CX-023150: Establishing Modular In-Chamber Electron Beam Welding Capability in the USA-Phase II

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), in collaboration with BWXT Nuclear, PTR-Precision Technologies, Bridger Welding Engineering, Rusach I…

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

January 14, 2021
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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), in collaboration with BWXT Nuclear, PTR-Precision Technologies, Bridger Welding Engineering, Rusach International, and Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, proposes to manufacture and assemble several critical sections of a 2/3-scale reactor pressure vessel (RPV) using various advanced manufacturing and fabrication technologies, including electron beam welding (EBW), diode laser cladding, powder metallurgy-hot isostatic pressing, and advanced machining.