Commercial Diving Blog

Water Intake – The Wedge Wire Screen Structure

Many power utility plants, industrial processing facilities and water utilities are turning to the Wedge Wire Intake Structure as a primary component for raw water intakes. The T-intakes and half intakes are simple yet robust structures and are being installed in many bodies of water throughout the U.S. Since [...]

2022-07-27T19:26:52+00:00October 1st, 2020|UCC News|

New UCC Facility Opens, Advancing Commercial Diving Services

UCC is pleased to announce the opening of our newest addition to our corporate Essex office campus in Connecticut; a state of the art mock-up facility designed around a deep bay water tank with overhead crane services. Frequently UCC’s customers require underwater feasibility testing to ensure safe, cost effective, [...]

2022-07-27T19:27:23+00:00December 21st, 2019|UCC News|

Underwater Nuclear Decommissioning Companies Consider Divers vs Robots for Safe Decommissioning Processes

Electrical power produced from nuclear reactors is a common method of power generation in modern society and is widely used throughout the world. The technology behind nuclear power splits atoms from specific elements and generates power by the energy released. The science of radiation technology dates to 1895 but most [...]

2024-06-11T20:32:37+00:00December 13th, 2019|UCC News|

Circulating Water Intake Pipeline – Returning to the Depth

Year after year, maintenance or preventative maintenance (PM) projects are performed for many of UCC’s diverse customer base. Some of these projects are as needed while others are on a formal routine PM schedule. However, at a Midwest power plant, this technical service and approach is anything but routine. [...]

2022-03-10T18:17:20+00:00April 30th, 2019|UCC News|

UCC’s Anniversary: Celebrating 50 Years of Commercial Diving, & Marine Construction

Underwater Construction Corporation is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1969 by John Chiangi, Sr. and Stuart Leech, UCC has grown to be the largest inland commercial diving firm in the United States. Click the logo below to view our timeline. [...]

2022-07-27T19:27:55+00:00January 3rd, 2019|Press Releases, UCC News|

The Impact of Winning an NDA Supply Chain Award

UK.Gov recently asked the winners of the 2017 Supply Chain Awards how winning the award has impacted their business. As a highly commended award winner of the Technology Innovation Award, UCC UK Ltd was glad to answer. Phil McDermott, Director of Global Nuclear Services, is quoted in the article as [...]

2022-05-31T21:24:19+00:00September 5th, 2018|UCC News|

UCC UK Ltd Receives Highly Commended Award at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s 7th Annual Supply Chain Event

NDA Awards Ceremony On Thursday 02 November In Manchester, UK, the nuclear diving team at Underwater Construction Corporation UK Ltd. was honored to receive the Highly Commended award for Best Technical Innovation to Benefit a Site License Company, presented at the annual Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Supply Chain Event. [...]

2022-07-27T19:28:39+00:00November 10th, 2017|UCC News|

Underwater Construction Corporation Forms Strategic Union with IHI Southwest Technologies, Inc.

Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) joins IHI Southwest Technologies, Inc. (IHISWT) in support of their turnkey solutions in the nuclear industry. This alliance combines both companies’ core competencies to create the industry's best knowledge base: experienced engineering personnel and NDE technology unified with the global leader in nuclear diving services. [...]

2024-02-27T16:47:24+00:00September 27th, 2017|UCC News|

UCC Wisconsin Office Relocated to the City of Racine

UCC first opened the Wisconsin office just south of downtown Milwaukee in the summer of 2010 to increase customer service for many clients throughout Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Minnesota. In the years that followed, UCC continued its reputation as the industry leader providing commercial diving and marine construction services. [...]

2022-05-31T21:25:40+00:00September 20th, 2017|UCC News|

New Water Power Industry Alliance with Evoqua

Evoqua Water Technologies and Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) have teamed up. These two powerhouses are now set to deliver expert underwater service to the water power industry. This unprecedented alliance combines the intake innovation of Evoqua with the elite diving capabilities of UCC to form an unparalleled service offering. [...]

2021-05-26T18:30:25+00:00April 27th, 2017|Press Releases, UCC News|
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