Engineering Design Consultants

Richard Lowery Senior Mechanical Engineer pdf Profile Richard has worked in the Nuclear industry for over 9 years, predominately in a consulting role on the Sellafield site. He has had exposure to a wide range of projects; from complex analysis of structures & components to providing solutions to challenging problems. Richard has experience in all stages of the design process from optioneering to detailed design, particularly familiar with the Front End Loading (FEL) design process. He currently leads a team of Engineers at the Atkins office, Rotherham. Key Experience Mechanical Engineering Finite Element Analysis Leading teams of Engineers Working through FEL process to deliver design solutions Developing Designs through optioneering to implementation Project Planning and Management Profession Mechanical Engineering Project Engineer Joined Atkins January 2001 Nationality British Qualifications BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering Professional Associations CEng MIMechE

Experience with Atkins, Rotherham (2009 - Present)

• Leading a team of approximately 15 engineers to deliver mechanical handling solutions within the clients new experimental facility.
• Responsible for developing approximately £2.5 million of design from the conceptual phase to full manufacturing detail.
• Work involves overseeing production of technical documentation / drawings, liaising / managing multi discipline design team across various UK locations, chairing / presenting at regular client design reviews and monitoring cost and programme.

Experience with Atkins Ltd, Whitehaven (2001 – 2009)

• As part of a Joint Venture team to deliver a £14 million refurbishment of an existing facility to allow solid waste retrieval from a legacy pond.
• Responsible for the detail design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of a predominately mechanical concept design from the client.
• Work involved overseeing the production of documentation / drawings, managing of sub-contractors to NEC 3, ensuring the design met current standards / legislation, arranging and chairing design reviews and monitoring for cost and programme.

• Lead a team to provide an installation and operation solution to allow the isolation of a redundant sludge line within a congested highly active area.
• As Lead Mechanical Engineer this involved leading a design team to produce drawings, outline installation method statements, risk assessments, chair weekly reviews, present at design reviews / HAZOP’s and monitoring cost and programme.

• Seconded into the clients Export team to develop a concept design that allowed solid waste retrieval from a legacy pond.
• Developed the design from FEL 1 (Feasibility Study) to FEL 3 (Mature single option) gate.
• Work involved optioneering studies, attending design reviews / HAZOPs, supervising a team of engineers and draughtspersons to produce design proposal drawings / mechanical handling drawings / general arrangements and specifications.

• Seconded into the clients Export team to investigate methods and possible techniques to survey and remove sludge from a cell import / export ramp.
• Work involved researching available technologies and past experience, producing a specification, arranging and facilitating an optioneering study and production of a summary report detailing the preferred solution.

• Seconded into the clients Ponds area team to develop the detailed design of a replacement level monitoring system.
• Work involved production of detail drawings, design justification report, specification, CDM related documentation and answering technical queries during installation.

• To maintain the water level within the legacy pond there is a series of pipework to allow additional water to flow away, damage to this pipework could result in a discharge of pond liquor.
• Using Abaqus we constructed a model of a section of the pipework, analysed it to determine what impact it could withstand, validated the model and produced a report detailing the finding and methods of protecting the pipework.

• As part of the decommissioning of this legacy building within the Sellafield site there was a requirement to make a number of penetrations within the structure. Used STAAD pro to construct a FE model of the structure to confirm the load path, validated the results and produce a report to recommend the optimum position for the penetrations.

• To allow the movement of radioactive materials on the Dounreay site, the operators have to ensure that the Flask containing the material is securely restrained to the transporter.
• We were required to substantiate this arrangement. Work involved producing calculations, code checking against BS 2573 and producing a report summarise the finding and any recommendations.

• Assessment of various new / existing mechanical and civil structures against relevant British and International codes
• Validated them by the construction of Finite Element Models, using various packages, then produced a report of the findings and recommended potential improvements.

• Sep-08 - Nuclear Safety Case, Atkins
• Nov-07 - Fundamentals of Seismic Design, Atkins
• Nov-06 - Nuclear Lifting, IMechE
• Nov-05 - The Commercial Engineer, Hawksmere
• Jun-03 - Introduction to Commercial Skills, Atkins
• May-02 - STAAD Pro Training, STAAD