Turnaround NDT That Keeps Up
With the Schedule

Planned scopes, night coverage and findings fast enough to make repair decisions inside the window.

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Shutdown & Turnaround Inspection Services

A turnaround compresses a year of inspection into days, and every hour a finding waits is an hour of schedule at risk. CIC fields NDT and inspection crews for shutdowns and turnarounds across Alberta — scoped in advance, staffed for night coverage, and reporting fast enough that repair decisions happen inside the window, not after it closes.

What We Bring to a Turnaround

  • Pre-planning — scopes, procedures and access requirements locked before the unit comes down

  • Full-method crews — UT, PAUT/TOFD, RT, MPI, LPI and PMI from one coordinated team, one report stream

  • Vessel, piping and tank inspection — API 510/570/653 scopes executed while equipment is open

  • Weld coverage for repairs — inspection and NDT on repair welds as they happen, including night shifts

  • Refractory services — inspection and support for linings during shutdown windows

The Scheduling Math That Matters

Turnaround NDT succeeds or fails on sequencing: radiography windows planned around other trades, findings from the day shift dispositioned before night welding, inspection crews sized to the peak instead of the average. That coordination is a planning product — which is why the best time to call is when the worklist is still forming, not when the unit is already down.

One Vendor, Fewer Gaps

Split NDT across vendors and the seams show at 2am: different report formats, disputed dispositions, a method nobody mobilized. CIC's full-suite coverage means the scope flexes inside one company — when the opened vessel reveals more than expected, the crew that finds it escalates method and manpower without a new PO.

Frequently Asked Questions

How early should NDT be booked for a turnaround?

When the worklist firms up — commonly months ahead for spring and fall seasons, when every plant in the province wants the same certified crews. Early booking buys planning integration, not just bodies; late calls get whatever capacity is left.

Can you handle scope growth mid-turnaround?

Scope growth is the norm, not the exception — opened equipment tells its own story. We plan surge capacity into turnaround commitments and flex methods within the same crew structure, so discovery work doesn't stall behind procurement.