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Nuclear A new era of prominence in energy policy?

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Nuclear: shaping the world’s energy future

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The repercussions from the Fukushima disaster have shaken the nuclear industry, but the sector could grow by 70% in the next 20 years, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Managing Editor Phil Toohey Global Director, Marketing and Research

Produced by WorleyParsons Global Marketing and Research Group, Australia

Contact Information www.worleyparsons.com poweron@worleyparsons.com

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A smarter future: starts with Smart Grids: Currently, the largest spending on smart technologies is for smart meters and grids, but what does a smart energy future hold?

Issue 1 April 2012

p.10 Lighting up Vietnam: Thai Binh 2 Vietnam has witnessed enormous growth over the past 30 years and now WorleyParsons is helping design a thermo power plant that will provide more than 6.7 billion kilowatts annually to the national grid.

Also... p.4 Power awards

New contracts ‫سفؤشقفىخؤ صثنمنص‬

p.5 The culture of safety

Everyday, WorleyParsons people

drive millions of kilometres, so

getting road safety right is a priority

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Green Grids

The big challenge for wind is innovation and connection to the grid

p.18 Celebrating enduring

partnerships: our 20 year

relationship with TVA

Realizing greater value

p.20 Sharing knowledge

Research by WorleyParsons reveals

CCGT plants can achieve future efficiencies

p.22 Office Intel

News from our international offices

Chris Ashton’s message

WorleyParsons can trace its power industry roots to Charles T. Main and Gilbert and Commonwealth in the USA and John Thompson, SECVI and Burmot in Australia. In 2005 our Asian presence was boosted by the acquisition of Development Resources Pte Ltd (DRPL), the energy consultancy arm of Singapore Power.

Today, WorleyParsons assists power industry leaders in every region around the globe and has been instrumental over the past 100 years in the development of generating facilities that now make up the power industry.

Welcome to the first edition of PowerOn! This newsmagazine is designed to disseminate expertise and project intelligence, and we trust it will prove to be an invaluable information source.

Our debut feature story discusses the future of nuclear power generation in light of the incident at Fukushima and explores the path forward one year on. Djurica Tankosic, WorleyParsons Global Director of Nuclear, also offers some thoughtful answers to some of the questions on everyone’s minds.

As economic and social development, especially in developing countries, create larger demands for energy, major resource owners need contractors willing to deploy their expertise to establish genuine local capability.

Vietnam’s Thai Binh 2 coal project, shown on pages 10 and 11, is featured as an example of how WorleyParsons is investing in the development and strengthening of Vietnam’s technical skill base.

On the other hand, WorleyParsons’ experience in developed economies such as the United States, Europe and Australia, suggests that the door has opened to greater opportunities for work from existing asset portfolios, as our customers scale up to deliver optimization and expansion programs. We are currently supporting a range of customers in addressing the challenges associated with maintenance, outages and project services. The story celebrating our twenty year service relationship with the Tennessee Valley Authority highlights our team’s ability to deliver industry-best practices and achieve an exemplary safety record.

Wishing you all the best for 2012,

Chris Ashton

Managing Director Power

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Power awards: Boosting output at SEC power plant Saudi Arabia

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has awarded WorleyParsons Arabia an owner’s engineer and program management contracting services contract for a PP-10 power plant conversion project - simple cycle to combined cycle conversion. The project requires a high level of coordination with the existing simple cycle power plant, which has 40 gas turbines and must continue operation to meet the national demand for electricity, that is expected to double within the next ten years. At peak we will have about 60 personnel in the field and in Riyadh SEC offices providing design review, construction supervision, commissioning support, performance testing and warranty period support services. Personnel in our Khobar and Reading offices will execute the project.

Five year nuclear services contract OPG has awarded WorleyParsons a five year owner support services contract for the Darlington Canada Refurbishment Program, one of the largest nuclear projects underway globally. The station, 70 km east of Toronto, has four units with a total output of 3,512 megawatts and is one of the first nuclear stations to be certified under the tough ISO 14001 environmental standards. We will provide a range of support services in scoping, planning and contracting by providing complete oversight of the EPC contracts, and augment OPG’s existing project staff through site secondments. We will also assume responsibility for key activities associated with project management, quality assurance, technical, procurement and construction management services.

a snapshot of WorleyParsons’ new power contracts around the world O&M contract extention

Transfield Worley Power Services Pty Limited (TWPS), a joint venture between Transfield Services and Australia WorleyParsons, has renewed its contract with Verve Energy to conduct operation and maintenance of the Collie Power Station, located in Western Australia, for a further six years. TWPS has a long and established relationship with Verve Energy dating from 2001. With a 340 megawatt capacity, Collie Power Station is the biggest single generating unit in Verve Energy’s portfolio. The plant’s coal is mined locally and transported on overland conveyor from the nearby Collie mines, using one million tonnes of coal a year. Under the contract TWPS provides full asset management services for the power station including routine operations.

Consulting and engineering services award for thermo InterRAO-WorleyParsons, a joint venture of WorleyParsons and Inter RAO UES, has been awarded a Bankable Feasibility Study to evaluate the technical and economic viability of converting coal to high value chemical products for a large coal producer in Russia. The project will be managed by the joint venture and executed by WorleyParsons Reading and Houston offices. The project team will undertake detailed assessment of a coal-to-methanol and derivatives facility on the basis of by product coal produced by the mine. For many of the technologies this will represent the first application within the Russian Fed eration which has taken action to develop its abundant coal resources to prepare for the anticipated transition from oil and gas raw material base to alternative sources.

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American Electric Power awards AQC Projects

Hydro agreement in Peru CNEC WorleyParsons has signed an agreement with Odebrecht Peru Energy to be the Owner’s Engineer during construction of the Chaglla Hydroelectric Power Plant, in Peru.

The plant, to be built on the Huallaga River, will have an installed capacity of 406 megawatts. When ready, it will be the second largest hydroelectric power plant in Peru, contributing to increase the participation of renewable sources in the Peruvian energy matrix. The investment of more than USD1 billion involves the construction of a 202 metre high concrete faced rock-fill dam and a headrace tunnel extending for almost 15 kilometres. It is estimated that 2,000 members will be required at the construction sites at the peak of the work.

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A concerted team effort by WorleyParsons’ Power staff with American Electric Power (AEP) has resulted in several new awards for conceptual engineering and design and feasibility studies. AEP, one of the largest utilities in United States, has a generating capacity of nearly 39,000 MW, managing more than USD 50 billion in assets. Key to these awards was the successful completion of a Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) project at AEP’s Mountaineer plant — the project team was able to provide several cost saving ideas that “added value” to AEP. These projects are a part of AEP’s environmental improvement program—an estimated USD 6-7 billion systemwide capital investment between now and 2020—necessitated

by US EPA emission reduction regulations.

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Culture of safety

Milestones The following exceptional safety accomplishments demonstrate how we uphold our core value of ‘Zero Harm’: 1. GUBMK is celebrating a 75% reduction in the number of recordable injuries, and a 50% reduction in the number of first aid injuries since 2007. GUBMK has completed 4.5 million craft hours worked in fossil modifications without a Lost Workday Case. This is an exceptional safety achievement indicative of the dedication, planning and management of the joint venture partners.

Marian McLean, Group HSE Director

WorleyParsons has implemented a company-wide focus on road safety as part of our relentless pursuit of ‘Zero Harm’.

Last year we banned mobile phone usage whilst driving; this includes the use of hands free devices. In addition, we are now a signatory to the first ever Global Road Safety Commitment.

The Global Road Safety Commitment is a document that has been authored by the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration ‘Work Related Road Safety Working Group’.

Its purpose is to help organisations develop a systematic approach to manage the key risks arising from road transport, thereby contributing to successful road safety outcomes.

Work related traffic is a significant component of the traffic stream worldwide. In many countries, almost 30% of all fatal road traffic crashes are estimated to be work related.

By signing the document WorleyParsons pledges to work towards zero deaths and zero severe injuries as a result of our operations.

The improved safety performance can be attributed, in part, to the formation of the Tri-Lateral Safety Alliance (TLSA) in 2007 by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). TLSA is a partnership among TVA, the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council (TVTLC) and TVA’s partner contractors working together, where all employees take ownership of safety to achieve zero incident performance. Human performance processes were also implemented in 2011 to enhance and revise the existing safety behavior observation processes and employee training.

2. WorleyParsons’ operations and maintenance crews working on a chilled water and cogeneration facility system for the University of California in Los Angeles have achieved 114,552 man hours without a recordable accident.

3. WorleyParsons’ as Owner’s Engineer for the design, construction and commissioning of 2 x 1000 megawatt units for a nuclear power plant in Belene, Bulgaria has achieved 1.36 million man hours without a Lost Workday Case.

“Arriving safely is everyone’s business”, says Marian McLean, Group HSE Director.

“Programs and policies to promote safe driving behaviors ensure that work related driving takes place under the safest possible conditions.”

By making a commitment an organization can positively influence one or more of the ‘Five Pillars’ outlined in the ‘Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety’. The United Nations decade was launched by the UN General Assembly in May 2011 to lower the number of road fatalities worldwide.

Governments, international agencies, civil society organisations and private companies are participating.

The overall framework of activities centres on: (1) building road safety management capacity; (2) improving the safety of road infrastructure and broader transport networks; (3) further developing the safety of vehicles; (4) enhancing the behaviour of road users; and (5) improving post-crash care.

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Green Grids: the answer is blowin’ in the wind!

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For more information, please contact:

Paul Ebert Global Lead, Renewable Energy +61 2 4985 0013 paul.ebert@worleyparsons.com or your local contact at WorleyParsons.

Large scale renewable energy facilities are viewed as part of our energy future, but siting these projects and connecting them to our grids is a key challenge facing the industry.

Australia is a large continent, and it has a correspondingly wide range of climates. The weather can range from below zero temperatures in the Snowy Mountains to intolerable heat in the north west. Australia’s large wind resources, for example, exist mainly on the south and west facing coasts. The Eyre Peninsula in South Australia is one of these areas.

Covering an area roughly the size of Ireland, the Eyre Peninsula is on the fringe of the existing Australian electricity network and, with just over 50,000 people, is sparsely populated.

In a project known as the Green Grid Study, WorleyParsons teamed up with financial firm Macquarie Capital Advisors and legal firm Baker & McKenzie to examine the business case behind large scale grid investment to unlock the renewable energy potential of the Eyre Peninsula.

The study, funded by the South Australian Government, focused on planned regulatory changes by the Australian Energy Market Commission aimed at providing a network framework under which such regions could be unlocked, as well as the value of the energy generated which would be traded on the Australian Electricity Market.

The study initially focused on what renewable energy resources were available, eventually concentrating entirely on the wind energy potential as this was seen as the most likely near term deployment prospect in terms of its excellent wind resource, generated price and technical maturity.

WorleyParsons undertook all technical components of the study.

This covered quantifying what the wind energy potential was across the region, involving geographic information system analysis using sophisticated mapping across such constraints as social, wind resource, engineering, land use and tenure. An enormous wind energy potential was uncovered - more than 10,000 megawatts of commercial prospects with commercial capacity factors (>35%) - which were eventually consolidated into the most prospective four “zones� of 1000 megawatts.

We then designed and optimised a transmission network solution to unlock these zones, including the integration into the existing grid. It was an exhaustive exercise involving static and dynamic analysis across a wide range of solutions, including significant augmentation of the existing network up to 1000 kilometers away from the Eyre Peninsula into other States of Australia. Our analysis considered a wide range of solutions, including energy storage and very long HVDC connections, but eventually established and costed almost 1000 kilometers of new 500 kilovolts transmission assets.

Macquarie Capital Advisors were able to use this information to develop and present a business case behind such grid investment within the regulatory bounds assessed by Baker & McKenzie, with the result a positive one for 2000 megawatts of wind farm development on the Eyre Peninsula.

This result indicates that under certain regulatory and resource conditions the strategic investment in purpose designed transmission solutions to unlock the best renewable resources is a better alternative than more organic renewable energy growth.

Further, the study shows the important interplay between regulation, technical issues and commercial imperatives that are just part of the renewable energy challenge.

The search is now on for the right business structure to see the much needed future Green Grid concept for clean, renewable resources such as solar and wind power move into greater deployment, the ultimate end game of such work.

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There is much more to a grid than just poles, boxes and wires.

A grid is a carefully balanced network of interconnected generating sources and transmission through to customers.

Today modern society has come to rely on grids for reliable, reasonably priced power.

But now, the ‘dumb’ power grid is set to get ‘smart’. Smart Grids add intelligence and sensing to existing grids to provide for real time monitoring of the network and its components with the ability to automatically respond to changing conditions. The idea itself is not new, but now Smart Grids are possible because of the overlay of information technology communications infrastructure on the grid.

The back bone of the Smart Grid is the initial roll out of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and improvements to distribution system monitoring and control. With knowledge accessed through AMI, energy suppliers and consumers are able to influence consumption patterns from their improved understanding of the nature of loads and costs.

Smart Grid technology is also set to play a role in many off-grid or isolated grid applications such as encountered in remote communities, developing economies, resource developments and island situations. Typically these cases have constraints in electrical supplies, fuel logistics or variable renewable energy resources and Smart Grids will assist in resolving these constraints and enable more to be done with less.

For example, WorleyParsons is working with Silver Spring Networks in an initiative aimed at enhancing power supplies to isolated Australian aboriginal communities. We are targeting the development of alternative solar energy based power supplies with energy storage using Smart Grid technologies to monitor and manage the systems. This will improve the reliability of supply and counter the costs and logistical problems associated with fuel and transport logistics for their existing, diesel based generation.

Smart Grids can also support many of these changes that are occurring in traditional electricity networks such as increasing levels of renewable and distributed generation and looking to the future the growth of energy storage and electric vehicles. The changes will increase the complexity in management of electricity networks and Smart Grids will play an important role in the seamless control of the sources of energy and loading to maintain and improve the reliability and quality of supply to customers.

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A benefit from the Smart Grid is that the efficient management of energy consumption and network loading will impact on the need for building new power plants and network capacity. This is optimizing the utilization of existing generation and network assets in an environment of aging infrastructure and expenditure constraints in some markets. This is the case in many western economies with little or modest load growth projections.

The situation in many developing economies is a stark contrast.

China, as an example, is heavily increasing investment in Smart Grids because of its looming energy requirement which is predicted to double over the following decade and Smart Grid technologies will play an important role in managing the energy growth and optimizing the expenditure on generation and networks. Two other major emerging markets, India and Brazil, have announced major Smart Grid initiatives commencing with smart meter roll-outs. France, Germany, Spain and the UK are the leading European countries in terms of investment in Smart Grid infrastructure, while Japan and South Korea are also employing Smart Grid proposals.

But, according to WorleyParsons’ Rod Touzel, Global Director Power Networks, “No two Smart Grid projects are the same with drivers varying from market to market and within markets. The integration of renewable energy into supply systems in large scale projects, such as the Green Grid Study (on page 6), or in the smaller scale projects, such as distributed photo voltaics, provides challenges. Different challenges arise in applying Smart Grids to resource industry projects. With the wide variety of applications emerging we think this as ‘Smart Energy’ rather than Smart Grid.

Rod is in no doubt as to the importance of Smart Energy. “The smart meter that many of us see as domestic consumers has monitoring benefits at a household level but it is only a small part of the Smart Energy evolution.

“At WorleyParsons we see Smart Energy as a game changer, so we’re focused on continually improving how power is generated, delivered and consumed to make sure that we are part of this ‘smart’ transformation.

“For us, Smart Grids will impact on all participants in the industry, not just the transmission and distribution network owners. It will impact on conventional and renewable generation providers, energy retailers, energy traders, regulators, third party service providers and customers large and small as well as underpinning our ‘smart cities’ of the future.”

For more information, please contact:

Rod Touzel Global Director, Power Networks +61 3 8676 3701 rod.touzel@worleyparsons.com or your local contact at WorleyParsons.

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Lighting up Vietnam: Thai Binh 2 The Vietnamese government has plans to encourage new investment by upgrading and expanding current coal production and increasing exploitation by 50% to 60 million tons by 2025.

Overview The Thai Binh Power Centre in the northern Thai Thuy district of Thai Binh province, which will comprise Thai Binh thermal power plants 1 and 2, is a good example of this commitment. The Thai Binh 2 thermal power plant consists of two 600 megawatt units that will have a total capacity of 1200 megawatts. These units will use the coal sources of Hon Gai (Quang Ninh) with the consumption of over three million tons a year and the cooling water source of the Tra Ly River.

Thai Binh 2 The Thai Binh 2 thermal power plant is being developed by Vietnam’s state oil and gas group Petrovietnam (PVN), which currently generates around 13% of the country’s power capacity. It is a greenfield project using pulverised coal fueled boilers powering conventional steam turbine generators, with modern pollution control technology that makes this project environmentally compliant to Vietnamese and international emissions standards. With an investment capital of some USD1.2 billion the plant is estimated to provide 7.8 billion kilowatt hours to the national grid annually, once operational in 2015.

WorleyParsons’ strategy Following our work in the FEED phase for Thai Binh 2, WorleyParsons was appointed as a technical consultant to PetroVietnam Construction (PVC), a subsidiary of PVN, for the final design, procurement, construction and commissioning phases of the Thai Binh 2 project.

Our strategy is to staff this project with two teams. The first team is responsible for Project Management Services and is working at the job site in Vietnam. This team works directly in PVC offices to provide detailed guidance and supervision of local personnel for the procurement, construction, and commissioning phases of the project. The team is made up of field personnel, handpicked via a global recruitment effort that has resulted in the establishment of an international power personnel database.

As a result, we are able to draw on this database at any time, for any of our WorleyParsons’ customers.

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Thai Binh 2 - model representation

The second team, focused on Detailed Engineering and Design, is located in our USA office in Reading, Pennsylvania. This team led the initial FEED studies in a consortium with several Vietnamese firms and will prepare major engineering packages and provide interface engineering.

Both teams have drawn on expertise from our network of offices around the globe working to develop key procurement packages, including from our Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Oman and Chattanooga offices with specialist geotechnical expertise sought from our personnel in Melbourne, Australia.

The outcome The Thai Binh 2 thermal power plant is vital for the province’s socioeconomic development strategy and the country’s common development plan. It will help Vietnam increase its energy capacity and provide an important long term source of power for its 87 million people, many of whom work in the nation’s industrial, agricultural and service sectors and have struggled over previous years with power blackouts that have hurt industry and exports.

Thai Binh 2: our team on site Gerry Hart, Project Manager - “For the last 35 years I have worked in and out of Asia on various power generation projects. During this time I have seen many countries start with small internationally financed power projects, and build power infrastructure to meet their nation’s growing energy demands. Vietnam is following the economic growth pattern and I am pleased that I can participate in the expansion of their power supply.”

Paul Jackson, Technical Lead/Engineering Manager - ”There are three major aspects of my work in this assignment. I coordinate and monitor the technical equipment and design, ensuring discipline and project design reviews occur regularly to maintain quality. I act as a focal point for technical communications for the customer, constructor, and suppliers. This includes liaising with our experts in the USA and those in the field. Technically, I organize engineering disciplines and advise and train PVC, and I monitor the design documentation for approval. The experience in working with PVC to develop a trusting relationship has been rewarding.”

Mike Hannon, Balance of Plant Lead - “I am responsible for the management of balance of plant systems such as water treatment, materials handling, cooling systems, piping, tanks, fuel oil systems, waste water, fire protection and dust collection. I find the challenge of working in Vietnam and dealing with multinational consortiums for engineering, procurement and construction incredibly interesting.”

Martin Reid, Civil Lead - “My position is occupied in sharing the extensive power plant knowledge of our team with PVC’s young team of engineers on best solutions for the soil improvement, geotechnical procedures and foundation design and construction. It is a challenging but rewarding experience.”

Vince Ellis, Turbine Lead - “My job is to assist with the selection of power island packages and provide answers to inquiries about the boiler, steam turbine, generator, water steam cycle systems. The goal is to provide PVC with a power plant installation that will help to meet Vietnam’s fast rise in energy demand.”

Chuck Merroth, Structural Lead -“My role is to work with PVC engineers on design, fabrication and construction activities relating to structural engineering. Of particular interest to me is the design of a temporary jetty for the offloading of 70 tonne plus equipment and the design of the permanent jetties where coal, limestone and oil from river barges will be unloaded. Every day I become more familiar with PVC personnel as we progress further along the project path.”

WorleyParsons and Petrovietnam Power Corporation playing a game of soccer

Rick Dunn, International Bidding Manager - “In my role I draw heavily on WorleyParsons international (best) practice for procurement. In today’s economy, cost saving and prudent capital investments are important as we strive to assist PVC in their efforts to ‘close’ the Power Island contract. The challenge of working with my Vietnamese colleagues, who are new to this field, often prompts me to examine why we perform tasks the way that we do, in order to fully explain the activity to someone that has never done it before.”

Robert Harris, International Contracts Manager - “My brief is to assist and provide guidance and expertise to PVC on contractual matters across a wide range of local and international contractors whilst considering differing local and cultural expectations. The diversity of these aspects is one of the most challenging aspects of the work in remote Vietnam.”

In the top row L-R Paul Jackson and Gerry Hart. 2nd Row (up) from L-R Robert Harris and Chuck Merroth. Front row L- R Martin Reid, Vince Ellis, Restituto Musngi, Mike Hannon (in background) and Rick Dunn.

Restie Musngi, Project Controls Manager - “I am responsible for planning and scheduling, estimating, risk and change management, business process compliance and the delivery of progress reports to PVC. Customer management, integration and interface for WorleyParsons are also important focus responsibilities for me.”

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WorleyParsons’ Global Nuclear Group think nuclear energy remains a key option for securing a supply of carbon free baseload electricity.

Nuclear energy today The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) indicates that 437 operating nuclear power reactors currently provide nearly 14 per cent of the world’s energy needs. With 63 units under construction, 174 in planning, and massive programs for lifetime extensions for existing plants, this trend accounts for the so called “nuclear renaissance”.

While the Fukushima event and global financial crisis have resulted in a reassessment of plans within the nuclear industry, all indications are that nuclear power continues to be a viable path to resolve international energy challenges, such as growing electricity demand, climate change and oil shortages.

For the first time in 34 years, the USA has issued a license for new nuclear power plants. China, too, is expected to shortly resume new nuclear energy projects. In fact, the World Energy Council report, ‘World Energy Perspective: Nuclear Energy One Year After Fukushima’ finds that in 2012 many nations will start new nuclear energy projects.

Lessons learned from Fukushima The impact of Fukushima may take many years to fully assess, but we are already witnessing tighter safety regulations and requirements for more advanced safety systems.

In particular, the Fukushima event refocused the nuclear industry on the provision of safer design, operational and organizational measures for ‘surviving’ severe natural events.

The unprecedented safety reviews are not only the catalyst for regulatory reform but have resulted in more stringent siting requirements for new build nuclear power plants and enhanced plant design features for new and existing nuclear plants.

As a result, we are seeing the virtual elimination of the supply of Generation II reactor facilities on the market. There is now a higher demand for plants with double containment, passive safety features and plants that can demonstrate not only the safety within their design basis, but also adequate emergency preparedness and management of the consequences of extreme events.

In terms of existing plants, costs for some are likely to rise, mainly due to the need for additional safety measures. For others - some older Generation II units - the outcome of the safety reviews may be a permanent shut down due to safety or economic reasons.

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Nuclear:

shaping the world’s energy future

Energetic investment: how Jordan is securing its future

Context Jordan imports about 95% of its energy needs. Its planned nuclear program seeks to meet the country’s increasing demand for energy and reduce its dependence on imported oil. As a country with abundant uranium and limited water resources, a nuclear program also has the potential to provide power to desalinate water and help reduce chronic water shortages.

Deliverables In 2009 WorleyParsons was appointed as the technical adviser responsible for technology assessment for Jordan’s first nuclear plant. Since then, we have conducted a preliminary feasibility and financial assessment and provided assistance in the tender for selection of the plant reactor technology and the investor. In addition, we have provided advice on how to structure the Jordan electric utility company that will own and operate the plant.

We have also advised on regulatory and safety issues related to the long term nuclear fuel strategy, regulations/instructions on site selection, spent fuel, radioactive waste, environmental and emergency planning. The solution will be the foundation upon which Jordan can administer its proposed fleet of four nuclear reactors with the potential to provide 60% of the country’s needs by 2035. And the benefits extend further – to creating thousands of Jordanian jobs, saving the treasury billions, building industrial, technological and educational infrastructure and acquiring local specialized technical knowledge.

Comment “A key aspect of our work is having a detailed knowledge of all nuclear technologies available in the market and the ability to make a thorough substantiated analysis of their compliance with the current safety standards and Jordan’s specific needs. We are proud that our firm, which has aided in the construction of 16 nuclear reactors in the USA, Europe and Asia, has remained technology neutral, and ensures an unbiased selection process based on the proven expertise of our Global Nuclear Group.”

Djurica Tankosic, Global Director, Nuclear Nuclear: shaping the world’s energy future PowerOn

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New nuclear ambitions: an important step for Turkey

Nuclear new build WorleyParsons is active in advising customers in the area of developing new nuclear programs and plants. Our customer base spans countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa and includes nations new to nuclear such as Egypt, Jordan and Turkey.

Whether it is a nuclear new build within an existing nuclear regulatory framework or the introduction of nuclear generation to a country without nuclear history, considerations include matters such as bid development and contracts, financial structuring, licensing and permitting procedures, as well as issues related to the national capacity and infrastructure, resulting in lead times that can take many years.

Site preparation for Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant

Context Turkey has one of the highest yearly increases in energy demand in the world, and there is an immediate need to address its energy security. As a result, a project company Akkuyu NGS Elektrik Üretim Anonim Sirketi was established by the governments of Turkey and Russia to implement an ambitious USD20 billion project for construction of Turkey’s first nuclear plant on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Deliverables A key aspect of our consultancy services during the preconstruction phase of the 4800 megawatt plant has involved evaluation of the site characterization and hazards, analysis of the compliance of the regulatory base of the design with Turkish and IAEA requirements for nuclear energy; support in the process of review of the preliminary safety analysis report; licensing/permitting support for the project activities, as well as development of an environmental impact assessment and support in its approval process.

Comment “We are proud that we have met the very tight schedule and helped the client achieve the crucial requirement set in the Intergovernmental agreement – submittal by December 2011 of an application for all documents, permits, licenses and approvals necessary for the plant’s construction. This project further solidifies WorleyParsons’ position as a most knowledgeable Western company when it comes to grasping the intricacies and specifics of WWER technology.” Venetka Tzocheva, Nuclear Project Lead.

“This project further solidifies WorleyParsons’ position as a most knowledgeable Western company...”

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In the crucial early stages, the siting and the assessment of the technology is a key challenge. By employing a “technology agnostic” consultant new build customers will ensure they receive unbiased technology advice. WorleyParsons technology neutral approach means that we have intimate knowledge of all technologies available on the market, including those belonging to Generation III and III+ reactors. These reactors have passive safety systems, rely on natural convection and gravity and function without operator control despite any loss of auxiliary power, in order to avoid accidents in the event of breakdown.

With the longer plant operation (60 years) for the most recent Gen III reactors, decision making involves a massive transfer of knowledge, information and data for the entire life cycle of a nuclear power plant up to its decommissioning, in order to best maximise the benefit for generations to come.

In the USA, the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor is the only Generation III+ reactor to receive design certification from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and to be currently under construction. WorleyParsons support for the detailed preparation of two Combined Operating License Applications (COLA) for Progress Energy’s proposed new plants, helped clear the way to build nuclear reactors with this reactor vendor technology – on an existing nuclear plant site in Shearon Harris, North Carolina and a greenfield site in Levy County Florida.

Our work involved preparation of the Environmental Report sections, Final Safety Analysis Report sections and the Technical Specification as required by the regulations, as well as variety of radiological calculations pertaining to gaseous and liquid effluents and the sites overall exclusion boundary determination.

In Illinois in the USA, on the other hand, we helped Exelon become the first company to receive an Early Site Permit under the new NRC licensing process. The 20 year permit allows Exelon to place a second nuclear reactor, an AP1000 type, at its Clinton Power Station, and ‘bank’ a site for an avenue to begin the approval process leading to construction and operation.

In Europe, the new build projects involve safety evaluation of the proposed units against Fukushima experience already at the design phase. WorleyParsons is a pioneer in performing “stress tests” for our customers of the Atomstroyexport Generation III reactor designs considered for implementation in Bulgaria, Russia and Turkey.

The stress tests use a methodology adopted by the European Commission to assess whether nuclear power stations in the European Union can safely withstand accidents and natural disasters similar to those in Japan. The reports are subjected to review by both the national regulators and international expert’s missions.

Djurica Tankosic, WorleyParsons’ President of Global Nuclear, thinks the issue post Fukushima for new builds, and also for operating plants, is primarily around ensuring the adequacy of nuclear safety provisions. “The response of WorleyParsons’ Global Nuclear Group is to keep current with the latest industry standards and to apply the highest responsibility in everything we do”.

Clinton Power Station

On the couch with Djurica Tankosic President, Global Nuclear djurica.tankosic@worleyparsons.com

Is nuclear energy economically competitive?

Nuclear energy is economically competitive with the long term costs favourable in comparison with conventional energy sources such as coal, gas, hydro and renewables. However, it is important to differentiate between capital costs and life cycle costs. The capital cost of nuclear is typically higher than the cost of building conventional power plants, but the life cycle cost of its electricity is competitive. The precise capital costs, will depend on local context, and can be reduced through ensuring projects are well managed. Waste storage and decommissioning are part of the life-cycle cost and these costs are generally funded by the proceeds generated from energy sales.

Moreover, if the social, health, safety and environmental costs are evaluated, the economics of nuclear power are outstanding.

It’s all about striking a balance between affordability, security of supply and decarbonization.

What the Fukushima event demonstrated was the cost of ignoring ‘beyond design basis’ events. One obvious outcome is a renewed focus on the primary considerations related to the management of aging and the long term safe operation of a nuclear facility.

Is nuclear affected by public sentiment?

Energy choice underscores that any future nuclear expansion will require public acceptance, although this is not likely to be uniform across countries. That’s because nuclear power is not just an energy source but it is part of a complex mix of geologic, technical, economic, political and security, environmental and social considerations and requires a large scale investment.

WorleyParsons is providing support services to operating plants in Canada, the USA, Slovenia, Sweden, Bulgaria and Armenia. In Canada, our nuclear team is supporting the owner of Darlington and Bruce Power refurbishment programs, the latter being one of the largest engineering projects in North America. Our American nuclear team also recently assisted Palo Verde in Arizona to gain a 20 year licence extension.

During its half a century development, commercial nuclear has depended on public sentiment and trust which is directly related to concern about safety. This is evident by the publics’ reaction to the Fukushima event which has generally been moderate. An important reason for that is the expeditious action taken by the nuclear industry resulting in a thorough global enquiry, sharing of best practice and swift improvements where safety and emergency planning have been inadequate.

In Europe, WorleyParsons has been involved in plant upgrades and power uprates for the Oskarshamn and Forsmark nuclear plants in Sweden. In Bulgaria, WorleyParsons provided a multiyear upgrade assistance to the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, which resulted in improved safety, equipment availability and reliability, and an expected extension of lifetime and technical performance of units 5 and 6.

How is WorleyParsons supporting the development of a safer nuclear industry?

WorleyParsons experts engaged immediately after the Fukushima event in the international evaluation by participating in IAEA missions, workshops and international work groups. In addition to our active involvement in stress test analyses, we are participating in the USA ASME Task Force on Response to the Fukushima events and the ASME Code Case SubCommittee that was formed to address hydrogen generation and mitigation. We also support the Boiling Water Reactor Owner’s Group. We believe that this universal review of safety is good news for the nuclear industry. For us safety management remains an area of intense focus. We deliver projects based on local knowledge in combination with our global capability and .apply the lessons of Fukushima to all aspects of our work.

Support services

We also recently completed two ‘stress test’ evaluation reports aimed at safety substantiation and enhancement, and have been supporting our customer in its EU reviews. In Armenia, our long standing partnership with Kozloduy has resulted in the establishment of a consortium that is currently providing services to the Metsamor nuclear plant related to qualification of unit 2 safety equipment for harsh environmental conditions.

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D4 - Deactivation, Decommissioning, Decontamination and Demolition At the end of its useful life a nuclear power station, as with all power stations will be retired. But, recent decisions by some European countries to phase out nuclear, as well as a residue of cold war weapons, means that we expect decommissioning will become a substantial and sustained market for several decades.

For a nuclear plant, the aspect that requires special attention in the D4 effort is the nuclear island, the surrounding radioactive structures as well as waste management, safety and security considerations.

Whilst industry models for planning the efficient decommissioning of a nuclear power plant continue to evolve, effective planning is a key to cost control - a critical aspect of decommissioning.

In the case of a recent decommissioning case study our customer, needed to complete decontamination and decommissioning activities for nuclear research buildings and grounds at its facilities. This effort included decommissioning several hot cells located in a radiochemical laboratory where they could be safely demolished and transported to an offsite disposal facility. However, the hot cell had leaked, contaminating the underlying soil to significantly high dose rate levels of 100 Sieverts per hour.

The WorleyParsons team developed a framework covering screening criteria to identify a short list of decommissioning alternatives. We identified key decisions and tasks, established ordered relationships and dependencies between the key decisions and tasks and identified the specialized disciplines required to support the decision methodology.

As a result, we provided our customer with the opportunity to substantially lower both the cost and risk of the decommissioning process being used to support the conceptual design of the hot cell decontamination and site remediation.

The nature of this high priority and regulatory driven D4 work plays to WorleyParsons strengths in mega project PMC and EPCM. It is synergistic with WorleyParsons’ nuclear technology capability and its water, air and environmental expertise.

For more information, please contact:

Bill Bailey Global Lead, D4 +1 509 946 2093 bill.b.bailey@worleyparsons.com or your local contact at WorleyParsons.

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SUPERmodel: does in a minute what can take months!

The SUPERmodel enables teams to do in minutes what formerly took months of effort by large (>30 person) teams and, at the same time, money and reduce risk

Context Oak Ridge in Tennessee became known as ‘the city behind the fence’ when it was the location where uranium was enriched for the Manhattan Project - the massive USA government operation that developed the atomic bomb.

Two of the major facilities,Y-12 and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), are comprised of specialized nuclear and non-nuclear operating and legacy facilities and have significant hazardous contamination challenges. Estimates for the environmental cleanup currently range from 30-50 years and up to USD8 billion.

Deliverables WorleyParsons was engaged to support the development of an integrated plan to prioritize and optimize the sequence and schedule of the different cleanup projects, based on major technical risk and funding profiles, whilst ensuring the facility operations are maintained in a compliant and safe manner. We assessed 782 projects - 440 facility decommissioning projects, 320 environmental remediation units, and more than 16 reconfiguration, modernization, and construction projects.

The technical evaluation process and methodology is captured in a tool that we developed called Sequencing Unit Prioritization Estimating Risk model, SUPERmodel. It provides objective, repeatable, and optimized results whilst considering major risk parameters for environmental, safety and health, program, economic, security and waste management implications. The SUPERmodel was first conceived in a less advanced format for sequencing projects in a closure plan at the Savannah River Site, a nuclear reservation built during the 1950s.

Comment “The result is that major sites, and companies, can now perform long range planning of decommissioning projects using our SUPERmodel tool. This enables the adjustment of priorities, budgets, start and finish dates, and other risk parameters to assess the impacts of these adjustments on project schedules.

“The SUPERmodel enables teams to do in minutes what formerly took months of effort by large (>30 person) teams and, at the same time, save money and reduce risk.” Jerel Nelson, Business Development Executive.

For more information, please contact:

Jerel Nelson Business Development Director - Restoration +1 416 402 5893 jerel.nelson@worleyparsons.com or your local contact at WorleyParsons.

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For more information, please contact:

Harry Sauer Power Director, USA and Caribbean +1 770 463 2474 harry.sauer@worleyparsons.com or your local contact at WorleyParsons.

The three joint venture partners operate as an integrated team on all tasks and projects, blending best practices, lessons learned, and project tools to achieve TVA’s business goals and mission.

Partnering responsibilities extend not only to the three joint venture partners, but also to other TVA partner contractors.

WorleyParsons has been helping The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to increase its fleet efficiency and availability, and manage craft to meet its variable work load for over two decades.

GUBMK’s service provision to TVA

About TVA

GUBMK and TVA - proud to celebrate a 20 year anniversary

TVA is one of the largest producers of electricity in the USA. It supplies over 34,000 megawatts of generating capacity to the Tennessee Valley region, and provides electricity to more than nine million people in seven states. TVA’s fleet of facilities includes 11 coal powered plants, 29 hydroelectric dams, three nuclear power plants, nine combustion turbine plants, three gas fueled combined cycle plants, 16 solar energy sites and one wind energy site.

GUBMK Back in the early 1990s, WorleyParsons sponsored the formation of GUBMK Constructors; a USA based joint venture between WorleyParsons, Williams Plant Services and URS Energy and Construction. GUBMK is dedicated to providing services for TVA’s modification and maintenance construction needs.

The goal was to create a partnership that could build on WorleyParsons’ strong engineering services relationship with TVA, combined with the outage and construction capability of the GUBMK partners, to support a long term mutually beneficial relationship with TVA.

GUBMK plans and executes coal fired and hydroelectric plant outages including capital and supplemental maintenance work, non-outage capital, and supplemental work across TVA’s coal fired, hydroelectric and gas fired fleet. GUBMK also supports TVA’s Power Services Shop and non-generating dams. Most of the work is performed as direct hire construction and ranges in size from small tasks to multi capital project outages.

GUBMK’s relationship with TVA is now entering its 21st year.

Harry Sauer, WorleyParsons’ Power Director, USA and Caribbean believes this is a testament to the performance of GUBMK and the unwavering commitment of the three partners and TVA to continuous improvement.

“TVA‘s and GUBMK’s dedication to early planning, definition of project scope and detailed planning of the work has been key to the success of our partnership. As a result, outages and projects are consistently completed on or ahead of schedule, within budget, and with predictable return to service of the generation units.

“Safety performance is also of utmost importance to the partnership. Our safety performance is better than the industry standard due to implementing a behaviour based integrated process that engages employees across TVA, the construction trades, subcontractors and GUBMK, and leadership and supervision of all partner members. Another key achievement in this relationship has been the creation and retention of local jobs and GUBMK’s investment in the local community.

“I firmly believe that continued success lies ahead of us, and just as many outstanding and interesting projects.”

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Celebrating enduring partnerships: our 20 year relationship with TVA

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Sharing knowledge Our customers depend on us for current technical knowledge. This section of our magazine establishes a body of innovation around up-to-date sector topics and new practices.

Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Plants Investment in power infrastructure in developed markets continues to focus on asset management, optimization, energy efficiency, environmental compliance and alternative energy solutions.

In developing markets, investment in gas-fired CCGT plants is being driven by strong growth in electricity demand.

In some countries, where the carbon tax is non-existent or low, current technology with coal fired generation is still expected to dominate the electricity market. But where there is a high carbon tax, coal is likely to be uncompetitive due to its greater carbon footprint. Whilst renewables will make up part of the solution, as will nuclear, many countries - where availability is not an issue, are turning to gas due to its significantly lower carbon footprint.

Combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) generation, is therefore likely to expand greatly worldwide in the short to medium term.

The market preference for CCGT can be explained mainly by relatively low capital costs, flexibility in operation, lower emissions and water consumption, high reliability without complexity, short delivery time, early commissioning and commercial operation and fast starting and loading characteristics. It represents a tried and tested technology and with CO2 emissions around half of those of a black coal generator. Stable and lower natural gas prices and better availability also add to its attractiveness and favour much higher capacity factors for CCGT plants in many countries.

WorleyParsons’ veteran Engineering Technical Director Kajal Mukherjee, who spoke at the recent Combined Cycle Users Group Conference in Texas, USA, is firmly of the view that a shift from coal fired power to gas burning supply over the next 20-25 years is a constant discussion point in energy circles. New natural gas resources and stable gas prices in the USA will continue to support generation capacity addition for combined cycle plants and will increase the capacity factor for existing and new CCGT plants.

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Kajal points out that based on a recent US Department of Energy/ Energy Information Administration study, the installed cost of a simple cycle advanced gas turbine was the least expensive of 22 alternatives, coming in at just under USD700 per kilowatt. The installed cost of advanced pulverized coal with carbon capture and storage and nuclear energy on the other hand were midrange with costs of about USD5,100 per kilowatt and USD5,300 per kilowatt, respectively.

But, where water availability and use in the power generation is a major concern, the conventional F-class combined cycle burning natural gas offers the lowest consumption at 3.3 gallons per minute per megawatt net. This compares favourably with water consumption for a subcritical pulverized coal fired plant which is more than twice and nearly five times this amount (with carbon capture and storage).

The gas turbine OEMs are striving to make the gas turbines more efficient by incorporating known and new technologies. Since the gas turbine is the ‘master’ in a combined cycle plant, it plays the most important role in efficiency improvement.

According to Kajal, focus on optimizing plant performance rather than component performance is key as whilst the individual impacts may not seem significant, in combination they can provide genuine performance improvements. “Efficiency is an important element in the profitability and ecological impact of a combined cycle power plant,” he says.

“ Caution is key when conducting design work, and keep close coordination with equipment vendors to ensure commercial availability and maturity of the proposed design options.”

Kajal Mukherje , Engineering Technical Director “Economic and market volatility mean that companies need to weigh up the direction of the regulatory environment for their fuel mix. Capital cost increases are associated with most performance improvements and a cost benefit analysis is necessary. As events following the global financial crisis showed, this context can change abruptly.”

WorleyParsons is an industry leader in CCGT plant designs. The combined cycle technologies can be retrofitted into natural gas fired simple cycle turbine power plants to create more power from the same plants. Much of that additional power is carbon free and requires no additional fuel.

Our centre of excellence for gas turbine projects is in Reading, Pennsylvania. However, we have significant expertise in Australia, Singapore, Sofia, Canada, China and the Middle East. Additionally WorleyParsons currently operates and maintains several plants in the USA and Australia.

Case study A typical 600 megawatt, 2 x 1 F-class combined cycle plant with a 50 Btu/per kilowatt an hour improvement in net plant heat rate (higher heating value basis) annually results in: 1. Reduced fuel consumption by 135,000 million Btu 2. CO2 emissions reduced by over 8000 tons 3. Fuel cost reduced by about USD690,000 Note: assume operation for 6000 hours, 92% plant availability, USD5 per MMBtu natural gas, and CO2 emissions of 810 a pound per megawatt net.

For more information, please contact:

Kajal Mukherjee Engineering Technical Director +1 610 855 2632 kajal.mukherjee@worleyparsons.com or your local contact at WorleyParsons.

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Office intel:

news in brief from our offices around the world

Racing with the sun ARA WorleyParsons has participated in the first solar powered vehicle race in Latin America, The Atacama Solar Challenge 2011. We sponsored a Chilean team Solinvictus, and its vehicle named “Barracuda”. The race consisted of two categories, “Desafío Solar Atacama” for cars powered only by solar technology and the “Solar Route”, for vehicles powered by solar energy and human traction (solar tricycles), including our Barracuda.

It was originally planned to evaluate the participants through solar human energy control boxes, which measure resistance against the highest solar radiation levels in the world. However, a hiccup with the technology meant that the winner was awarded best pedalling efforts. Barracuda came in at seventh place after travelling 1,060 kilometers over three intense days of competition!

GTC names WorleyParsons’ Mike DeLallo as Chairman

World gasification capacity is projected to grow by more than 70% by 2015.

Most of that growth will occur in Asia, with China expected to achieve the most rapid growth.

WorleyParsons congratulates Michael DeLallo, Vice President and Director of Global Power Select and Advanced Coal, on his election to serve as Chairman of the Board of the Gasification Technology Council (GTC).

The GTC promotes a better understanding of the role gasification can play in providing the power, chemical and refining industries with economically competitive and environmentally conscious technology options to produce electricity, fuels and chemicals. Membership includes global leaders in the energy and resources markets, many of whom are WorleyParsons customers and partners such as GE, ConocoPhillips, Siemens, Duke Energy, Peabody Energy, Shell and TVA.

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WorleyParsons China WorleyParsons China, the largest international engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) service provider in China, has changed its name from MaisonWorleyParsons.

Karl Qui President, WorleyParsons China

“Our China operations combine local excellence of service with international strength by maintaining the depth, quality “WorleyParsons has been and scale of resources necessary successfully operating in China for over 12 years to meet our customers’ needs no and the rename signals matter where they are located” our ability to handle larger, said Karl Qiu, President of more complex projects. Our WorleyParsons China. strategic focus is to promote our China based operation The new name symbolises the to a wider audience.” strategic importance of the

Chinese market to WorleyParsons global operations. With seven strategically located offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Nanjing, Shenyang, Chengdu, Shenzhen and Hong Kong (Evans & Peck), WorleyParsons China has 2500 personnel.

New Coal Power Execution Center (CPEC) in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the new home of our CPEC. Already we have number professionals engaged with our CPEC team who are working closely with our coal experts in Australia and the United States to ensure our technology transfer Throughout much of the and quality standards are instilled Asian region, the use of coal for power generation is across the new CPEC organization. forecast to increase steadily The CPEC will focus on lender and over the next 5-10 years owners engineer’s work, FEED as additional coal fired studies, design programs and plants will be built. With the EPCM projects. abundance of economically available coal in the region we expect coal to be the preferred choice in the region to meet growing energy requirements and achieve more balanced energy mixes.

Recent project awards include acting as the Independent Engineer for Tenaga Nasional Berhad, the largest power company in Southeast Asia, and as Lenders Engineer for Malaysia’s Manjung 4 Coal Project.

Recent appointments

“With the abundance of economically availability coal in the region new coal fired projects will continue to be the preferred choice in the Asia region.”

Mark Hunt General Manager, Malaysia Coal Power Execution Centre (CPEC)

Lynn Rubow Power, Director, West Europe and Sub Saharan Africa

Mark Hunt is responsible for the development and management of our newly established CPEC based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mark has over 25 years business experience in global power and industrial sectors with specific expertise in the Asian markets focused on business development, engineering, project management and corporate development. He has held positions as Global Group Manager, Country Executive and Managing Director with such firms as GE Energy, Burns and Roe and Fluor international.

Lynn Rubow, based in London, has served 39 years in the power industry and 34 years with WorleyParsons. Lynn has completed international assignments in 26 countries in Europe, Africa, Eurasia, and Latin America over the last 20 years, including the previous five years in the Sofia, Bulgaria Power Hub. He has worked closely with the engineering experts and business development groups of all WorleyParsons power hubs and other business sectors.

“Western Europe and Sub Saharan Africa is a rapidly expanding and highly strategic area, as a number of countries in this region seek to satisfy their energy demands.”

Mark has resided Asia for more than 20 years with tenures in Singapore, Ulan Bator, Bangkok, Sydney and Hong Kong during his professional career.

Richard E Brown Vice President, USAC National Power Networks Strategy Director

Robert Seay Director, USAC Fossil Improve

WorleyParsons’ Improve offering focuses on existing plant operations, delivery of major projects, upgrades, improvements and maintenance projects to sustain assets and improvement to our customers’ business performance.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Robert (Bob) Seay to the newly created role of Vice President, National Director, USAC Fossil Improve. Bob will lead the development of our Fossil Improve service line in the USA and the Caribbean.

Bob brings a depth of electric utility management and power plant operations background from the customer’s perspective. He has been responsible for the development and execution of Fossil Improve in Eastern Operations since joining WorleyParsons in 2008.

With mechanical engineering and business management degrees, Lynn has a strong background in both technical and commercial sides of the power business including all aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution as well as experience in risk assessment; economic/ financial analysis/structuring; market analysis; and contract development/ management.

Richard is an internationally recognized expert in power network reliability, asset management and smart grid applications.

He has published, presented and taught extensively on these topics and is the author of two books ‘Electric Power Distribution Reliability’ and ‘Business Essentials for Utility Engineers’.

Richard’s role is to provide leadership in the development and implementation of a national power networks growth strategy. His responsibilities include supporting the development of new lines of business, strengthening existing ones, assisting in building and sustaining effective customer relationships, development of alliances and the identification and evaluation of potential acquisitions.

Richard was previously the Senior Vice President of Operations for Quanta Technology, a power networks consulting company, where he was a founding member and responsible for strategy and operations. Prior to Quanta, Richard was the Vice President of Asset Management at KEMA. Richard has BSEE, MSEE, PhD and MBA degrees, is a Fellow of the IEEE and is a Registered Professional Engineer.

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Power n USA and Caribbean Harry Sauer Power Director

E: harry.sauer@worleyparsons.com Canada Dave Parsons Power Director

E: david.parsons@worleyparsons.com Western Europe and Sub Saharan Africa Lynn Rubow Power Director

E: lynn.rubow@worleyparsons.com Eastern Europe Marko Jurkovic Power Director

E: marko.jurkovic@worleyparsons.com Asia and China Dave Maslin Power Director

E: dave.maslin@worleyparsons.com Middle East, North Africa and India Krish Iyer Power Director

E: krishnaswamy.iyer@worleyparsons.com Australia and New Zealand Steve Harris Power Director

E: steve.harris@worleyparsons.com

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