CAE Associates Company Information and Nuclear Industry Overview

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1 CAE Assciates Cmpany Infrmatin and Nuclear Industry Overview

2 Letter frm the President: Thank yu fr yur interest in Cmputer Aided Engineering Assciates (CAE Assciates) as a partner t help with yur cmpany s prject needs. I believe we are an excellent chice t supprt yur cmputer mdeling needs. Our advanced capabilities cupled with ur extremely qualified staff, extensive experience, and ur ability t listen t ur client s needs and deliver exceptinal and high quality slutins, makes us the right chice. CAE Assciates has been actively perfrming sphisticated simulatin cnsulting wrk since Our senir technical team cmbines graduate-level educatins with extensive practical engineering experience in a variety f industries. Our engineers have wrked n a large number f prjects f varying technical scpe and cmplexity. We have perfrmed detailed analysis wrk fr large crpratins such as GE Nuclear, AREVA, and Transnuclear, as well as fr ther clients in highly regulated industries, including bimedical and the U.S. gvernment/military. The cmbinatin f ur highly skilled and experienced staff, ur state f the art sftware and facilities, and ur clse relatinship with ANSYS, Inc. enable us t cmplete cmplex and challenging analyses quickly, accurately and in a cst-effective manner. We feel that CAEA is the best chice fr meeting yur bjectives. I have attached sme infrmatin which gives yu a little bit mre backgrund n ur firm. Shuld yu have any questins, please dn t hesitate t cntact us regarding yur specific needs. I lk frward t the pprtunity f cntinuing ur dialgue. Sincerely, Nichlas M. Veiks, Eng.Sc.D. President 2 P age

3 Cmpany Prfile: CAE Assciates was incrprated as an engineering cnsulting cmpany in 1981 and was chsen by ANSYS in 1985 t be ne f the riginal fur channel partners, exclusively respnsible fr ANSYS sales and htline supprt in the suthern New England, nrthern New Jersey, and New Yrk metrplitan regins. Since then, we have established a reputatin as a high-quality service prvider t many large and small crpratins. CAE Assciates prvides advanced analysis cnsulting services, ANSYS sftware sales, supprt, and training t a brad range f industries including nuclear, aerspace, autmtive, bimedical, electrnics and cnsumer prducts. Each member f ur senir technical staff has wrked in private industry prir t jining the firm and has extensive experience in a wide variety f fields, ntably: explicit transient dynamics, turb machinery, dynamics, applied mechanics, electrnic packaging, cmpsites, cntact mechanics, fracture and fatigue, impact and cntainment, cmputatinal fluid dynamics, and finite element cde develpment. CAE Assciates specializes in cmplex structural, thermal, and CFD analyses, including material nnlinearities, multi-phase flw, cmbustin, and fluid-structure interactin. We are experts in develping parametric mdels and autmated prcedures fr a brad range f applicatins. Our business philsphy is simple: Maximize the value f simulatin t ur clients by ensuring they get the best cmbinatin f sftware and services t achieve their bjectives. Prvide the highest level f expertise every step f the way t ensure a fast, successful implementatin as well as nging supprt. Prvide the highest quality services in an expeditius and prfessinal manner. We are cmpletely fcused n engineering simulatin and serve ur clients needs thrugh a cmbinatin f: Engineering analysis cnsulting services. Sales f the entire ANSYS suite f engineering sftware, including CFX and Fluent. Expert technical supprt services. Training custmized t ur clients engineering applicatins. 3 P age

4 Mentring prgrams t maximize implementatin efficiency. Our expertise in these five key areas allws us t be a full-service prvider, with capabilities t help with all facets f engineering simulatin anything frm perfrming the entire analysis urselves t prviding the sftware and teaching ur custmers hw t d it fr themselves. It als sets us apart frm ur cmpetitrs and uniquely qualifies us t wrk with yu. It is ur plicy that all engineers at CAE Assciates perfrm a cmbinatin f cnsulting, training, and ANSYS technical supprt. This serves t braden their scpe, helping them t see the big picture frm ur client s perspective. Fr ur custmers, this means that the engineers wh are training r supprting them have real-wrld practical experience with the subject matter, and thse wh are perfrming cnsulting services wrk are able draw upn varied experiences and are als able t effectively articulate their requirements and results. The inter-mixing f these disciplines, cmbined with advanced (M.S. r Ph.D.) degrees in engineering, and many years f practical experience prvides CAE Assciates with a unique cmbinatin t the ultimate benefit f ur clients. Several staff members als serve as adjunct prfessrs, teaching classes at nearby universities such as Rensselaer at Hartfrd, the University f New Haven and Fairfield University in subjects such as finite element thery and thery f plates and shells. Our capabilities have been recgnized by ANSYS, Inc. alng with many ther majr crpratins wh rely n engineering simulatin t stay ahead f the cmpetitin: CAE Assciates is a wrld leader in finite element training. In each f the past three years, we have taught ver 1600 hurs f training classes fr ver 600 engineering persnnel at varius cmpanies. ANSYS, Inc. has chsen CAE Assciates t develp a variety f training seminars which have been used t train engineers thrughut the wrld. These have included Intrductin t ANSYS, ANSYS Heat Transfer, Substructuring with ANSYS, and ANSYS fr NASTRAN Users. CAE Assciates was chsen t develp and teach a Finite Element Best Practices seminar by bth the U.S. Army Research Center and by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft. These tw seminars have evlved int the class we currently teach at ur facility as well as n-site at cmpanies thrughut the cuntry, 4 P age

5 including General Electric, Westinghuse, BAE Systems, and IBM Crpratin. CAE Assciates has develped and regularly presents ne day seminars n fracture and fatigue fr United Technlgies Crpratin. CAE Assciates has been recgnized as finite element analysis and ANSYS experts by GE. Since 1985, CAE Assciates has prvided ANSYS technical supprt and training t GE Aircraft Engines, GE Pwer Generatin, and GE Glbal Research. In 2008, CAE Assciates was chsen by GE as the exclusive prvider f ANSYS technical supprt t all f the GE divisins in Nrth America. In additin, we prvide ANSYS technical supprt and training fr almst all United Technlgies divisins, including Sikrsky Aircraft, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, Hamiltn Sundstrand, Otis Elevatr, and the United Technlgies Research Center. These cmpanies, tgether with GE, are amng the biggest users f ANSYS in the wrld. Our varied client list cnsists f ver 200 cmpanies and is cntinually grwing. In additin t thse mentined abve, sme f ur well-knwn clients include AREVA, Carrier Crpratin, Cvidien, C.R. Bard, GE, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Lckheed Martin, Mtrla, Schlumberger Research Center, Stryker, as well as varius U.S. gvernment agencies. These cmpanies are n the leading edge f simulatin and have chsen t partner with CAE Assciates t help meet their bjectives. In additin t the capabilities stated abve, we believe the fllwing items place us in a unique psitin fr meeting ur custmers high standards fr engineering analysis: All analysts are U.S. citizens. This gives us full flexibility t supprt defense and exprt-cntrlled prjects. All engineers have a Ph.D. and/r Masters degree in engineering disciplines as well as practical experience perfrming finite element analysis. Fr ur analysis activities, we use the technlgy-leading ANSYS, CFX, Fluent and LS/Dyna simulatin sftware. As ANSYS channel partners, we have direct access t ANSYS resurces in prduct develpment and can leverage their expertise and experience twards meeting ur clients bjectives. CAE Assciates has access t a wide variety f CAD sftware, including Siemens NX, Pr/ENGINEER, Mechanical Desktp, and Slidwrks. 5 P age

6 Nuclear Industry Clients: AREVA AREVA Transnuclear SGT Simpsn Gumpertz & Heger GE Nuclear Westinghuse ANATECH Crp. MPR Exeln Nuclear Industry Cnsulting and Training: Cnsulting, training, supprt, and mentring services fr AREVA since 1995 Spent nuclear fuel canister impact analyses using explicit dynamics. Perfrmed detailed stress analysis. Accelermeter, strain, and energy calculatins cmpared t established allwables Generated full calculatin packages Cask/fuel assembly drp analyses using explicit dynamics Steam generatr replacement in nuclear cntainment buildings Pre-stressed cncrete pipe break simulatin Diabl canyn independent review Cntainment ver pressurizatin Steam generatr replacement Re-prcessing building design Cling Twer Strength Evaluatin 6 P age

7 New plant design prject Mdeling & meshing guidance LOCA thermal stress analysis ANSYS scripting / autmatin Sil prperty ptimizatin Earthquake simulatin (Images curtesy f AREVA TN) 7 P age

8 CAE Assciates Quality Assurance Prgram: CAE Assciates has a quality assurance prgram that cmplies with the applicable requirements f 10CFR50 Appendix B as interpreted and amplified by ASME NQA Quality Assurance Requirements fr Nuclear Facility Applicatins" and ASME NQA-1a-2009 Addenda t ASME NQA The CAE Assciates QA Prgram als cmplies with the applicable requirements f 10CFR71 Subpart H and 10CFR72 Subpart G. CivilFEM fr ANSYS: CAE Assciates prvides ANSYS CivilFEM cnsulting and training CivilFEM fr ANSYS cmbines the wrld leading general purpse structural analysis features f ANSYS (ISO-9001) with high-end civil engineering-specific structural analysis capabilities f CivilFEM (ISO-9001). 8 P age

9 The CivilFEM NPP Mdule prvides utilities fr designing and analyzing nuclear pwer plants and facility cmpnents. Specific nuclear cde checks included in CivilFEM ACI ACI (ASME Biler & Pressure Vessel Cde Sectin III Divisin II ) ANSI AISC N ANSI AISC N (LRFD & ASD) ASME B&PV Cde Sectin III, SubSectin NF AISC ASD 9th Editin Other cdes included in CivilFEM: EUROCODES ACI Cdes 318, 349, 359 AISC cdes ASME CEB-FIP Spanish cde EHE British Standard 8110 Australian cde AS3600 Chinese cde GB50010 Brazilian cde NBR6118 AASHTO Standard Specificatins fr Highway Bridges 9 P age