Hydro-Québec Adoption and Deployment of the Integrated Zetec Technology Platform

Abstract

Steam Generator inspection systems can be integrated using individual technologies from multiple sources or from a single developer. Faced with a significant reduction of the inspection window in 2008, Hydro Quebec required a doubling of its inspection equipment fleet. This paper describes the evaluation of new technologies that led to the decision by Hydro Quebec to set aside their traditional multiple source inspection system in favour of a fully integrated single source inspection system. The paper also describes the qualification and first deployment results as well as performance improvement metrics.