We specialize in the quantification and chemical analysis of radioactive samples ranging from percent to sub-ppb detection of analytes.
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Analytical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry techniques are performed on routine and complex samples. Instrumentation includes inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), microwave digestion, ion chromatography (IC), titration, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), carbon/sulfur analysis, hydrogen analysis, FTIR spectroscopy including ATR & IR microscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and particle size analysis.
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Plant Chemistry Support
Churchill has the personnel and technology to provide services that address our customers’ most challenging problems and emergent needs. We can support outage critical path work on irradiated and non-irradiated material with the availability of many types of advanced analytical techniques with high sample throughput and rapid turnaround. Plant chemistry support experience includes foreign material and loose parts chemistry, corrosion studies, fuel crud and sludge analyses, failure analyses (metallic and non-metallic), water chemistry, high temperature steam oxidation testing, and customized R&D experiments.
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Failure Analysis
When chemistry is involved in component failures, we collect evidence that elucidates degradation mechanisms by leveraging our forensic analytical capabilities. Our expertise covers a broad range including metallic, polymeric and electrical components.
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Component Qualification Testing
In order to dedicate plant safety related components within Westinghouse, material identification and characterization testing is required for both metallic and non-metallic components. Churchill routinely performs material qualification testing to satisfy commercial dedication instructions (CDI).
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Wet Chemistry
Benchtop wet chemistry techniques are routinely performed including pH, conductivity, dissolved solids, density, turbidity, and viscosity measurements.
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R&D Services
Westinghouse designs and performs custom experiments at LWR primary and secondary conditions and accelerated corrosion evaluations. We also provide services for the development of Gen IV reactors including material selection, chemistry material interaction, effective coolant chemistry, effects on heat transfer and high temperature corrosion.
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