F AST , CAREFUL AND SAFE: A NUCLEAR CRANE MODERNIZA TION IN RECORD TIME Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant in Oak Harbor, Ohio. CONTAINMENT AREA CREATES COMPLICATIONS FirstEnergy Corporation’s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, uses a polar crane to lift the reactor head off the domed circular containment building every 18 months. FirstEnergy decided to replace the conductor bar for the polar crane after they noticed degraded and hanging conductor bar insulation. To replace the conductor bar, a large scope of work needed to be done within a 4-day window and all parts, tools, insulation and ladders and scaffolding would have to be set up at the job site prior to tag out. What’s more, special tools and skills were required at ins

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