VALCO GROUP

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VALCO GROUP FRANCE :

INVOLVED FROM THE BEGINING INTO THE THERMAL
AND NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM
For more than 100 years, VALCO Group France, through its two companies,
MALBRANQUE and SNRI (Brand names were SERSEG and MM), have supplied
Gate, Globe and Check valves worldwide for the thermal Power Stations.
Since 1970 when EDF and the French government launched the nuclear program, VALCO Group France, through its two companies, MALBRANQUE and SNRI
(then companies of the group SEREG Schlumberger), have been deeply involved in the development of valves for the nuclear power plants, for both
conventional island as well as some parts of the nuclear island.
Our valves have been delivered to most of nuclear plants and thermal power
stations, on all the continents:

In BELGIUM :
TIHANGE and DOEL,
In FRANCE :
58 NUCLEAR REACTORS,
In CHINA :
DAYA BAY and LING AO,
In KINGDOM SAUDI ARABIA :
SHOIBA,

In SOUTH AFRICA :
KOEBERG, MEDUPI & KUSILE,

For most of these plants VALCO Group France provides long term services such
as maintenance, obsolescence (replacement of obsolete device), extension and
optimization.
Following the development of the new generation of reactors EPR, VALCO France
has developed new solutions and has been selected to deliver valves solutions
for the conventional island of the Nuclear Power Plant Flamanville 3.

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SPECIFIC PRODUCTS
FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS:

FOR THERMAL POWER STATIONS

FLAMANVILLE 3

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LINE OF PRODUCTS
GATE, GLOBE AND CHECK

Thermal Power (T)

Nuclear Power Conventional Island (N)

Main Applications:
Steam lines in the turbine environment (N;T)
Fuel oil and Air lines for Diesel Emergency Generators (N)
Air lines for valves control (nuclear island) (N)
Air Samplings on the cooling system of the alternator (N;T)

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Steam Turbine isolations, on the networks lines of fire (N;T)

Air lines Compressors safeties (N;T)
Range of Temperatures:
from -196C (Cryogenic) up to 575C

All type of Materials

Standard body materials for all ranges:
A216 WCB (with double cert. A216 WCC), European Norm (EN)
generally used in feed water lines
A217 WC6 and WC9 (for steam lines), EN
A217 C12A (for high temperature or if rating > WC9), EN

Seat, Wedge or disc, Backseat (Surface): stellited gr6 or F6

Stem:
13% Cr (for valves with WCB and WC6 body),
A276 gr431,
A638 gr660 (HT, for valves with WC9 or C12A body), EN

Pressure seal gasket: graphite with stainless steel anti-extrusion protection

Packing: preformed exfoliated graphite ring with top and bottom braided graphite inconel reinforced anti-extrusion ring with
corrosion inhibitor

All type of Connections

Flanged according to:
ASME B16.5 / EN for diameter < 24
ASME B16.47 / EN for diameter > 24
Butt welded or socket welded according to standard.

All type of Options:

Pneumatic, hydraulic or electric actuators,
Limit switches, position indicators,
By pass of Equalization,

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TEST CAPABILITIES
Test benches

at ambient
temperature
water tests
air tests
helium tests
nitrogen tests
pressure test pool (pneumatic)

at cryogenic
temperature
Down to -196C

NDE Facilities

Dye penetrant
Ultrasonic testing
X-rays
Magnetic particle examination
Positive material identification
Thickness measurements
Hardness testing

CUSTOMERS CERTIFICATION

EDF

COGEMA

ALSTOM

AREVA COMURHEX

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QUALITY CERTIFICATION
ISO 9001 2000
CE MARKING
FIRE SAFE DESIGN
BS6755 PART 2
DNV
(MSA R-3637)
KOREAN REGISTER
LLOYDS REGISTER
BUREAU VERITAS
TV

Construction standards
API 600 - ISO 10434, EN 12516,
ASME B16.34, B31.1,
B16.5, B16.10, B16.25
ASME Section VIII, Section IX
ASTM, EN as per clients request
MSS SP25, SP55, SP61, SP82
As per customers specifications:
CST EDF, MESC SHELL

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VALCO Gate Valves

(wedge or parallel slides)

Advantages
Full

Best in class
Range

bore

Auto-cleaning

Diam

Class

of the
sealing surfaces (parallel slides)
Perfect

sealing on line

Bolting Bonnet

2 to 66

150 - 300 - 600

Bidirectional

Pressure Seal

2 to 36

600 - 900 - 1500

- 2500 - 4500

Insensitive

Bonnet

Flexible Wedge
Double Block & Bleed
Bolted Bonnet
Parallel Slides
Pressure Seal Bonnet

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to the thermal
changes (parallel slides)

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risk of stems rupture

because the stem+
guide is maintained
inside the body
during the stroke

Packing

gland
according to the CST
EDF nuclear standard

Special

expertise
in Pressure Seal Bonnet
Special design of graphite
gasket, with anti extrusion
rings in stainless steel, to
guarantee a perfect sealing
in a very long time

Bolted Bonnet - Parallel slides

Pressure Seal Bonnet Flexible wedge

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VALCO Globe Valves

Advantages
Optimized

KV for extremely
limited head losses

Best in class
Range

Diam

Class

Bolting Bonnet

1/4 to 30

150 - 300 - 600

Pressure Seal

1/4 to 30

600 - 900 - 1500

- 2500 - 4500

Bonnet

Regular
Globe or needle type
Bellow seal
Pressure Seal Bonnet
Bolted Bonnet

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Packing

gland according to
CST EDF nuclear standard

Body/bonnet gasket of forged
globe valves according to flange
international standards
Regular - Pressure Seal Bonnet

Regular - Bolted Bonnet

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stem, no rotation

Bellow seal

Globe valve for Flamanville

Nuclear Power Plant

Needle type

Forged globe valve for EDF

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VALCO Check Valves

Advantages
Best in class

Large

Range

Diam

Class

Bolting Bonnet

2 to 48

150 - 300 600 - 900

Pressure Seal

2 to 36

1500 - 2500 4500

Bonnet

choice of Turbine Protection Swing Check Valves:

- Disc free, low pressure drop
(counterweight)
- No vibration, no shock (rotatif
damper for large ND)
- Fast closure and stopped in
security position close (pneumatic actuator)
Tilting

disc design to follow

the pump flow

With

counterweight or with
damper to reduce disc slamming and water hammer
Swing type
Lift type
Pressure Seal Bonnet
Bolted Bonnet
Fire safe
Non slam tilting disc

Packing
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in graphite

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rotation device:
To avoid any damage between
the disc and the supporting disc

Bolted Bonnet - Lift type

Pressure Seal Bonnet -Swing type

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VALCO Research and Development:

VALCO Group France R&D engineers design regularly special valves with specific constraints, such as
very high pressure, high temperatures or particular
functions for supercritical coal fired Power plants or
nuclear applications.

Development of
Safety Relief Valve
for Power Plants

VALCO can design and manufacture

specific items for Nuclear Market
Special Ball Valves for

Special Globe Valve for

Pressure relief valve for

AREVA Leak free man-hole

AREVA, Class 4500 DN 6

driver of large size, high

for nuclear containers

Control of the worlds

pressure valves into the

largest pneumatic press

Nuclear Island

for Areva forged nuclear

equipments

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To keep the high performances of your

Gate, Globe and Check valves, our dedicated Servicing Company VALCO VALVES
SERVICES is able to propose a specific
Support plan according to your Maintenance policy.
Coordinated from our Sales offices in SNRI, the VVS
team can operate and support you in any Power Plant
in the world with genuine spare parts.
Our specialists are fully qualified for all interventions
on nuclear classified valves QS-IPS.
Their polyvalence and high skills knowledge allow
them to perform preventive and curative maintenance for any type of valves and actuators, including
butterfly valves and control valves.
VALCO VALVES SERVICES is also recognized as an official Training Center.

A dedicated team of Power

expert technicians, available
7days/7 all around the world.

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OUR FACTORY
OUR SALES OFFICES
OUR AGENTS

SNRI SAS

Member of Valco group

Chemin du Treuil
CS 40107
16700 Ruffec
FRANCE
Tel: +33 545 29 60 00
sales@snri.fr

VVS SAS

Member of Valco group

Chemin du Treuil
CS 40107
16700 Ruffec
FRANCE
Tel: +33 545 29 60 21
executive@valco-valves-services.fr

MALBRANQUE

SAS

Member of Valco group

Chemin du Treuil
CS 40107
16700 Ruffec
FRANCE
Tel: +33 545 29 60 00
sales@snri.fr

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Valco group based in Ruffec, France is made up of 3 brand names (SNRI SAS, Malbranque SAS & Valco Vales Services SAS) dedicated to service & delivery.
Valco Sales Offices in Abu Dhabi, Australia & Malaysia + 1 Sales Office-Factory in South Africa.
Valco Group France produces valves and related products as well as After Sales services for applications world-wide in Marine, Oil & Gas Down-Stream,
Energy & Industry fields.
Valco Group Frances product range contains well-known and established valve brands mainly manufactured on-site as well as providing complementary
parts & spares. Our long experience has demonstrated our capability to integrate in our valve line the combination of high pressure with very low or high
temperatures. We also provide valves which cover Sour Service as well as many types of special applications where quality product requirement matters.