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UCC’s Underwater Teamwork Rejuvenates Traveling Water Screens Along Ohio River

Clear water, smooth operations. That’s what Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) and Evoqua Water Technologies (EWT) deliver when it comes to industrial water intake systems. UCC is the only U.S. diving contractor certified to service, install, and perform preventive maintenance on all Evoqua Thru Flow traveling water screen (TWS) intake [...]

2024-02-21T20:57:16+00:00February 21st, 2024|UCC News|

Expert Diver Mechanic Services for Water Resource Systems

Preventative maintenance and component replacement is routinely completed for many industries requiring water resources. From power generation to food processing, valves, pumps and associated equipment are inspected, installed, adjusted and replaced. At UCC, our highly skilled and dedicated team specializing in diver mechanic services expertly carry out these essential [...]

2024-02-21T20:40:40+00:00February 21st, 2024|UCC News|

How Our Hydropower Maintenance Experts Keep Hydroelectric Power Companies Performing Optimally

More than 100 hydroelectric facilities projects completed in 2023 The reliable, clean power generated by hydroelectric power companies is vital to modern society. But beneath what appears to be a tranquil surface, these large dam infrastructures face a constant barrage of challenges - from erosion and wear to environmental [...]

2024-02-21T20:33:38+00:00February 21st, 2024|UCC News|

UCC Nuclear Divers Complete Preventative Maintenance for South American Power Plant

Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) recently completed another international nuclear diving project safely, on time, and under budget, this time with one of our customers in South America.  UCC's corporate office in Essex, CT, USA, supplied nuclear divers, underwater construction services and preventive maintenance of a Reactor's Spent Fuel System. [...]

2024-02-26T16:34:38+00:00July 25th, 2023|UCC News|

Erosion and Sediment Control with Cast-In-Place Articulating Block Mattress (CIPABM)

Erosion caused by water poses unique challenges for a variety of assets located on rivers, canals, lakes and coastlines. The powerful forces of waves, currents and tides can quickly wash away soil and displace particles through their movement, undermining the stability of underwater structures such as foundations, pipelines and [...]

2023-05-24T14:41:14+00:00May 24th, 2023|UCC News|

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|

Dredging Radionuclide Sediment & Dewatering Operations

Fossil-fuel and nuclear power plants all critically rely upon an adequate supply of processing and cooling water to safely and effectively operate within their facilities. Periodic water intake sediment removal requires careful coordination with diving service contractors, such as Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC - www.uccdive.com), and specialty slurry processing [...]

2022-10-24T20:47:24+00:00October 18th, 2022|UCC News|

Underwater Construction Corporation Completes Another Carbon Fiber Wrap Infrastructure Project

 The upper reservoir storage basin at a U.S. Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) facility Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) has been delivering cost effective, high strength, and corrosion resistant carbon wrap solutions since 2015. That experience and more than 53 years of commercial diving background in the power industry have added [...]

2022-10-14T16:43:21+00:00October 12th, 2022|Carbon Fiber Wrapping, UCC News|

UCC Divers Decommission Lake Water Intake Structure

Kenosha, Wisconsin.  UCC was recently contracted to decommission a raw cooling water intake structure located approximately one mile offshore of Lake Michigan. As part of the power plant closure, the UCC Wisconsin office worked closely with the fossil fuel power generation utility owner to complete the structure demolition.   [...]

2022-10-07T20:43:39+00:00September 28th, 2022|UCC News|
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