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 ABOUT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.® (SI) is a leading engineering and consulting

firm dedicated to the analysis, control, and prevention of structural and
mechanical failures. Our 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, to expanded civil infrastructure and electrical
engineering.

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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 high energy piping 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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OUR INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

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
■ 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)
■ 160 Engineers
■ 64 Licensed Professional Engineers
■ 49 Certified Technicians
■ Metallurgical Laboratory
■ NDE Research Facility
■ Comprehensive Analytical
Capabilities and Code
Development
■ Instrumentation and Diagnostics

º Boiling Water Reactor Vessel &

Internals Projects (BWRVIP)

• HPRCT Committee

• NACE International

• 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

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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 for Risk Ranking of High Energy Piping
• Plant Chemistry Assessment Program
• PlantTrackTM Web-based Software Data and Knowledge Management Solution
• Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP) Development and
Implementation Support for Gas Pipelines
• Flaw Evaluation Procedures & Acceptance Standards for ASME Nuclear In-
service Inspection Code
• SI: FatiguePro 4™ Solutions for Fatigue and Environmental Fatigue
• 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 of Generator Rotor Retaining Rings
■ TULIP Boiler Tube Life Prediction Software
■ PC SAFER for Steam Turbine Rotors Assessments
■ PODIS for the Probabilistic Evaluation of Dissimilar Metal Welds
■ FALCON Fuel Analysis and Licensing Code
■ Grade 91 Life Management

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CONVENTIONAL FOSSIL AND COMBINED

CYCLE PLANT SERVICES

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 damage to 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
and combined cycle 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
• 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

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION 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 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, ASME Code consulting, 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,
a 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
• Electrical Systems Analysis
• Equipment Qualification (EQ)
Support
• Electrical Component Lifecycle
Management
• Fabrication Design and Oversight
• Fatigue Monitoring and Analysis
• High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
• License Renewal Support
• Materials and Welding
• New Plant Services
• Nuclear Fuels
• 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
• Training
• Turbine and Generator Assessments
• Vibration Monitoring and Analysis

CHEMISTRY/CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
• Plant Chemistry Assessments
• Water Chemistry
• Operational Chemistry Planning and Control
• Chemical Treatment of Service Water, Cooling Water and Raw Water
• Strategic Water Plan Development Modeling, Analysis and Programs

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NUCLEAR FUEL & REACTOR TECHNOLOGY

Our nuclear plant services expanded to include 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
• Fuel Characterization

NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION 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)
• SI-PEC™ Dynamic Pulsed Eddy Current Inspection

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

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OIL & GAS PIPELINE SERVICES

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 and High Consequence Area Surveys
• Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION 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
• Support for New Regulation (Safety of Gas Transmission and
Gathering Pipeline)
• Compliance Reviews and Consulting (Transmission Integrity and DIMP)
• 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 Civil Infrastructure experts provide detailed local and global two- and three-
dimensional, nonlinear analysis of concrete, steel and earth structures subjected
to normal operating loads as well as thermal, seismic and fluid loadings. These
applications span a wide range of civil structures, including long-span bridges,
buildings, dams, navigational hydraulic structures, nuclear containments and
related structure, heavy-lift cranes, and spent fuel handling and storage systems.

Our expertise in evaluating a wide range of structural issues includes:

• Earthquake Response
• Fatigue and Fracture
• Impact, Blast and Fluid Loadings on Civil Infrastructure
• Thermal Cycling and Material Degradation
• Coupled Thermal-Mechanical
• Soil-Structure Interaction
• High Temperature Creep Rupture
• Cyclic Loading and Ductility
• Forensics of Structural Failures
• Evaluation and Stability Analysis of Embankments, Earthen Dams, Levees
and Canal Systems
• Seismic Site Geotechnical Response Evaluation Studies
• Risk Informed Decision Making and Risk-Based Prioritization of Solutions
Involving Civil Infrastructure
• Reliability, Resilience and “Health” Assessments for Civil Infrastructure
• Hazard Assessments for Developing Design and Evaluation Loadings
• Development of Testing and Monitoring Programs

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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

• Keyence Digital Microscopy

• Scanning Electron Microscopy

• Quantitative Microstructural Analyses

• Fractography

• Scale and Deposit Analyses

• Elemental Mapping

• Metal Chemical Analysis and Alloy Verification

• Cryo-Cracking

• Heat Treating

• In-Place Metallography and Replication

• Hardness Testing

• Miniature Sampling

• 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
examination.

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STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP

Innovation has been among Structural Integrity’s core values since its inception
in 1983. From the introduction of FatiguePro™ in 1986 to our receipt of the
2015 NACE Materials Performance Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award for
our development of SIPEC™ Dynamic Pulsed Eddy Current technology, we have
always strived to use technology, knowledge, and experience in new ways to
provide valued solutions for our clients.

In 2016, our Strategic Development Group (SDG) was created to formalize our
dedication to, and process for, coherent innovation. Driven by ideas throughout
Structural Integrity and our clients, the SDG’s efforts focus on technology
evaluationand applications, and research and development. Our overriding
goal is the enhancement of products and services that we provide across all of
our served markets.

SDG includes a dedicated group of engineers and researchers with advanced

degrees and over 50 years of combined experience in the development and
application of technology. This group’s core competencies include:
• Mechanics of Materials • Computer Programming

• Materials Science • Solids Modeling

• Nondestructive Testing • Theoretical Modeling

• Structural Health Monitoring • Software Development

• Electromagnetics • Hardware Development

• Vibrations • Automation and Motion Control

• Applied Statistics • Hardware/Software Integration

• Digital Signal Processing • Industrial Design

• Finite Element Modeling • Sensor Integration

While our Strategic Development Group is working hard to keep Structural

Integrity on the cutting edge, they are also available to directly assist our
clients in the development, evaluation, and application of unique solutions
for unique problems. We can help you leverage the latest in technology and
engineering practices to minimize costs, solve tough problems, and improve
the safety and reliability of your assets.

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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 another level to help energy industry clients mitigate risks, assist with vendor
oversight, and save clients money with our training.

In reviewing clients’ needs, 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, Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.
training will prepare you and your colleagues with the advanced knowledge
you need.

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