and Experience
Excellent Safety
Performance
Stable Aftersales
Support
Industry &
Government
Partnership on
UK Nuclear
Strategy