Company Profile:

 

Renata Claudi and Tom Prescott established RNT Consulting Inc., an independent consulting company, in 1998 to serve the needs of industry coping with Aquatic Invasive Species. Our team has a unique combination of expertise including mechanical engineering, biology, environmental science and risk assessment modeling. To supplement in-house skills we draw on a wide range of associates who are top experts in their field. Our specialty is to apply a multidisciplinary approach to environmental problems.

 

 RNT’s primary area of interest is the control and mitigation of biofouling , as well as solving problems caused by aquatic invasive species. We apply both proven and innovative technologies appropriate to the situation.

 

In particular we provide:

            

·        Risk assessment of macrofouling impacts on individual facilities

 

·        Independent review of existing mitigation programs, equipment and installation

 

·        Design and implementation of monitoring  protocols for macrofouling

 

·        Design and implementation of experimental protocols

 

·        Evaluation of prototype equipment both for mechanical performance and efficacy in designed task

 

·        Project management of installations

 

·        Preparation and delivery of in-house workshops on topic dealings with

                       control and mitigation.  Workshops are customized to our client’s specific

                       areas of interest.

 

·        Expert evaluations and testimony.  We investigate and analyze failures of

                 equipment or under-performing installations and assist in obtaining

                 resolution with suppliers or insurance companies.

 

·        Interaction with regulators at all levels of government

 

·        Probabilistic Risk Assessment

 

·        Technical documentation and/or communication materials

RNT Project Summary:

 

The following is a list of some of the projects recently completed by our team:

 

Risk assessment of quagga mussel fouling at Hoover Dam, Davis Dam and Parker Dam on the Colorado River.  This work was done for the US Bureau of Reclamation.

 

Review of potential zebra mussel impact at a BWR nuclear plant in Spain

Client: Nuclenor

 

Review of potential impact of the golden mussel Limnoperna fortunii on the hydraulic power generation facilities in Brazil

Client: CEMIGE

 

Quantification of Risks of Alien Species Introductions Associated with Alternative Area for Ballast Water Exchange in the Laurentian Channel of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Client: Transport Canada

 

Environmental and Economic Costs of Alien Invasive Species in Canada.

Client: Environment Canada

 

Design of a sampling protocol for testing the efficacy of Acoustic Sparker Technology for zebra mussel control.

Client: Phoenix Science & Technology, Inc. Boston, U.S.A

 

Technical Program Coordination of the 11^th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species ,Washington D.C., March 2002.

Client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

 

Technical edit of a text published as Alien Invaders in Canada’s Waters, Wetlands, and Forests

Client: Canadian Wildlife Service

Expert Testimony -  review of biological control patent.

Client: the U.S. Patent Office

Member of Value Engineering Audit Team for New York City water system protection upgrades.

Client: New York City, Office of the Mayor

Project engineering and management for evaluation of filtration, ozonation and UV irradiation as zebra mussel control technologies.

Client: Ontario Power Generation.