Westinghouse offers steam generator (SG) engineering services in the areas of component design and analysis, chemistry, diagnostics, and materials engineering, with the mission to:
Provide engineering solutions that extend the life of the SGs, optimize plant performance and reduce the overall cost to maintain SGs, while meeting regulatory requirements
Integrate engineering with field services to provide coordinated inspection, repair and engineering services to optimize performance and extend the life of the SGs
Provide best-practice engineering analyses in support of plant performance improvement programs
Apply leading-edge technology to support utility asset management programs
Provide industry licensing leadership through development of low-risk licensing strategies
Westinghouse’s SG engineering product portfolio offers a variety of services, including:
Tube Integrity
ARC development and analysis
Implementation of NEI 97-06
Degradation assessments
Conditional monitoring and operational assessments (CMOA)
Extended inspection intervals
Wear projection
Loose parts analysis
Regulatory Guide 1.121 analysis
Tube burst/leakage testing
Tube integrity software
Component Engineering
Design and qualification of tube plugs, sleeves and stabilizers
Loose parts weir
Antivibration bars (AVBs)
Shell penetrations
Flow-induced vibration analysis
Feedwater nozzle and elbow liners
Steam nozzle flow limiters
Moisture carryover modifications
Sludge collectors
Feedring and J-nozzle replacement
Closure studs, nuts, washers, covers and gaskets
Mock-ups
Design basis documentation
Level tap relocation
Chemistry Products
SG maintenance strategies
Primary and secondary chemistry consulting
Balance-of-plant (BOP) chemistry consulting
Chemistry R&D (WOG, CEOG, EPRI)
Consumable materials compatibility and qualification
Cleaning process qualification
Online chemistry monitoring
Zinc addition
Deposit Management
Sludge management
Sludge sample analysis
Eddy current data management and projections
Long-term operational assessments
Corrosion algorithm
Degradation prediction
Fouling assessments
Tube repair forecasts
Engineering data analysis Web site
Tube bundle scale profiling
SG pressure recovery
Materials Engineering
Metallurgical exams (SG tube exams)
Corrosion evaluation
Alloy 600 issues
Management Teams
Integrated engineering and field services approach to long-term services planning
