BIRNS Lighting Products safely and reliably illuminate Underwater, Hazardous, and Severe environments:

  1. BIRNS Nuclear Lighting Products operate inside primary nuclear containment (e.g. reactor vessels and nuclear fuel pools). Made of nuclear-compatible materials, with ultra-fast, tool-free relamping and easy decontamination, and compatible with Class A GFCI's, these comprise:

    1. General-Area Flood Lights
    2. Camera Lights
    3. 360-degree 'Drop' Lights
    4. In-Air Lights (including Emergency Lighting)
    5. Power Products
    6. Mounting Products


  2. BIRNS Marine Lighting Products operate within marine and aquatic environments (especially underwater at great depths), and are used on submarines, ROVs, and by divers. These include:

    1. Flood Lights
    2. Work Lights
    3. ROV/SUB Lights
    4. Camera/Helmet Lights
    5. Ultra-Deep Submergence Lights
    6. Advanced Technology Lights


  3. BIRNS Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) Products locate cracks and weld defects in underwater steel structures, and oil leaks from tankers, platforms, and pipelines. BIRNS MPI equipment permits inspection of ships' hulls underwater, obviating the need for expensive dry-docking. These include:

    1. Model 7712 Blackbirn II: Oil-leak detection
    2. Model 7701 Blackbirn I: Oil-leak detection plus complete MPI

  4. BIRNS PVHO Lighting Products are used inside Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy (PVHO), especially HeliOx helium-atmosphere diver decompression chambers.

    1. Model 4121 Doubly-Safe Chamber Light
    2. Model 4132 BIRNS General-Area Chamber Light
    3. BIRNS Model 3031 Dual-Outlet Power Supply
    4. BIRNS Model 3033 Quad-Outlet Power Supply

  5. BIRNS Hazardous Area Lighting Products safely and reliably operate inside areas where explosive gases are present during normal operations. BIRNS Hazardous Area lights are explosion-proof (flame-proof).

  6. BIRNS Emergency Lighting Fixtures provide up to eight hours of illumination during a power interruption, to permit personnel egress and/or safe shutdown of systems and equipment. BIRNS emergency lights are designed for use inside primary nuclear containment, and are seismically qualified to reliably operate during and after a seismic event.