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Nuclear Plant Journal, March-April 2013
New Products,
Services &
Contracts
New Products
Floodlight
BIRNS, Inc
., ISO 9001:2008
certified in the design and manufacturing
of high performance lights for demanding
nuclear applications, has launched
the new BIRNS Corona Major™. An
exceptionally durable and dependable
tungsten halogen fuel pool lighting
fixture, it delivers 3200K white light,
emits 50,000 lumens, and is easily
decontaminated. It requires no heavy
ballast to operate, and is designed for
underwater use in areas with high levels
of radiation and nuclear contamination,
with a rugged, all stainless steel inside-
containment construction. Like all BIRNS
nuclear lighting systems, it’s engineered
for the ultimate in worker safety—it
relamps tool-free in 60 seconds and all
edges are smooth and rounded. Tailored
for seamless general area lighting in spent
fuel pools, it is also perfect for localized
inspection and for in-core use during
refuel operations. Plus, this powerful
system is ideal for long-term illumination
of fuel pools and transfer canals and for
other large-scale activities.
The BIRNS Corona Major features
a parabolic reflector and a tempered
borosilicate glass lens, and its lamp
operates inside a dry, one-atmosphere
chamber, which is further protected
by rugged polycarbonate. It includes a
robust mounting yoke, and can secure to
a selection of different BIRNS mounting
poles. Its housing is free flooding for
high-efficiency water cooling, yet is
compatible with all commercial grade
Class A GFCI’s (ground-fault circuit
interrupters). The system incorporates
a BIRNS subsea grade stainless steel
connector, so that the power cord can
be quickly detached, without tools, and
includes a lamp and a Lexan protector. It
features instant ON/OFF and hot-restrike
capability, with complete dimming
capability (0-100%).
Contact: Amy Brown, telephone:
(805) 830-5876, email:
com.
Heat Stress
UniTech is now offering the
following new products as personal
cooling solutions:
Aqua Vest - Helps maintain safe
•
core body temperature and lessens
dehydration and also contains non-
kink tubing to ensure consistent
cooling.
The Aqua Vest Back Pack Cooling
•
System - Used with Aqua Vest, this
system cools the vest’s tubing and
provides the ultimate in portability.
Aqua Vest Multi-Person System
•
- A 15-gallon station for Aqua
Vest that cools up to six people
simultaneously.
3M Versaflo™ Respirator System
•
- 3M Versaflo respirator systems
protect workers without discomfort.
Each system contains headgear,
breathing tubes and air sources,
which combine for a variety of
configurations.
Versaflo, in its many well-engineered
•
versions, provides respiratory, head,
eye, face, and hearing protection.
An adjustable airflow distributes air
where the user wants it.
Vortex Cooling Assembly – Works
•
with 3M Versaflo Respirator System
to cool supplied air down to 50ºF.
Also allows users to adjust airflow
and temperature.
Contact:GreggJohnstone,telephone:
(413) 543-6911, email:
Services
Advanced Inspection
Quest Integrity Group
has invested
in NDT technology to capture higher
quality, repeatable data with increased,
typically
100%
coverage.
Their
corresponding investment in engineering
assessment technology has enabled them
totakefulladvantageofthecomprehensive
data gathered by these inspection tools.
The resulting advantage for our clients
is clear: actionable information to
confidently guide your operating and
asset management decisions.
They are applying decades of
learning with these technology platforms
in rugged energy sector environments
while leveraging our own and affiliates’
R&D of advanced NDT techniques for
applications outside the energy sector such
as aerospace/military aviation. Although
these industries are dramatically different,
the implications for integrity or reliability
failures are often equally severe. This
cross-fertilization of NDT ideas enhances
their ability to deliver effective solutions
from “outside the box” of convention.
Contact: telephone: (281) 557-2255,
email:
Contracts
Clinch River
The
Babcock & Wilcox Company
(B&W) announced that its subsidiary,
Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc.
(B&W mPower), and the Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA) have signed a
contract to prepare and support Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) review
of a Construction Permit Application for
a B&W mPower™ small modular reactor
(SMR) nuclear plant at TVA’s Clinch
River Site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
This contract formalizes the first
steps toward the anticipated B&W
mPower deployment at Clinch River,
as contemplated in TVA’s May 2011
Birns Corona Major
™
Versaflo Respirator System
