By: Scott Riccardella and Bruce Paskett On October 1, 2019, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published amendments to 49 CFR Parts 191 and 192 in the Federal Register issuing the Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements, and Other Related Amendments Final Rule (Final Rule). The […]
By: Shane McManus and Mark Jaeger License renewal applications (LRAs) often involve commitments to future actions. These can be classified into one of three categories: appropriate, overcommitment, and ambiguous implementation. Appropriate commitments include those actions that are expected by the NRC (such as those explicitly identified in the GALL(1) and GALL-SLR(2)) as well as some […]
On August 27th, the Structural Integrity Associates Board elected Matt Sunseri as new SI Board Chairman replacing Barry Waitte who will remain on the board until his announced retirement in May.
The Structural Integrity (SI) Chemistry and Materials Team have completed the development and release of BG4, the 4th generation of the BIoGEORGE™ Biofilm Growth Detector system.
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI), a leader in engineering and technology in the power and oil & gas industries, today announced the appointment of Steve Gressler as Vice President of its Fossil business.
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI), a leader in engineering and technology in the power and oil and gas industries, today announced the appointment of Sean Fuller as Executive Director of Sales and Marketing.
By: Eric Kjolsing, Ph.D., PE From 2015 to 2019 Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI) worked with NuScale Power,LLC. to develop structural details for and perform aircraft impact assessments of NuScale’s SMR Reactor Building. The assessments were based on finite element analyses of various strike scenarios stemming from NEI 07-13 guidance. ANACAP, a proprietary SI concrete constitutive model, […]
By: Stephen Parker and Eric Houston SI has developed a process to mitigate the negative outcomes of piping examination. One part of that process is Thinning Handbooks, which have resulted in direct savings in excess of $10 Million for one nuclear plant. Examination of Safety Related Service Water piping is driven by a number of […]
By: Dan Zentner This service coincides with the upcoming publication of the Structural Design for Physical Security Manual of Practice by the American Society of Civil Engineers, with TRU Compliance Director Andy Coughlin as coauthor. TRU Compliance’s testing and certification services is expanding into the dynamic field of Physical Security. This service coincides with the […]
By: Ben Ruchte, Steve Gressler, and Clark McDonald Properly inspecting plant piping and components for service damage is an integral part of proper asset management. High energy systems constructed in accordance with ASME codes require appropriate inspections that are based on established industry practices, such as implementation of complimentary and non-destructive examination (NDE) methods that […]
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