Addressing Industry Challenges
Managing a nuclear facility presents a multitude of challenges, especially in maintaining a skilled workforce. This task becomes even more daunting with a changing workforce, the complexities of knowledge transfer, a competitive labor market, and the increasing demand for qualified nuclear workers due to the expansion of nuclear energy. To overcome these challenges, innovative solutions and new operational approaches are required.
Holistic Solutions from Westinghouse
Westinghouse leverages its expertise, technology, and industry knowledge to offer comprehensive solutions that empower utilities for long-term success. By combining talent and digital transformation solutions, Westinghouse provides a range of services tailored to enhance training, provide staffing solutions, optimize performance and reliability, and deliver cutting-edge simulation and control room solutions. These integrated resources not only result in cost reductions but also facilitate improved knowledge transfer by engaging with modern learning styles and addressing the growing need for skilled resources.
Training Excellence
Westinghouse's training solutions are designed to bridge skills gaps effectively and efficiently. These solutions incorporate simulation, training materials, and platforms to enhance the training experience through innovative delivery models. The training content is aligned with various accreditations for plant operators, engineers, chemists, maintenance personnel, radiation protection specialists, and more. Clients benefit from a customized adaptive business model and access to professional certified instructors at reduced costs, leading to improved training outcomes and significant cost savings.
Simulation & Control Rooms Advancements
Westinghouse offers comprehensive services for simulator operations, management, and maintenance, as well as simulator development and modernization. The company also provides engineering support, digital twin technologies, control room design, and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) roadmaps. With dedicated licensing support and consultancy, Westinghouse ensures 24/7 availability for preventative maintenance, emergency support, and documentation traceability, ultimately optimizing efficiency and long-term return on investment.
Innovative Staffing & Outsourcing Solutions
Westinghouse offers flexible staffing and outsourcing models to meet the dynamic skill requirements of utilities. By identifying specific worker skill profiles that align with utility needs, the company delivers responsive solutions for talent acquisition and provides professional and technical staffing services. Additionally, Westinghouse offers managed staffing programs, vendor-on-premise solutions, supplier management, direct placement services, outsourced recruitment, and retiree support, catering to a wide range of staffing requirements.
Digital Optimization for Enhanced Performance
Drawing on deep operational knowledge and advanced internal resources, Westinghouse offers digital optimization services that enable smarter decision-making through data analytics and strategic insights. These services encompass plant reliability, resource and process efficiency, and plant performance enhancements. By focusing on obsolescence management, equipment reliability, part availability, inventory management, and process digitization, Westinghouse's digital optimization solutions minimize outages, reduce costs, increase energy output, and streamline operational processes.