Snail Shaped Tubes Nuclear Power Plant (Russia) Tube Size 1.26" ID (32 mm) Material Carbon Steel # of Tubes 11 Shape / Length Snail shaped, bent tubes, 59 ft (18m) Defects Found 10% wall loss and a pitting defect at 14.1 ft (4.3m) in one tube Outcome Tubes were cut and defects verified AcousticEye was able to accurately detect defect type, size and location in a very difficult tube shape PERFORMANCE RESULTS EXAMPLE One of 11 tubes

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