Ep 98: Curtis Van Cleve, Framatome (US)

Oct. 11, 2018

In this episode we discuss...

• Curtis’ education at VMI and personal journey through the nuclear industry
• What is a steam cut?
• Challenges of repairs in boronated water and other environments unique to nuclear plant machinery
• Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), Ultrasonic Inspection (UT), and process for repair and replacement of nuclear components
• Periodic scheduling of inspections for maintenance
• Moving from need-based to predictive maintenance
• Peening and other techniques for stress relief
• Economic challenges of building new plants
• Upgrades and improvements provided during component replacement
• Extending coping time for the next generation of innovation