How the Nuclear Company Cut Errors and Forecasted 330% ROI Through Process Automation

Situation at the project launch

The company was undertaking a project to automate the commissioning process of a nuclear power plant. At the outset, many of the key processes were still being carried out manually. Tasks such as processing and transferring documentation, coordinating project stages, and monitoring execution required significant involvement from highly qualified personnel, including engineers and technical specialists. This not only slowed down operations but also introduced a high risk of human error.

Information was fragmented, and there was no unified environment for communication and decision-making, which hindered both operational management and data synchronization among project stakeholders. The absence of a single digital workspace made it difficult to ensure transparency, control, and efficiency in managing such a complex project as the commissioning of a nuclear power plant unit.

Assigned Task

The primary challenge facing the client’s team was to develop an automated system capable of managing all the production processes involved in the commissioning of a nuclear power plant. The scale of the task was significant:

• Оver 2000 users 
• 80% users were located outside the country
• Tens of thousands of documents
• The vast array of equipment, instruments, materials, and technical data to manage.

The system needed to go far beyond simply digitizing the document workflow. It had to provide a unified information space, offer convenient access to all data, support a role-based access control model, ensure security, and maintain data accuracy and relevance at every stage of the process.

Implementation

The company in the nuclear industry selected RunRule Solutions as the most technologically advanced vendor. The chosen solution was the development and implementation of an E-commissioning Management system based on the low-code 2RS Platform.

Within 4,5 months, a document management MVP module was developed and tested, receiving positive feedback. This was followed by a comprehensive, phased system rollout. The system included the creation of 12 functional modules — ranging from commissioning activity logs and equipment tracking to planning tools and role-based access management.

The entire system architecture was built from scratch, including a user interface tailored to the company’s brand guidelines and user requirements. Thanks to the flexibility of the 2RS Platform, it was possible to unite all modules into a single digital environment with a high degree of integration and security — an essential factor for working with nuclear energy infrastructure.

Achieved Results

As a result of implementing the E-commissioning Management system:

• A unified communication environment was established. All activities are now conducted within the system, making the work transparent and easy to manage.
• More than 2000 users from several countries actively use the system.
• The number of errors and the time spent searching for documentation have been significantly reduced.
• A 330% return on investment is forecast by 2029, based on the analysis of labor savings during the commissioning of the nuclear power plant using the E-commissioning Management system.