Nuclear Power
Ensuring Nuclear Safety and Quality
Bureau Veritas expertise for the Nuclear Industry.
The Nuclear Industry is a complex and changing industry. It is subject to high level scrutiny from governmental and non governmental organizations through numerous regulations and increasing pressure to ensure site and activity safety.
Bureau Veritas delivers a full range of services that help all the actors in the nuclear industry demonstrate their compliance with regulations.
OUR EXPERTISE
Our expertise is based on specific knowledge and experience with:
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- Respect of Regulations - Conformity Assessment - Process Control
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Our international network is active in all countries with a nuclear industry:
Our qualified nuclear platforms and experienced operators stand by you to inspect the quality and
compliance of your project activities from the nuclear plant design to its maintenance and dismantling,
according to international and local regulations.
FROM NEW BUILD TO DISMANTLING
Nuclear plant project cycle:
In large and complex nuclear plant projects, mastering Nuclear Quality and Safety levels for all
installation and equipment challenges is a key success factor. Correctly interacting with nuclear
authorities, industrial manufacturers, civil engineers or subcontractors and working in collaboration
with utilities companies is vital to the project.
As a Conformity Assessment Body, and when needed as a Third Party Inspection body, we can
help you in meeting all your industry needs through our strict Nuclear Quality Management System
and can deliver the following services:
Project Development - Siting,
- Issuing permits, Geotechnical studies, - Environmental impact assessment, - Hazard & Operability studies (HAZOP) | Design and Procurement - Design review, - Supplier assessment, Shop inspection, - Nuclear supply chain quality (NQSA), - NDT (Non Destructive Testing), - Conformity assessment, - Pressure equipment certification |
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Construction - Onsite safety coordination, - QA/QC management, Laboratories, - Inspections on site, Expediting, - Welding and Welder qualifications | Commissioning
- Performance testing and witnessing, - Site inspections, - Review of commissioning reports
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Operation - In-Service inspections & Verifications, - Health & Safety compliance, - Outage & maintenance control sub-contractor audit, - Outage planning management, Technical audits, - Maintenance planning review, training, - Management system qualification | Dismantling - Workplace health & safety, - Environmental impact assessment, - Waste management assistance |
Nuclear resources and waste cycle:
Bureau Veritas assesses and inspects the process management and conformity as well as the
equipment that handles nuclear resource and waste storage:
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Third party Inspection of Nuclear Fuel |
Nuclear Enrichment |
Conformity certification of storage canister |
Certification of Nuclear Waste |
Our goal:
To expand our nuclear expertise worldwide while maintaining a superior level of quality requested
by the nuclear industry.
How?
- We accompany our customers throughout their project life cycle
- We consolidate their know-how
- Portfolio of expertise
MAJOR ACCREDITATIONS
Bureau Veritas is an authorized notified body accredited by respective Finnish and French nuclear safety authorities:
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QUICK ACCESS
Click on the following links to discover our nuclear services and activities:
Brochures:
Services for Nuclear Equipment Manufacturers
Discover NQSA, the Nuclear Quality Standard Association
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