Using the project integrated management methodology to enhance the development, viability and sustainability of the SA PBMR and PWR component manufacturing sector

The South African (SA) utility company Eskom is planning to install additional 20 GWe of nuclear power plant (NPP) capacity i.e. between 2008 and 2025. Of the aforementioned installed capacity, 4 GWe will be from the PBMR generation IV high temperature gas reactors and 16 GWe will be from the advanced generation III+ pressurized water reactors (PWR) supplied by AREVA or Westinghouse. The SA government requires that the aforementioned nuclear projects must include knowledge and technology transfer which will be used to develop viable and sustainable SA nuclear industry. This research paper explores and demonstrates how the PMBOK project integration management methodology can be utilized to enhance the viability and sustainability of the localized technologies. Various technology localization or indigenization aspects such as R&D, engineering, operation and maintenance are considered in supporting the sustainability of the manufacturing sector. The project integration management model developed and presented in this research paper is used to integrate the aforementioned project life cycle phases to enable the development of a globally competitive nuclear component manufacturing sector.