Energy Delivery and Customer Solutions
Nuclear
Generation and Low-Carbon Resources
With outdoor test lines and substations exposed to changing weather conditions and indoor lab facilities in Knoxville and Charlotte, EPRI has a broad set of capabilities to evaluate new and existing technologies and how they integrate and perform with one another. Among the transmission and distribution testing capabilities are the ability to evaluate advanced transmission conductors, drones and robotics, distribution structures, and underground transmission cables. EPRI’s labs and test fields also provide testing capabilities to assess the wide range of customer-sited technologies being connected to the grid, including energy storage, electric vehicles (EVs), and EV chargers.
EPRI’s laboratories are ideally positioned to support and advance the global resurgent interest and commitment to nuclear energy. EPRI’s labs have state-of-the-art facilities for evaluating components and materials and are staffed by experts in welding repair and research along with non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques, including eddy current, phased array, and ultrasonic testing. EPRI’s buildout of ultrasonic testing capabilities is an example of how the laboratories are responsive to member needs and how new testing competencies build upon an existing foundation.
The generation mix in the U.S. and worldwide is changing rapidly. However, there are fundamental attributes that both new and traditional generation assets require to efficiently, safely, and reliably deliver electricity. With over 20 unique capabilities, EPRI’s Generation and Low-Carbon Resources Laboratories conduct tests spanning materials science, materials testing and characterization, chemistry and corrosion, welding, non-destructive evaluation, and digitalization.
Generation and Low-Carbon Resources
Energy Delivery and Customer Solutions
NUCLEAR
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