Nuclear and Fossil Fuel Power Plant Coatings and Linings.
Over 40 years of experience with nuclear power plant and industrial coatings and linings.
Nuclear safety-related and balance of plant coating for structures
Pipe and tank linings
Buried pipe rehabilitation
Cured-in-place pipe
Condition assessment and failure analysis
Specific expertise in coatings and linings in nuclear safety-related applications
Coating qualification
Specification for procurement and application
Application procedures
Condition assessment of existing coatings
Coatings failure analysis
Training and personnel qualification (e.g., applicators, inspectors)
Active member of ASTM Committee D33 on Protective Coating and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities
Actively participated in EPRI protective coating projects
Co-developed EPRI “Guideline for Nuclear Safety-Related Coatings”
Developed EPRI “Aging Assessments Field Guide” (1007933)
Co-developed EPRI Recommendations for an Effective Program to Control the Degradation of Buried and Underground Piping and Tanks (1016456, Revision 1)”(1021175)
Developed EPRI “Plant Engineering: Aging Degradation of Coating Service Level I Coatings – Summary of EPRI Coating Aging Project Activities” (3002000629)
Co-developed EPRI “Balance of Plant Corrosion”
The Underground Piping and Tank Reference Guide:L Revision 1″ (3002000682)
Developed EPRI “Aging Study of Buried Pipe Coatings” (300200058011)
Example Projects
Developed a coatings program for nuclear safety related coatings (program description, specifications for procurement and application, application procedures)
Developed specifications for qualification, procurement, and application of coatings applied as linings in safety related cooling water system piping.
Performed on-site coatings consulting services during successive outages for condition assessment and repair of linings in nuclear safety related cooling water system piping.
Performed condition assessment of safety-related coatings inside reactor containment, recommended appropriate repair actions, and established relative priorities for the repair actions
Performed condition assessment of various external structures (buildings, tanks, transmission towers, off-gas stack, etc.) and recommended appropriate repair actions
Developed and provided training to NDE inspectors with coating experience for certification as LEVEL II Coatings Inspectors per ANSI N45.2.6 and ASTM D4537
Designed, qualified, and installed cured-in-place pipe in safety-related Service Water to Emergency Feed Water cross-tick piping
