Mauro Burgio

The clue is in the name.

Rail: Automated Infrastructure Design.(RAID) for Network Rail.. ‘Delivery’.

covers the new models and ways of working required to leverage the benefits of construction Platforms..The link from ‘Spatial Analysis’ to ‘Delivery’ is through accredited supply chain partners.The common standards referred to earlier will enable a more stable, engaged supply chain.

Rather than dealing with a huge volume of project-specific information and having to identify those parts which are ‘cut and paste’ requirements vs. those which are bespoke, supply chains could be working with a much smaller number of requirements, used at scale.This would enable partners to develop highly repeatable solutions and have them tested or certified or have themselves accredited and ‘pre-qualified’ to meet certain standards, making the entire procurement process more straightforward.. ‘Delivery’.

is also linked to ‘Digital Tools’ though a digital marketplace which is very much the missing piece of the puzzle.

However, with the likes of the Hub’s Defining the Need workstream and with a number of digital configurators in use, we are starting to put the enablers in place to facilitate this.. Can we look to digital marketplaces that already exist?.The non-safety related systems for different reactors have strong similarities and can be standardised across different reactor technologies.. A key driver for cost and duration of projects is the complexity of design, construction, and approval process for safety related systems.

Traditionally, custom-designed nuclear grade facilities enclose a mixture of safety-critical, safety-supporting and other systems.Our approach is to separate out these systems and then standardise and optimise them as much as possible..

Replacing coal: process.simplification and standardisation.