Completed approximately 14,000sqft. of coating application inside a Nuclear power plant. Time to complete 8 months. 25' high 8' x 4' stainless steel stage 10" paddles dual component coating application tools swirl-off wheels 7" diamond wheels 8" Daewoo pnuematic grinders DESCO dive [...]
Underwater Coatings for NASA Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Training FacilityUCC successfully executed a surface preparation and underwater coatings application project for NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Training Facility (NBL), covering an expansive area of approximately 26,000 square feet. The involved the treatment of four walls and twelve pits in the floor, and [...]
In early 2016 a Michigan Utility contracted UCC to provide consultation for a planned decommission of a fossil fuel power generation plant. UCC assisted with project planning, construction methodology and system condition assessments to ensure a successful project. In May of 2016 all eight coal fueled units were taken offline [...]
Barge Hull Underwater Coating Application to Seal hull leaks (Ship Husbandry Project – applicable to Ship Husbandry) On June 24, 1998, divers from Underwater Construction Contractors performed an underwater video and ultrasonic thickness inspection of a water intake barge located on Florida’s Hiwassee River. The ultrasonic inspection of the hull revealed [...]
UCC performed an inspection on the raw water intake structures of a power generation facility. Findings revealed that 75% of the structure cap and support members underneath the cap had collapsed over the winter. While final repair drawings were being developed UCC performed emergent repairs starting with the removal of [...]
In the summer of 2012, UCC was contracted to perform turnkey mooring cell repairs for a large fossil fuel plant on the Ohio River. A team of topside and underwater welder fabricators repaired 12 mooring cells that were 16’ in diameter. The repairs ranged from small patch work to installing new [...]
Preservation of Aquatic Life Installation of a fish barrier net for a large hydroelectric facility in the midwest to restrict the aquatic life from entering the generating turbines of the facility. UCC has installed and maintained the deepest and longest barrier nets in the country. Impingement & Entrainment Sevices (In [...]
In the spring of 2013 Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) worked with a Midwest nuclear station to develop a repair plan for the sites raw water intake structure. In July 2013 the formal award was given whereby the mobilization of UCC’s crew and work vessel the “Salvor” began. The intake crib [...]
An eight-municipality Water Treatment Facility in North East USA required UCC’s Specialized Drinking Water Dive Services. Scope of work included tank floor cleaning, pipe repair, sediment removal and structural inspection. The work was performed within a nine million gallon underground storage tank utilizing decontamination protocol per American Water Works Association [...]
Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) successfully completed another Traveling Water Screen (TWS) project at a Southeast Nuclear Power Plant. UCC performed the removal and replacement of the six original TWS’s that were installed in the 1970’s. After removal the pits were cleaned and the old grout removed from under the screens. [...]
