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Operational Support Services

SI is a pioneer in Asset Lifecycle and Material Condition Assessment solutions. Our teams have over four decades of expertise across multiple industries, delivering measurable value.

Our Operational Support Services (OSS) department offers comprehensive support across all aspects of chemistry, emergency preparedness, chemistry-related equipment upgrades, environmental management, and radiation management, serving both nuclear and non-nuclear clients.
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CHEMISTRY

CHEMISTRY

At SI, our team has extensive expertise when it comes to any chemistry excursion or challenge our clients may face. Our talented consultants have a wide range of specialties including troubleshooting, chemistry and engineering services, and chemical optimization at Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) and Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs).
  • BWR & PWR Chemistry Optimization
  • Program Change Management
  • Cycle Chemistry Reports
  • Open and Closed Cooling Water Assessment
  • BWR & PWR Chemistry Training
Learn more about how SI can help optimize your PWR or BWR chemistry program.
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RADIATION MANAGEMENT

SI has a dedicated team to handle any PWR and BWR radiation management needs. We are able to perform as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) and Source Term assessments, evaluate Standard Radiation Monitoring and Characterization (SRMC) dose rate data, and assist with fuel defect mitigation.

  • BWR & PWR Radiation Management
  • Perform overall assessments of a site’s radiation source term
  • Review and assess operational chemistry and material characteristics that can impact the source term
  • Provide actions to address early indications of elevated source term
  • Assess ongoing programmatic radiation source term reduction efforts and provide recommendations for optimizing the source term
  • Perform Standard Radiation Monitoring and Characterization (SRMC) dose rate and zinc surface modeling to predict future outage dose rate behavior based on an optimized zinc program
  • Fuel defect mitigation actions
  • Special considerations for addressing challenges with fission products when fuel defects occur
  • Trainings Available:
  • Radiochemistry
  • Material Selection
  • Gamma Spectroscopy
  • Source Term Fundamentals
  • ALARA
  • Shutdown Chemistry Zinc Theory & Optimization
  • Cleanup Systems
  • Fuel Failure
  • Mass Balances
ENVIRONMENTAL

ENVIRONMENTAL

At SI, we can support a range of environmental needs, encompassing both environmental programs and radiochemistry. We also offer training programs to help our clients enhance their skills in all the topics mentioned below.
  • Environmental Programs
  • Radiological Effluent and Environmental Monitoring Programs (REMP)
  • Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM) support
  • Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (AREOR) writing and review
  • Environmental Dosimetry Program assessment and modernization
  • Software V+V
  • Radiochemistry
  • Gamma Spectroscopy support
  • Program Implementation and software reviews
  • Project management and design for special projects requiring Radionuclide analysis
  • Expert experience in utilizing the Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual (MARLAP)
  • Training
  • REMP, ODCM, AREOR, ARERR
  • Radiochemistry
  • Gamma Spectroscopy
  • MARLAP
  • Tritium

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Our team at SI has extensive experience in handling all aspects of emergency preparedness services for both our nuclear and non-nuclear clients. We work closely with our clients through their Effluent Radiation Monitoring, Emergency Preparedness Dose Assessments, and assist with evaluating the development of Protective Action Recommendations (PARs) and associated programs.
  • Effluent Radiation Monitoring
  • Support radiation monitoring replacements
  • Develop isotopic or time-dependent correction factors for radiation monitors
  • Assist with EAL calculations associated with radiation monitor replacements
  • Emergency Preparedness Dose Assessments
  • Assess dose assessment processes and programs based on industry best practices
  • Dose assessment training
  • Protective Action Recommendation (PAR)
  • Support the development of radiological inputs for EP drills
  • Develop instrumentation and processes for field monitoring teams
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

When it comes to upgrading, modernizing, and monitoring your plant’s equipment, SI’s OSS team is here to assist. Our expertise in Panels, Chemical Injection, Computers, and Monitoring, along with our extensive training, ensures our clients have all the support they need.

Our extensive solutions provide comprehensive coverage to meet our clients’ requirements.
  • Panels
  • RWCU
  • Fuel Pool
  • Condensate
  • Hydrogen Water Chemistry
  • Chemical Injection
  • Hydrazine/Amine
  • PAA Application
  • Precoat
  • Platinum Injection – Continuous Noble Metal Injection (CNMI) Skid
  • Computers
  • Sample Panel
  • ECP
  • Telemetry
  • Monitoring
  • Biofilm Monitoring (BG5 Technology)
  • We provide trainings covering:
  • Chemistry and Chemical Injection Optimization
  • Engineering and Chemistry Collaboration and KT&R (Tier 3) Systems
  • Systems Training
  • Continuing Training and Desktop Simulators

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