Plant availability has been affected adversely by failures of components and systems which are not safety significant but responsible for a reliable power production.

Conservative & traditional time and labor-based maintenance approaches can lead to equipment failures and unplanned downtime, impacting the Utilities ability to generate revenue.

CANDU reactor’s fitness for service is impacted by ageing and continuous irradiation of systems, structures and components.

With a 60-year life, CANDU reactors systems will eventually become outdated, thereby decreasing operations effectiveness.

Obsolescence and availability of qualified replacement and spare parts, at the right time, are primary concerns in the nuclear industry. This combined with an estimated 50% of the workforce retiring within the next 10 years will make this even more challenging.