Engineers Fareshta Hashemi and Jasdeep Dulku from Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Canada (CWNC) presented at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station to over 50 members of Ontario Power Generation.

Their presentation covered the EPRI SQURTS program which grants EPRI members access to seismic qualification testing and a vast database of reports and pre-qualified seismic items.

The EPRI SQURTS program which was started in 1992 aims to streamline the seismic qualification process while also significantly reducing costs for utilities. To date, the SQURTS program has 20 different testing members including Ontario Power Generation and Bruce Power.

All seismic qualification testing for the SQURTS program is performed in-house at Curtiss-Wright Nuclear facilities either in Cincinnati, Ohio or Newmarket, Ontario. Combined, the facilities house 4 seismic tables; consisting of both multiple tri-axial and single axis tables.

Further information about the EPRI SQURTS program can be found at http://www.squrts.org/ or by contacting Adrienne Myers Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Program Administrator at [email protected].