TIVERTON, ON – June 5, 2018 – Kinectrics
has signed a multi-year fuel channel inspection tooling agreement with Bruce
Power for the supply of Circumferential Wet Scrape Tool (CWEST) and the Bruce
Power Reactor Inspection Maintenance System (BRIMS).
The $9.5 million multi-year contract is a
continuation of the existing CWEST work performed by Kinectrics. The company
will also expand its fuel channel inspection services with a BRIMS contract
worth $72 million.
BRIMS is an automated delivery system that
deploys the fuel inspection and maintenance tools, such as CWEST, to the
pressure tubes. CWEST is an inspection tool that takes routine samples of the
pressure tubes. These automated tools provide significant cost savings to Bruce
Power, contributes to their culture of Safety First by reducing radiation dose
to workers, and reduces time spent during planned maintenance outages by
simplifying tasks and streamlining activities in the vault.
The BRIMS contract will be executed at
Kinectrics’ new facility in Tiverton, which was officially opened today with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony. With Kinectrics opening of a 37,000 sq ft licensed
facility in Tiverton, the company can fulfil its Bruce Power contracts just
three kilometres from the Bruce site, and utilize PWU and Society staff. These
contracts will continue to support the local economy with over 50 full-time,
unionized positions over the next year.
“The awarding of these contracts is another
milestone in the commitment by Bruce Power and Kinectrics to invest in economic
development of the region,” said David Harris, Kinectrics’ President and CEO.
It is through these initiatives that Kinectrics
supports Bruce Power nuclear in providing low-cost electricity for families and
business for decades through continuous innovation. Bruce Power supplies 30 per
cent of Ontario’s energy at 30 per cent less than the average cost to produce residential
price.