Power Generation

Nuclear

Noise Control Solutions for Nuclear Power Generation

Nuclear power plants generate power without combustion but still rely on large rotating and auxiliary equipment that requires acoustic solutions across the balance of plant. Steam turbines, cooling systems, electrical equipment and building ventilation all contribute to the noise a site releases to its surroundings, and each is treated with products sized to the specific equipment and layout of the facility.

Conventional nuclear plants produce noise across the entire balance of plant, from steam turbines and generators to cooling water systems, switchgear and auxiliary building ventilation.

SMRs share the same balance of plant noise sources at a smaller physical footprint and are often located closer to industrial or grid-edge customers, which can tighten site-boundary noise requirements even as the equipment itself is scaled down.

Power Generation SOLUTIONS

Burgess-Manning Industrial Noise Control Solutions

Vent Silencer

Sparger being built on manufacturing floor.

Inline Diffuser/Sparger

Commissioning silencer outside of industrial building.

Comissioning Silencer

Acoustic generator enclosures with exhaust silencers.

Acoustic Enclosures

Acoustic building attached to an industrial facility.

Acoustic Buildings

Interior of a switchgear room lined with switchgear cabinets.

Switchgear rooms

Inertial filter louver panels installed along a building exterior

Ventilation Solutions

Acoustic louvres on a rooftop plant enclosure.

Acoustic Louvers