Buried Piping Initiative Program (BPIP) Services Bartlett Nuclear, Inc. (BNI) provides turnkey NEI 09-14 based Buried Piping Initiative Program (BPIP) Services including assessment, inspection, mitigation and rehabilitation services to the nuclear power industry.
Additionally, BNI has engineered a cutting-edge technology (SEPIS) that is the first of its kind to be introduced to the power industry for internal inspection of piping systems. The technology provides concurrent visual and radiation surveys of piping internals, with radiation survey results recorded directly on the visual inspection record (CD/DVD). Bartlett BPIP TeamBNI’s Radiological Engineering Division, composed of radiological engineers, Certified Health Physicists and chemical engineers, leads the BHI Energy BPIP team. Radiological Engineering Division members are knowledgeable and experienced in NEI 09-14 and 07-07 and have strategically teamed with several global buried pipe inspection and rehabilitation firms with extensive nuclear, chemical and petrochemical buried pipe inspection experience. BNI’s BPIP Team provides inspections via state of the art technology as well as risk ranking, risk assessment, groundwater assessment, piping rehabilitation and system protection. The Sub-Surface & Embedded Internal Pipe Inspection System (SEPIS)BNI’s proprietary SEPIS system is designed to inspect and record the physical and internal radiological condition of piping systems ranging in diameter from 2” to 24” in a single pass. Other geometries can be performed on a case by case basis. The system hardware is integrated and calibrated by BNI for peak efficiency using robust closed circuit television (CCTV) components and radiological survey instrumentation. BNI’s objective is to provide a site-specific and cost competitive sub-surface and embedded internal piping inspection solution to our clients. - SEPIS System Architecture
SEPIS allows the recording of data, time, location (distance down pipe entry point) and radiological measurements as the equipment travels the length of a piping survey unit. The system is capable of using a variety of radiation detection equipment and its design allows the necessary flexibility to accommodate site-specific survey geometries and radionuclides of concern. - Reporting & Data Validation
Upon completion of each survey unit by the SEPIS Engineer, daily validation and reporting is performed upon. Upon completion of the daily survey activities, the data gathered is tabulated and inventoried for efficient retrieval of survey information. The same rigor is applied to the data collected, analyzed and graphically presented for buried piping inspections results. Final reports are provided to our clients with targeted recommendations for inspection frequencies and mitigation strategies.
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