Valve Services

C o mpr ehen s i ve. D y n a mi c. F l ex i b l e.

 Com p rehe n
D y na mic.
Fl ex ib l e.
Delivering
Proven Results
As a supplier of innovative, high-quality components and services,
BWXT Canada Ltd. (BWXT Canada) caters to a worldwide customer
base. We take great pride in supplying highly engineered solutions
that allow our customers to compete within the complex power
generation industry.

BWXT strives to ensure that all of our projects are aligned with our
customers’ goals to increase safety, improve plant productivity and
availability as well as to extend plant equipment life.

Each project requires unique solutions and thus our approach is a

multi-disciplinary team with custom engineering capabilities, industry
leading quality control, innovative research and development and
superior field service personnel.

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Why BWXT
Valve Services?
Through our extensive experience in the valve services industry,
we’ve focused our skills to provide a variety of specialty services that
are not easily matched by our competitors.

Our customers in the competitive power generation industry depend

on critical valves to be reliable and safe.

The BWXT Valve Services team is focused on providing a full suite

of services to fit your needs and improve both online and outage
performance.

BWXT valve services are:

Comprehensive. Dynamic. Flexible.

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 Modular or Fully
Integrated Approach
Condition Assessment & Scope
Def inition

Val ve Engineering Ser vices

Work Task Planning & Sc heduling

Procurement & Materials

Manag ement

R eplacement Par ts & R epair

Val ve/Actuator Training Ser vices

Field Execution & Tec hnical

Over sight

BWXT’s Valve Services Solution

At BWXT Canada, our Valve Services team offers a choice of
comprehensive, dynamic and flexible solutions aligned to Com prehensive - A fully integrated approach, from
customer needs for all aspects of valve maintenance services - scope definition through field execution and project
meeting and exceeding safety and quality requirements for utilities closeout.
and industrial applications.
Dynamic - The ability to quickly respond to changing
customer requirements and priorities.
BWXT Canada is committed to customer choice and input in
customizing solutions best suited to their individual valve needs. Flexible - Committed to customer choice by tailoring
solutions to meet specific needs, through selection of
one or more of our Valve Services modules.

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Condition Assessment
& Scope Definition
Valve Services is dedicated to validating component conditions
to ensure proper scope definition prior to commencement of any
project. This is accomplished through customer collaboration and
cross-functional teams. Assessments are performed in a timely
and efficient manner by our skilled and experienced technical staff
ensuring:

• Component condition validation

• Consideration of all available information for each valve
• Attention to station programmatic requirements
• Use of latest diagnostic technologies

Key R esult - Provision of practical recommendation for repair

or replacement strategy, allowing us to meet customer life cycle
requirements.

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 Valve Engineering
Services
Our team has the knowledge and expertise to develop optimal A t a minimum, our extensive Engineering
solutions required for: the implementation of component Ser vices provide:
replacements, refurbishments, upgrades and modifications for the
maintenance of plant system performance. Our commitment to • POV program development
long-term success is achieved through high quality service and • Valve and actuator design modifications
product excellence, delivered to our customers in a timely manner. • Analysis of valve and actuator testing data
• Procurement engineering, including IEE
• Valve maintenance procedure development
• Valve packing set specifications
• Mechanical joint specifications
• Valve failure analysis investigation
• Stress analysis and metallurgy

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 Work Task Planning
& Scheduling
Valve work task planning employs a two-phase streamlined
approach based on industry best practices. We are committed to
offering the client a more cost effective way to plan and complete
projects on time and on budget.

Phase - 1 Phase - 2
Field Condition & Eq uipment Evaluation Work Pac kag e Development

Our field condition and equipment evaluation will set the Tablet based work-package preparation saves time and
field team up for success by putting the right documents money, provides process continuity, and accurately
and parts in their hands; greatly reducing the chance of identifies resource requirements. This establishes a strong
costly re-work. Count on us to: foundation for successful field execution by considering:

• Perform due diligence of configuration • Pressure boundary requirements

management, which is critical to licensing, • Environmental qualification requirements
improves success factor of field work and • On-line wiring
mitigates discovery • Valve packing set specifications
• Perform walk down of approved scope to validate • Mechanical joint specifications
field conditions
• Clearance requests
• Identify long-lead parts
• Relevant drawings/procedures
• Recommend procurement strategy
• Recovery/contingency plans for as-found
• Estimate resources and installation hours conditions
• Identify risks
• Recommend strategy for support group
requirements (scaffolding, insulation, etc.)

Sc heduling

Accurate, resource leveled schedules are a cornerstone of any successful project. A well developed baseline, combined with timely
and accurate updating, allows for effective project management from inception through completion:

• Effective use of PrimaveraTM P6 software • Key Performance Indicators meaningful to the customer
• Easy integration into customer project plans • Outputs customized for effective communication
• Accurate resource forecasts • Post-work assessments to identify continuous improvements
• Change Control Management to work package contents and assessed hours

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 Procurement &
Materials Management
B&W’s comprehensive Quality Assurance program allows full
procurement capability for materials in all code classifications. This,
combined with our experienced staff and “best in class” materials
management and inventory control, saves our customers time and
money, and offers:

• Assurance of traceability and configuration management

• Inventory storage, coordination and warehousing aligned to
material quality level and code requirements
• Material staging and just-in-time delivery by work package
aligned to customer schedule requirements
• Storage of critical spares inventory

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Replacement Parts & Repair
Leveraging our extensive manufacturing experience along with our
mature quality program, BWXT can repair and reproduce any exist-
ing valve/actuator trim or component, meeting all code and quality
requirements while rapidly responding to emergent customer needs.

Utilizing the latest technologies provides measurements accurate

enough to meet the exacting criteria demanded for the re-engineer-
ing of components. This accuracy combined with the precision of our
manufacturing process (tolerances of up to 0.0002”), results in
components well within the design requirements of the OEM.

R eplacement :
• Offers a solution to challenges faced by obsolescence
• Provides a direct alternative to the OEM
• Cost and time savings

R epair :
• Welding and machine services
• Cost effective with quick turnaround time
• Refurbish used parts for new inventory

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 Valve/Actuator
Training Services
We offer a full range of training delivered by industry experts, for all
types of valves and actuators, including manual valves; AOV, MOV,
NV, and RV.

Many of our courses are designed to be able to receive INPO

accreditation, as well as qualify candidates to stand the EPRI AP3

Mobi l e Va l ve Tra i n i n g Fa ci l i ty
test process.

Our training solution provides:

• Programs developed using the Systems Approach to Training

as described in INPO ACAD 85-006 & ACAD 02-001
• Extensive courses in both valve maintenance and diagnostics
• A fully equipped mobile valve training facility that can be
brought to your site
• Combined “hands on” and classroom based training
• Low student to instructor ratios
• Customizable to specific sites and equipment

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Field Execution &
Technical Oversight
Our full range of field services provide total maintenance and testing
capabilities for all valve and actuator types, making us your one-
stop-shop for field services. Subject matter experts and qualified
valve technicians employ testing techniques aligned with utility
requirements for reliability, licensing and safety.

• Trained and experienced field supervision

• Full range of expertise in removal, overhaul, installation, and
diagnostics
• Portable testing and in-situ overhaul capabilities
• Off or on-site services

Efficiencies in field work are realized through the use of tablet based
electronic work packages, putting the most up-to-date information in
the hands of the field teams:

• Reducing error-likely situations means improving safety and

quality while reducing rework
• Reducing indirect labour
• Increasing wrench time at workface
• Reducing paperwork
• Real time progress reporting

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 Safety Quality
BWXT’s QA program conforms to the
With over seven million hours without a lost time requirements of:
incident, safety is at the core of our business
and is a key element of our culture. Our Target • ISO 9001:2008
Zero program is a comprehensive and successful • ASME Section III, NCA-4000, NQA-1
program that allows our customers to rest assured • ASME Certificates of authorization for N,
that safety is top of mind on all job sites. We strive NA, NS, NPT, PP, S, U, U2 and U3
to finish each and every day incident and injury
• National Board, NR Certificate of
free. Furthermore, BWXT Canada utilizes ALARA
Authorization
principles for radiation dose management.
• U.S. Federal Regulation 10CFR50
Appendix B and applicable US NRC
(Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Operational •
regulatory guides (e.g. 10CFR21)
CSA Quality Program Standard N285 and

Excellence
Z299.1
• Qualified EPC (Engineering, Procurement
and Construction) vendor meeting the
BWXT Canada also maintains a robust Operational requirements of CSA N286 as surveyed
Excellence and Human Performance Improvement by OPG
program that ensures our customers receive
products and services of the highest quality in the
industry. Our unique safe-behaviour observation
based program ensures the highest attention to
detail and industry leading safety records.

With a focus on cost and schedule efficiencies,

we save our customers time and money while
providing the industry’s highest level of service and
quality. Our proven track record demonstrates that
continuous improvement and quality assurance is
evident in every project we execute for our valued
customers.

NUCLEAR ENERGY GOVERNMENT SERVICE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

Products and services described herein are provided by BWXT Canada Ltd., a BWXT subsidiary.
BWXT Canada Ltd. is a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT). Headquartered in Lynchburg,
Va., BWXT is a leading supplier of nuclear components and fuel to the U.S. government; provides
technical, management and site services to support governments in the operation of complex facilities
and environmental remediation activities; and supplies precision manufactured components and BWXT Canada Ltd.
services for the commercial nuclear power industry.
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