With over 25 years of experience in the construction and demolition industries, Cutting Technologies expert technicians employ state of the art diamond wire sawing and cutting to enhance, improve, and expedite nuclear reactor and power plant decommissioning. Cutting Technologies offers 24-hour response time for emergencies, and our safety-trained crew balances a rapid work effort with safe, contamination-free performance.

Nuclear facilities are not designed to exist in perpetuity. Rather, they are designed to last for a set amount of time before undergoing a planned decommissioning process. This process is essential for the cease of reactor operations, the safe dismantle of the nuclear reactor, the appropriate waste removal and disposal procedures, and to guarantee overall safety for both the nuclear technicians involved and the public.  Diamond wire saw cutting has come to play an important role in this task over the years.

Diamond wire saw cutting is a technique that allows for the manipulation and easy removal of large slabs of concrete and other masonry. Because the saw wire is impregnated, or coated, with diamonds, the saw is able to slice through even the toughest cement cleanly and quickly. In addition, using diamond wire saws means that personnel are able to be at a safe distance from radioactive areas and materials. This last feature is particularly important one, since the materials in a nuclear plant are highly radioactive and carry the potential to cause severe harm, and even death, if improperly handled or with improper, i.e. prolonged raw exposure.

Cutting Technologies is one of the most experienced nuclear decommissioning contractors in the world, specializing in diamond wire sawing. CTI has an exemplory safety record and has a proven record of delivering projects on-time and within budget.

PROJECTS OF NOTE
Surry Nuclear Power Plant
Surry, VA
Performed for Bechtel Power Corp.
Scope: Diamond wire saw cut a section of the crane wall to facilitate removal of the reactor head.

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
Buchanan, NY
Performed for Williams Plant Services
Scope: Diamond wire saw cut, rigged and removed two sodium tanks and corresponding pedestals.

Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Wiscasset, ME
Performed for Stone & Webster Co.
Scope: Diamond wire saw cut, rigged and removed the missile shield, equipment hatch, crane wall, pressurizer cubical wall, steam generator walls and containment building walls for removal of the steam generators and reactor.

CASE STUDIES
1. Precision Nuclear Retrofitting
Diamond Wire Cutting Proceeds During Live Plant Operations

2. Reactor Access Way Cleared
Quick Turnaround & Diamond Wire Cutting Keeps Nuclear Decommissioning On Track

3. Millrights Set Back in Schedule
Diamond Wire Cutting Helps Retool Fossil-Fueled Power Plant
 
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