Surface Coating Technology: QuarTec

With 50+ years of experience in the nuclear industry, we are dedicated to move forward from current NPP to smart plants, smart fleets, smart energy and invulnerable NPPs, with an approach similar to that adopted in the navy with smart ships and smart naval forces. From heavy components to smart I&C, embedded cyber-secured solutions and data analytic solutions, we have solutions applicable in naval and defense sectors.

Framatome develops innovative processes, cost-effective solutions, and complete services from the simple-and-basic to the most challenging scenarios. These include large components such as steam generators, reactor coolant pumps, control rod drive mechanisms and also obsolescence solution management, and our Nuclear Parts Centers. Framatome proposes the best products, services and solutions to receive safe, world-class project performance, total cost certainty, and a partner committed to excellence for all of your component repair and replacement projects.

In order to optimize your asset, you can decide to run your plant beyond its designated lifetime. Safety being a priority this decision is driven by the need for low carbon and competitive energy. Framatome works closely with you on your plant’s long-term operations strategy, covering license renewal, aging and asset management, modernization and upgrades, and other long-term challenges.

With 50+ years of experience in the nuclear industry, we have developed highly skilled expertise recognized worldwide. Our expertise in alloys welding, water chemistry, corrosion, nuclear medicine or metallurgy, high performing computation such as CFD, is applicable in non-nuclear activities. Whether your business is in research activities, laboratories, new technologies, medical, or any other out-of-nuclear industry, benefit from our 3000 experts worldwide committed to your performance and success.

You can prevent risk of technical issues causing delays and drift of outage costs by relying on experienced teams with a wealth of expertise. Framatome’s highly-skilled teams deploy proven, innovative technologies and solutions backed by service-proven knowledge of utilities’ objectives for reactor maintenance, inspections, fuel reloading operations, and outage management optimization. Our solutions ensure our customers avoid costly outages and outage extensions.

You expect solutions and services that ease the management of your operations every day, delivered in a simplified way. Framatome provides you with a complete suite of people, performance, and technology for the nuclear steam supply system and beyond, working in concert to help you successfully orchestrate your plant’s management plans. We propose a wide range of innovative solutions and services in operation, including chemistry and radiochemistry services, modular remote monitoring, training solutions, and instrumentation and control services.