Power Generation

UCC UK Ltd Completes Innovative Spent Fuel Pond Nuclear Power Decommissioning Project

Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) UK Ltd recently achieved a significant nuclear power decommissioning milestone for Sellafield Ltd by safely completing a nuclear diving project in its oldest legacy pond, the Pile Fuel Storage Pond (PFSP), located in Cumbria, England. Through the development of specialized processes, equipment, and trials, UCC [...]

2023-06-21T14:21:09+00:00April 6th, 2023|Nuclear, UCC News|

Nuclear Power Plant Critical Cooling Water Infrastructure Cleaning

UCC Completes TVA Browns Ferry Project for Carbon - Free Energy Generation Underwater Construction Corporation recently performed critical cooling discharge structure cleaning at the 3.8-gigawatt TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Athens, AL, to keep this facility operating at maximum efficiency. In a July 25, 2022, article in [...]

2023-04-05T20:55:08+00:00April 5th, 2023|Nuclear, UCC News|

UMPS Assessment & Flow Restoration of Ranney Well Radial Collector Laterals at Connecticut River Power Plant

The Challenge  Cooling water intake cleaning is a continual challenge for power plants. But what happens when the cooling water intakes are screened laterals that are the heart of a Ranney Radial Well System?   The Kleen Energy power plant in Connecticut has two Ranney Vertical Wells supplying their cooling [...]

2022-08-31T22:08:31+00:00August 24th, 2022|

Dam Stilling Basin Repair

In November 2020, Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) was contracted by a hydroelectric utility to conduct repairs to a dam’s stilling basin.  Previous inspections had identified areas of spalling and exposed concrete reinforcement.  Additionally, a section of baffle blocks had become dislodged and swept downstream during a high-water event.   To [...]

2022-07-27T20:01:05+00:00October 6th, 2021|

Midwest Nuclear Station Water Intake Structure Repair

In the spring of 2013 Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) worked with a Midwest nuclear station to develop a repair plan for the sites raw water intake structure. In July 2013 the formal award was given whereby the mobilization of UCC’s crew and work vessel the “Salvor” began. The intake crib [...]

2022-07-27T20:06:25+00:00April 1st, 2015|
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