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Pictured L-R: Roger Turner & Bruce Sherratt
April 2013Issue 05
BBrruuccee SShheerrrraatttt rreettiirreessaafftteerr 4400 yyeeaarrss’’ sseerrvviicceeOne of Capula’s longest serving members of staff has
retired after more than 40 years of service.
Bruce Sherratt joined the company in July 1972 and
retired this week following a rousing send off from
friends and colleagues past and present.
In accepting gifts from the company and colleagues
in recognition of his achievement, Bruce said: “Working
for Capula has taken me all over the world. I am proud
of what Capula has achieved and the reputation it
enjoys in its industries, and am honoured to have
worked with the many colleagues and friends that make
the company what it is – this is what makes the
difference for me.”
Bruce joined Capula in 1972 after graduating from
North Staffordshire Polytechnic with a first class degree
in Electrical Engineering and was soon promoted to the
role of Senior Engineer where he was responsible for the
full implementation of developments and customer
projects from inception to final commissioning.
In 1979 he became Capula’s Quality Assurance
Manager and was responsible for the management and
implementation of the company’s quality management
system, ensuring client requirements are fully satisfied
while international system standards are complied with.
After formally qualifying in Safety, Health and
Environmental Management in 2006, Bruce took up the
role of Health & Safety Manager for Capula, acting as
the focal point for all issues both in-house and on
customer sites while also playing an active role as a
member of the North Staffordshire Health & Safety
Group Executive Committee.
Bruce and wife Shirley now plan to relocate to
Buckingham to be closer to their grandchildren.
Capula would like to place on record its sincerest
thanks for Bruce’s dedicated service throughout his
career and wish him a happy and relaxing retirement.
Chief Executive Roger Turner said: “Bruce has been a
cornerstone of the business throughout his career with
Capula, always in the right place at the right time to help
others. We wish him every success in his future years.”
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training and development of our workforce to the
standards required by the nuclear industry in the UK.
After joining the National Skills Academy for
Nuclear in January, we are currently in the process
of integrating new methods into our existing
training and development programme.
Nuclear Services Director Alex Moore, pictured
below with National Skills Academy’s Julie Maykels,
said: “It is crucial to Capula’s continued success in this
industry that we demonstrate both capability and
experience in key areas. The training standards of
the Skills Academy help us achieve that.”
Capula has been commended by Sellafield Limited following the successful
completion of a contract to upgrade a number of PLCs within the Magnox East
River project area of the client’s Cumbria site. We replaced a total of 13
Modicon 684 PLCs which had reached their end of life with Rockwell
ControlLogix PLCs.
The contract was delivered in two phases – firstly to document what already
existed for each system and secondly to take those results and produce the
replacement code and finally build the cubicles. This involved creating a
simulation model at our secure facility in Stone and replicating how the real plant
behaves and then running the old and new systems together in parallel to
demonstrate the new system’s capabilities.
The level of confidence the client took from this was considerable, to the
extent that Sellafield plans to disseminate the learning from the project through
their PES Centre as good practice.
Paul Shallcross, MER CE&I Responsible Engineer for Sellafield Limited, said:
“The first PLC was successfully installed on time without any issues, which has
been recognised with the company as a major achievement.”
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Capula is celebrating after being recognised in this year’s
Sentinel Business Awards, which gathered influential
leaders from a range of industries at the King’s Hall in
Stoke-on-Trent to reward excellence among the region's
workforce. It was the biggest in its history with around
130 submissions from a broad range of entrants.
Capula was named as a runner-up in the SScciieennccee iinn
BBuussiinneessss category alongside The Green Electrician Group
and eventual winners Wells Plastics.
“We’re thrilled to have been recognised in this year’s
Awards and offer our congratulations to the fellow
nominees and winners for their success,” said Marketing
Manager Steve Braund, “We are proud of our local
Staffordshire heritage at Capula and it was pleasing to
see so many companies we enjoy good links with also
winning or being nominated for awards – together we
are working hard to make a real difference to the
region’s economy.”
Sentinel Editor-in-Chief Mike Sassi said: “The Awards,
now in its 18th year, goes from strength to strength and
the quality of this year’s entries was exceptional. The
judges really had their work cut-out and all of the
companies who made the shortlist deserve huge credit
for being outstanding examples of innovation,
endeavour and skill in their respective fields.”
Picture courtesy of StaffordshireSentinel News & Media
The Nuclear Institute North West branch’s series of
lectures for 2013 - sponsored by Capula Nuclear - got
off to an excellent start with three highly
informative events at The Centre, Birchwood Park,
Warrington.
The first, delivered by Francis Livens (Research
Director of the Dalton Nuclear Institute) in January
talked about The Committee on Radioactive Waste
Management (CoRWM) and its Role in Managing
Radioactive Waste Safely.
The second was given by David Watson (Project
Director GDA for the Office of Nuclear Regulation)
in February on the Regulation of Nuclear New Build.
March saw David Riley of URENCO ChemPlants
Ltd talk about the Tails Management Facility at
Capenhurst.
The next lecture in the series has been confirmed:
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NNuucclleeaarr PPoowweerr PPllaannttss.. Chris Squires (EDF Energy) and
Tom Lambkin (Atkins). Manchester University.
As the leading gold sponsor of these events,
Capula Nuclear is proud to support these valuable
sessions.
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CCaappuullaa hhoonnoouurreedd aatt BBuussiinneessss AAwwaarrddss
SSuuppppoorrttiinngg llooccaall ffooooddbbaannkk iinniittiiaattiivveeCapula staff have raided their kitchen cupboards for
non-perishable food items to donate to the Stoke-on-
Trent foodbank, part of The Trussell Trust’s foodbank
network.
Foodbanks provide a minimum of three days
emergency food and support to people experiencing
crisis in the UK.
Capula staff at our Stone headquarters donated a
variety of items, including sugar, soup, pasta sauces,
tomatoes, cereals, tea bags and tinned meat, fish and
vegetables to create a number of food boxes collected
by St Dominic’s Priory School in Stone.
“Supporting our local community is very important
to us at Capula,” said Chief Executive Roger Turner, “and
in these difficult economic times, the foodbank network
provides a valuable service to those who need it the
most – we are pleased to support this initiative.”
Judy Dunk of St Dominic’s Priory School said: “Myself
and the students at St Dominic’s Priory School in Stone
have been working with the Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
from its inception at the beginning of 2012. We have
found the whole experience inspirational and it has
given the students an appreciation of the issues that
have arisen from our current economic climate.”
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A new strategy published by the UK government sets
out plans to maximise opportunities for economic
growth in the nuclear energy sector home and abroad.
A joint statement by the UK's business secretary
Vince Cable and energy secretary Ed Davey, the
industrial strategy document entitled TThhee UUKK''ss NNuucclleeaarr
FFuuttuurree is the latest stage in plans to publish strategies
for eleven key sectors. It sets out the government's
"clear expectation that nuclear will play a significant
role in the UK energy mix in the future" and outlines
the government's plans to align the UK as a leading civil
nuclear energy nation.
A key commitment is £15 million to establish a new
National Nuclear Users Facility for universities and
companies doing nuclear technology research, with
centres at the National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield,
the Culham Centre for Fusion Technology and the
University of Manchester's Dalton Cumbrian facility. £18
million of support is to be awarded to 35 nuclear
research and development projects, while £12.5 million
is committed to the UK's decision to join the Jules
Horowitz Test Reactor Program. Future reactor designs
and their fuel cycles will be kept under review.
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A landmark study has put the figure of 1.84 million on
the number of lives saved by the worldwide use of
nuclear power instead of fossil fuels. The report co-
authored by former NASA scientist James Hansen
presents a dramatic new case for nuclear energy.
It takes historic generation data from the nuclear
sector and estimating emissions from fossil fuels that
would likely have met the equivalent generation if
nuclear had not been used. Nuclear plants with poorer
performance below 65% capacity factor were swapped
for gas generation while higher performers were
swapped for coal, which worked out as a mix of 95%
coal and 5% gas replacing nuclear.
The results projected total emissions that would
have probably led to the deaths of 1.84 million people
between 1971 and 2009 based on average mortality
estimates from fossil combustion pollution. This is
probably an underestimate, said Hansen and co-author
Pushker Kharecha, noting that the life-cycle mortality
estimates are the biggest source of uncertainty in the
report.
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The generic design assessment for Hitachi-GE's
Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) has begun
with the signing of agreements by the company and UK
nuclear regulators.
The agreements follow a January 2013 request by
then-UK energy minister John Hayes for the Office for
Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency
to conduct the GDA process for the ABWR, which
Horizon Nuclear Power is proposing to build at two UK
sites. The signature of a formal charging agreement
and regulatory nuclear interface protocol by the
regulators and the reactor vendor mean that the
process can now begin in earnest.
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CCAAPPUULLAA PPRRAAIISSEEDD FFOORR SSAAFFEETTYY PPEERRFFOORRMMAANNCCEE
Capula has been singled out for “outstanding safety
performance” at Liverpool Bulk Terminal by our client,
Hargreaves Industrial Services Engineering Solutions.
We were engaged by Hargreaves Industrial Services
earlier this year to implement a new control system at
Liverpool Port for E.ON’s new biomass bulk fuel terminal,
with our scope of work covering control system designs,
cable designs, cubicle manufacture, software
configuration, works testing, partial site installation and
commissioning of the new control system.
In March, the site reached a milestone achievement
of 150,000 hours accident free, described by Hargreaves
Industrial Services’ Managing Director Julie Haynes as
“truly remarkable”. She went on to say that “Achieving
such standards is the result of Capula’s commitment,
dedication and the effort by everyone involved.”
Capula’s Chief Executive, Roger Turner, said: “This is
a great accolade from Hargreaves Industrial Services
which speaks highly of the standards Capula continues
to strive for in project delivery. We look forward
to continuing our involvement and sustaining this level
of performance.”
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Babcock Communications has agreed a four year
extension of Capula’s support contract for the Broadcast
Control System Woofferton in Ludlow.
Woofferton transmitting station is a shortwave
broadcasting site, originally built by the BBC during
World War II to house additional shortwave (HF)
broadcasting transmitters. Following privatisation of the
BBC’s transmitting facilities in the 1990s, the site was sold
to Merlin Communications which was later acquired by
VT Communications who commissioned Capula to
replace the broadcast control system in 2008.
Babcock Communications then acquired VT
Communications in 2010 and now own and operate
global broadcast infrastructure that transmits over 1,000
hours of short- and medium-wave broadcasts every day,
linking broadcasters to their audiences worldwide.
Capula’s support contract allows for a faster response
to non-forecasted issues that could affect the operation
of the control system, increasing the overall
performance and uptime of the system as a result.
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CCUUBBIICCLLEE TTEESSTT FFAACCIILLIITTYY
Capula are providing control cubicles for Alstom’s new
on-site test facility. This project is the latest project
Capula have worked on with Alstom as part of our on-
going relationship with the leading global provider of
power transmission and smart grid technology.
Completion of this project means Alstom will have a
world leading facility in their Grid sector in Stafford from
which to test and support their HVDC and FACTS
Systems. This is particularly advantageous to Alstom with
their work on projects overseas, for which Capula has
provided cubicles over the past four years.
“The installation of this facility allows Capula to
improve upon the already high level of support we
provide to Alstom Grid on some high profile cubicle
build projects,” said Chris Conn, Transmission &
Distribution Manager for Capula, “Alstom will be able
to conduct system tests from Stafford prior to shipping
and installing overseas, resulting in time and cost
savings.”
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Capula has successfully completed and delivered the
stand-alone phase of UK Power Networks’ Distribution
Network Visibility project (covering the London area)
and won a contract for the third and final phase.
The purpose of the £2.9m project, funded by the Low
Carbon Networks Fund (a £500m fund set up by Ofgem),
is to develop a smart central repository for data from
existing operational and business systems which can
then be combined, transformed and visualised to
provide greater understanding and insight into
interactions across the network.
Capula has developed a software tool to interface
with the central data repository based on the OSIsoft PI
System and implemented a series of models, analytical
approaches and visualisation solutions which allow raw
data to be turned into meaningful operational
information.
The third phase – integration – will see Capula
deliver improvements including new functionalities and
visualisations that will help UK Power Networks better
understand the condition of its distribution network.
“The Distribution Network Visibility project is a
significant one,” said Capula’s Business Development
Director Simon Coombs, “We are moving ever closer to
the implementation of smart grids in the UK and the
experience we have gained in this field has enabled us to
play a pivotal role in this landmark programme of work.”
WWhhaatt eellssee iiss hhaappppeenniinngg aatt CCaappuullaa??
WWhhaatt wwaass tthhee llaasstt ffiillmm yyoouu ssaaww??
Django Unchained – textbook Tarantino!
WWhhaatt aarree yyoouurr ppeettss ccaalllleedd??
I used to have a lodger who was barely
house-trained, but no pets otherwise.
WWhhaatt wwaass tthhee llaasstt bbaanndd yyoouu ssaaww lliivvee??
An Australian band called Karnivool –
they were outstanding.
WWhheerree ddoo yyoouu ggoo ttoo rreellaaxx??
I’m at my happiest when I’m at a gig
being deafened by loud guitars.
WWhhaatt rreeaaddiinngg mmaatteerriiaall ddoo yyoouu ggoo ffoorr
wwhheenn yyoouu ggeett aa ffeeww mmiinnuutteess??
Marketing Week or The Marketer. That
or the pizza delivery menu!
WWhhaatt’’ss tthhee ffiirrsstt tthhiinngg yyoouu wwoouulldd ddoo iiff
yyoouu wweerree PPrriimmee MMiinniisstteerr??
Lower fuel prices and increase the
amount of spending in arts & culture.
WWhhaatt’’ss yyoouurr bbiiggggeesstt ccllaaiimm ttoo ffaammee??
I used to be in a band called VERT – we
got signed and have a record (‘Accepting
Denial’) still available in the shops (hint
hint!). I’ve also worked as stage crew for
several high profile bands around the UK.
WWhhaatt hhaass bbeeeenn tthhee ssccaarriieesstt tthhiinngg ttoo
hhaappppeenn ttoo yyoouu iinn yyoouurr lliiffee??
I was on a very turbulent flight from
Atlanta to Florida a few years ago that
was far from comfortable, and haven’t
been the best flyer ever since.
AArree yyoouu aa ggoooodd ddaanncceerr??
I’d like to say I’m bang average, but even
that would be an overstatement.
WWhhaatt ddoo yyoouu mmiissss mmoosstt aabboouutt bbeeiinngg aa
kkiidd??
Playing Treasure Island Dizzy on my ZX
Spectrum +2.
WWhhaatt wwaass yyoouurr ffaavvoouurriittee TTVV sshhooww aass aa
cchhiilldd??
Either Knightmare, The Mysterious Cities
of Gold or Transformers.
WWhhoo wwaass yyoouurr cceelleebbrriittyy ccrruusshh wwhheenn
yyoouu wweerree yyoouunnggeerr??
Pamela Anderson was hard to ignore
while growing up in the mid-nineties.
BBeesstt aaddvviiccee yyoouu’’vvee eevveerr bbeeeenn ggiivveenn??
“It isn’t a sin to take off your skin and
dance in your bones”. In other words, it’s
ok to be yourself.
WWhhaatt aarree yyoouu lliikkee aatt tthhee ddeennttiissttss??
Put it this way – if I could grit my teeth
throughout then I
would!
NNeexxtt iissssuuee
JJooaannnnee LLiitttt
GGeettttiinngg ttoo kknnooww yyoouu......This issue: SStteevvee BBrraauunndd, Marketing Manager based in Stone
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Capula Nuclear • Beacon House • Stone Business Park • Stone • Staffordshire • ST15 0NN • T: 01785 827000 • W: www.capulanuclear.co.uk
NNEEWW AAPPPPOOIINNTTMMEENNTTSS Capula remains
committed to recruiting suitably
qualified and experienced (SQEP)
staff - particularly for our work in the
nuclear industry. We are therefore
pleased to welcome a number of new
faces to the company:
Scott Phillips joins the company as a
Lead Engineer based in our dedicated
secure facility at Beacon House, while
Matthew Rowland also takes up a
position as an Engineer on Nuclear
projects and Ryan Scott joins our
Westlakes office in Cumbria as a
Trainee Engineer after completing A
Levels in Electronics, IT & Psychology.
CCOONNGGRRAATTUULLAATTIIOONNSS to Capula
colleagues and partners Leo Wheeler
(Graduate Engineer) and Rebecca
Heron (Project Administrator) - both
of Stone office - on the birth of their
first child, George, who was born on
Sunday 3 February weighing in at 7lb
7oz.
FFIIRRSSTT AAIIDD TTRRAAIINNIINNGG The following
individuals recently completed first
aid training at Capula’s head office:
Lee Hancock, Jim Taylor, Ben White,
Iain Cameron, Krzysztof Kozlowski,
Tracey Francis, Rachael Francis, Mark
Wingate-Marsh, Lee Carter, and
Richard Berwick.
IINN BBRRIIEEFF CCAAPPTTIIOONN
The winning suggestion for last issue’s competition came from Miles Kitchener, Capula’s Human Resources Manager at our head
office in Stone: ““IItt wwaass JJaaddee,, iinn ppaarrttiiccuullaarr,, wwhhoo aallwwaayyss ttooookk hheerr ccaakkee--gguuaarrddiinngg dduuttiieess vveerryy sseerriioouussllyy..””
Steve Braund
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