Ep. 97 - Craig Ranson, Framatome (US)

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 10 a.m.

In this episode we discuss...

  • Craig’s background in robotics and shock peening
  • Cycle of production, refueling, and mechanical maintenance at nuclear plants
  • Use of inspection probes and robotics in steam generator maintenance
  • Trends in maintenance innovation over last few decades
  • Causes of component degradation and solutions to limit/reduce
  • Division of responsibilities and unique challenges in managing outages/refueling cycles
  • Remaining challenges in plant maintenance to be addressed with new technology
  • Innovation in plant maintenance dissemination throughout the industry
  • Technologies on the horizon like high-pressure cavitation peening
  • Dealing with inspection, regeneration, and replacement of aging plant materials