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Nuclear Power |Conventional Fossil and Combined Cycle

| Oil & Gas Pipeline

| Civil Infrastructure |

Renewable

Non-Destructive Examination | Metallurgical Laboratory |

Training

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INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.® (SI) is a leading engineering and consulting firm dedicated to the analysis, control, and prevention of structural and mechanical failures. The company was founded in 1983 in San Jose, California, and has since opened branch offices throughout the United States and Canada, as well as established overseas affiliates.

We integrate a full scope of services, from inspection and condition assessment, to monitoring and remaining life analysis, repair or remediation, and ultimately, total risk management of critical equipment and structures.

Our history is one of innovation marked by a creative multi-disciplined approach to component evaluation and repairs, as well as development of increasingly sophisticated tools reflecting a unique blend of technical expertise with the latest computer and expert system technologies.

Our experience ranges from research and development to engineering, metallurgy, inspection and fabrication; from oil and gas pipelines to nuclear and fossil-fueled power plant support.

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OUR COMMITMENT TO CLIENT SATISFACTION

Structural Integrity is committed to our clients’ satisfaction. With our Client Satisfaction program we ask clients to rate us on eight critical criteria from quality to knowledge and more. We also talk with clients about their experience. Here are some responses:

Our Nuclear Plant Services Business Unit has served nearly every US and many international nuclear power plants.

■ “Structural Integrity always performs at a high level and I am continually pleased with their work. (The team) did an outstanding job, responded timely, worked diligently and efficiently, and delivered a good product.”

■ “I could not expect any better performance from an engineering organization.”

Fossil Plant clients know us for our expertise in conventional fossil as well as combined cycle plants.

■ “(The crew) and the Metallurgical Lab really went out of their way to en-sure we completed the recommended HEP inspections.”

■ “Excellent Service. I have recommended your services to my colleagues.”

The energy industry, and many others, recognize our advanced NDE solutions for the industry’s most critical inspection challenges

■ “We have never seen so much expertise, ingenuity, and creativity in NDE solutions from a single company.”

Our Corporate Services infrastructure enables engineers to focus on our clients. ■ “…the webinars and literature that Structural Integrity presents are the best in the industry. Not only the content…but the manner and quality in which they are presented, advertised, etc.”

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Quality is important to us not only through our Quality program but also in our people and the work we do. That’s why it’s one of our Core Values.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM

■ Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, Appendix B (10CFR50)

■ ASME NQA-1 -1989, 1994, 2008/A2009 ■ ANSI Standard N45.2- 1971 ■ ISO 9001:2000 ■ ISO/IEC 17025:2005 ■ Canadian Standards Association International (CSA) and National Standard of Canada (CAN)

■ NUPIC and NIAC – Audited ■ SWEDAC – Audited and Accredited ■ Additional Client Approval/Audits

OUR RESOURCES ■ 150 Engineers ■ 42 Licensed Professional Engineers ■ 50 Certified Technicians ■ Metallurgical Laboratory ■ NDE Research Facility ■ Comprehensive Analytical Capabilities and Code Development

■ Instrumentation and Diagnostics

■ Members of over 30 industry groups and sub-groups:• American Nuclear Society• American Society for Materials• American Society of Mechanical

Engineers• American Society for

Nondestructive Testing • EPRI

º Material Reliability Program (MRP)º Boiling Water Reactor Vessel &

Internals Projects (BWRVIP)• HPRCT Committee• NACE International• NACE International Unit

Committee on Corrosion in Geothermal Systems

• International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS)

CERTIFICATION, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

■ ASME PVP Corporate Appreciation Award ■ A Zweig Letter Hot Firm (7 years in a row) ■ ANSYS Hall of Fame Runner Up ■ Approximately 100 ASME Members ■ 3 ASME Fellows ■ 2 AWS Fellows

OUR INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

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INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

We pride ourselves on providing customized innovative and integrated solutions. We have many examples of this industry leadership.

CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS• Aging management of PWR vessel internals under the EPRI® Materials

Reliability Program• BIoGeorgeTM for microbiologically influenced corrosion• Underground Pipe and Tank Integrity initiative programs• Co-developed economics-based risk assessment method for boiler tube failures• Proprietary VINDEX™ method per risk ranking of high energy piping • Plant chemistry assessment program• Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP) development and

implementation support for gas pipelines• Flaw evaluation procedures & acceptance standards for ASME Nuclear In-

service Inspection Code• Hydrogen water chemistry (HWC) and co-patented zinc injection for stress

corrosion cracking mitigation in BWRs• IGSCC test program for the BWR industry• Leader in NDE Services for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

EPRI-SPONSORED SOFTWARE/PROGRAMS

■ BLESS code for headers and pipes ■ Creep-FatiguePro™ and Boiler computer codes for real-time creep-fatigue monitoring

■ LPRimLife™ for assessment of low pressure turbine rotor blade attachment dovetails

■ RRing-life for assessment AC generator rotor retaining rings ■ TULIP boiler tube life prediction software ■ PC SAFER – Steam Turbine Rotors ■ PODIS - Code for the probabilistic evaluation of dissimilar metal welds ■ FALCON – Fuel Analysis and Licensing Code ■ Grade 91 Life Management ■ SI: FatiguePro 4™

PARTNERS

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The financial and operating pressures facing plant owners today make it more challenging than ever to operate conventional fossil and combined cycle plants safely and efficiently. Structural Integrity offers innovative strategies and sophisticated technology to predict, prevent, and repair damaged on degraded components in fossil and combined cycle plants.

We believe complex, high-risk problems demand creative, comprehensive solutions. That’s why we take an integrated, multidisciplinary approach that combines engineering analysis, advanced nondestructive inspections, materials evaluation, repair technologies, and data management to maximize the plant’s output for years to come.

For more than 30 years, Structural Integrity has helped bring out the best in fossil plants around the world.

ENGINEERING PROGRAMS AND SOLUTIONS

• Boiler Tube Failure Reduction Programs• Component Database Management; PlantTrack™• Component Evaluations and Damage Mechanism Identification• Combined Cycle Plants / HRSG Assessments and Reliability Studies• Engineering Analyses• Flow Assisted Corrosion Programs and Assessments• High Energy Piping and Header Evaluations• Materials Evaluation and Testing• On-Line Monitoring• Outage Planning and Support• P91 and Other Advanced Materials Evaluations• Repair Design, Oversight and Implementation • Root Cause Analysis• Turbine and Generator Assessments

CONVENTIONAL FOSSIL AND COMBINED CYCLE PLANT SERVICES

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SERVICES

• High Energy Piping Inspections o Girth and Seam Welds o Weld UT in lieu of RT

• High Energy Header Inspections o Girth and Seam Welds o Header Ligament and Stub Tube Weld Cracking

• Boiler Tubing Inspections o Butt Weld; UT in lieu of RT o Dissimilar Metal Welds o Oxide Scale Measurement o Hydrogen Damage o Corrosion Fatigue Cracking

• Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing of Tubing and Piping Systems• Flow Assisted Corrosion Inspections• Turbine/Generator Inspections

o Turbine Rotor Bore and Solid Rotor Examination o Turbine Disc Bore/Keyway and Blade Attachment Examination o Turbine Blade Tenon Examination o Generator Retaining Ring Examination o Generator Rotor Tooth-Top Dovetails; TIL-1292 Ultrasonic Inspections without disassembly

o Generator Rotor Coupling Keyway; TIL-1516 Ultrasonic Inspections without disassembly

o Valve and Turbine Casing Damage Characterization

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NUCLEAR PLANT SERVICES

Our company was originally founded in 1983 to help utilities build and operate nuclear plants safely. Today, nuclear companies around the globe continue to turn to Structural Integrity for innovative solutions and unmatched expertise. Our services include root cause analysis, reactor vessel integrity programs, license renewal, buried piping programs, our knowledge of ASME Codes, extensive experience and much more.

Rather than rely on a cookie-cutter approach, Structural Integrity recognizes that unique challenges call for customized solutions. In fact, our nuclear plant professionals have developed new technology, software, and methodologies that have become industry standards.

As an engineering firm that has grown alongside the nuclear energy industry, Structural Integrity can be a powerful partner when your team needs an extra hand, new perspective, or a turnkey solution.

ENGINEERING PROGRAMS AND SOLUTIONS

• Aging Cable Management Programs

• ASME Code Evaluations• BWR IGSCC• Buried Piping Programs• CANDU Reactor Solutions• Cathodic Protection Surveys/

Evaluations• Component Operability• Component Repair/ Replacement

Designs• Fabrication Design and Oversight• Fatigue Monitoring and Analysis• High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

• License Renewal Support• Materials and Welding• New Plant Services• Piping Analysis• PWR Alloy 600/PWSCC• Reactor Vessel Integrity• Reactor Vessel Internals Programs• Risk Based Programs• Root Cause Analyses• Seismic Reevaluation/Analysis• Structures Evaluations• Third Party Reviews• Turbine and Generator Assessments• Vibration Monitoring and Analysis

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NUCLEAR PLANT SERVICES

ANATECH NUCLEAR FUEL & REACTOR TECHNOLOGYWith the addition of ANATECH Corp. in 2013 our nuclear plant services now includes nuclear fuel and reactor technology. We have highly qualified experts in performance evaluations, material modeling, and engineering analysis of nuclear fuel behavior under normal operating conditions, off-normal transients, and postulated accidents. We have unique experience in all aspects of fuel reload design including core neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, transients and radiological dose analyses. Recognizing the importance of component quality on fuel performance and reliability, we have developed advanced capabilities in the technical assessment and fabrication surveillance of fuel rods and assembly components.

• Design Analyses of Nuclear Fuel and Components• Advanced BWR, PWR and VVER Design Evaluations• Structural Design of Advanced Components• Materials Evaluations• Design and Analysis in Support of Advanced Reactor Concept• Root Cause Analyses• Fuel Licensing and Safety Analysis• Development of Industry Fuel Reliability Guidelines• Fuel Behavior Modeling and Analysis• Quality Assurance Services and Capabilities

NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SERVICES• Appendix VIII, Supplement 2 & 3; Austenitic/Ferritic Piping Inspection• Appendix VIII, Supplement 4 & 6; Vessel Shell Inspection• Appendix VIII, Supplement 10; Dissimilar Metal Weld Inspection• Appendix VIII, Supplement 11; Weld Overlay Repair Inspection• UT in lieu of RT• Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing of Piping Systems• Level III Consulting Services / Third Party Inspection Oversight• Comprehensive Turbine and Generator Inspections

(see Fossil Plant Services)• HDPE (UT)

In addition to the above NDT service listing, Structural Integrity is highly adept at creating, demonstrating and qualifying, as needed, customized NDT solutions for our clients.

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Operators face increasing challenges to ensure that their pipeline infrastructure will have the integrity to continue safe and reliable operation amidst a dynamic and complex regulatory environment.

Structural Integrity is recognized in the oil and gas pipeline industry as a technical leader with core expertise in:

• Integrity Management • Pipeline Assessments • Corrosion and Metallurgical Engineering • Advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) • Integrity Verification Process (IVP) Support

In addition to experienced engineering personnel, Structural Integrity also employs teams of inspectors experienced in a wide range of advanced indirect inspection and NDE methods. These inspectors are supplemented by technical experts located at our various Structural Integrity offices across the country and at our Metallurgical Laboratory.

INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES • Integrity Management Program Development and Implementation• Station and Terminal Integrity Programs• Direct Assessment (ECDA, ICDA, and SCCDA) Plans and Implementation• In-Line Inspection Support Services• Project Management and Engineering Support• Metallurgical Analysis • Asset Risk Analysis & High Consequence Area Surveys • Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping

OIL & GAS PIPELINE SERVICES

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SERVICES• Direct Examination (Bell hole) Inspections• ILI Anomaly Verification• Turnkey Direct Assessment (ECDA, ICDA, and SCCDA)• Cased Piping Assessments (including ECDA for Cased Segments)• Inspection for Corrosion Under Insulation• Guided Wave Testing (GWT)• Crack Detection and Sizing (Magnetic Particle Testing and Phased Array UT)• Assessments of Station and Facility Piping• Inspection of Pipeline Vault and Concrete/Wall Penetrations • Structural Health and Long Term Monitoring

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SERVICES • MAOP and MOP Validation Programs and Support• CFR 192 and CFR 195 Compliance Training• Compliance Audits (Transmission Integrity Program and DIMP Reviews)• Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP) Support• Integrity Management Program Development and Implementation • Plans and Technical Documentation• Hydrostatic Pressure Testing Support

CORROSION CONTROL SERVICES• AC Mitigation• Corrosion Control Manuals and Training• Cathodic Protection Surveys and Advanced Indirect Inspections • Soil Analysis and Corrosion Rate Modeling• CP System Evaluations• Data and Inspection Management Systems

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CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE

Our ANATECH Civil Infrastructure division provides detailed local and global two- and three-dimensional, nonlinear analysis of concrete and steel structures subjected to normal operating loads as well as thermal, seismic and impact loadings. These applications span a wide range of civil structures, including long-span bridges, buildings, dams, navigational hydraulic structures, nuclear containments and related structures, heavy-lift cranes, and spent fuel handling and storage systems.

• Earthquake Response• Fatigue and Fracture• Impact and Blast Loads• Thermal Cycling and Material Degradation• Coupled Thermal-Mechanical• Soil-Structure Interaction• High Temperature Creep Rupture• Cyclic Loading and Ductility• Forensics of Structural Failures

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CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE METALLURGICAL LABORATORY

When it comes to materials science, fieldwork can only go so far. Our Metallurgical Laboratory takes failure investigations and material condition assessment to the next level with state-of-the-art technology.

Our skilled staff begins every investigation with a solid understanding of why materials degrade and the underlying microstructural factors. With this insight plant owners are better equipped to make sound decisions about critical plant equipment.

As a trusted leader in materials science, we offer accurate metallurgical assessments that uncover the condition of materials, the root cause of damage and degradation and strategies to counteract it. We can also help with materials selection prior to installation.

Advanced laboratory capabilities include: • Optical Metallography• Scanning Electron Microscopy• Quantitative Microstructural Analyses• Fractography• Scale and Deposit Analyses• Metal Chemical Analysis and Alloy Verification• Cryo-Cracking• Heat Treating• In-Place Metallography and Replication• Hardness Testing• Miniature Sampling• Specialized Corrosion Testing• Mechanical Testing• Creep Testing

Together, our laboratory and on-site material evaluation offer a balanced solution based on proven expertise in materials, engineering and non-destructive testing.

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION (NDE)

As a global leader, Structural Integrity does more than embrace the latest technologies -- we create them.

In response to a number of industry-related issues, Structural Integrity developed advanced non-destructive examination (NDE) technologies that offer unprecedented detection of incipient damage.

• Time-of-Flight Diffraction• Annular Phased Array• Linear Phased Array • Long-Range Guided Wave Testing• Electromagnetic Acoustical Testing • Eddy Current

Our engineers also develop customized NDE procedures, techniques, and equipment to meet each client’s unique needs. All of our products and services feature our signature blend of engineering and materials expertise.

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION (NDE) TRAINING

Structural Integrity Associates has expanded our Training Program to help educate new and existing employees in the energy industry. Nearly 40% of the USA nuclear workforce alone will be eligible to retire in the next three to five years, and there are thousands more predicted to enter the field.

Training is not new to us as we’ve been offering - - and power plants have sought us out to provide - - training for years through on-site training, workshops, webinars, technical papers, client meetings and more. We are now taking this to a formal measure to help energy industry clients mitigate risks, assist with vendor oversight, and save clients money with our training. Classes will be offered at client sites and at regularly scheduled times at multiple Structural Integrity offices.

In reviewing clients’ needs, more in-depth training will be offered on the following topics:

• ASME Code Training (Section III, VIII, XI)• Corrosion• Fatigue • Fracture Mechanics• Materials• NDE for Engineers and Managers• Nuclear Fuels• Vibration• Welding

With over 200 Energy Industry experts and technical staff, Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. training will prepare you and your colleagues with the advanced knowledge you need.

Scan the QR Code to learn more about our trainingwww.structint.com/training

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