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Please briefly explain your role, involvement, and experience with regards to the management of ageing nuclear assets
Neil Arthur (NA): I am Maintenance Strategy Lead at Harbour Energy with over 30 years’ experience in Asset Management, Maintenance and Integrity in the Energy and Maritime industries, responsibility for developing and implementing asset management strategies and plans with a specific interest in the use of condition monitoring and condition-based maintenance as part of an integrated approach to asset care.
What is the top challenge facing your industry at present?
Management of ageing assets and their integrity in a changing economic environment, especially assets operating beyond original design life
How would you say your industry has evolved over the past two years?
NA: Evolution has been necessary to adapt to the changing economic landscape and, where practical and beneficial, incorporate new tools and techniques such as AI and ML.
What developments are going on in your industry that may have an impact on the development of future approaches to nuclear asset management and decommissioning?
NA: Incorporation of new tools and techniques utilising AI and ML.
What will you be presenting at the ‘Managing Ageing Nuclear Assets and Decommissioning’ conference and how will this benefit participants?
NA: Managing Ageing Offshore Assets and Asset Life Extension – providing real-life examples from the offshore oil and gas industry to provide cross industry learnings
Which other speakers and presentations are you looking forward to hearing at the forthcoming seminar?
NA: Several!
- Ageing Assets Strategic Decision Making - AWE
- Developing and Implementing a Dedicated Asset Management Process for the Management of Ageing Assets in a Nuclear Decommissioning Context – A Case Study Example - Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- Asset Management: Human Factors and Associated Safety Cases
Working with Asset Integrity Concerns - Office for Nuclear Regulation
- ‘Keeping the lights on’ – Long Term I&C A&O support to the UK’s AGR fleet - Ultra Nuclear
Why is it important for engineers and industry to come together at this event and share best practice?
NA: There are opportunities to learn from others in the industry and outside our industry and sharing best practices.
The Managing Ageing Nuclear Assets and Decommissioning conference will take place on 22-23 May 2024 at the Emirates Stadium, Manchester.
Bringing together the foremost site holders and experts together with the industry regulators, the conference is a key forum to address both the challenges of maintaining asset integrity beyond intended lifecycle and the process of decommissioning.
Presentations include input from Office for Nuclear Regulation, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield, Harbour Energy, Sellafield, AWE, UKAEA, Cavendish Nuclear and more.
For full details and to register to join, please visit the event website.