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“Engineering is an exciting way of life, always Atkins: world-class with new wheels to discover rather than invent, whether in creation or design.” engineering Sir William Atkins
Established in 1938, Atkins has become as architect engineer for the International one of the world’s largest international Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), design and engineering consulting firms, which is expected to be the world’s largest with offices across the United States, and most advanced experimental tokamak Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. nuclear fusion reactor. Our experience across multiple sectors In 2014 Atkins acquired Nuclear Safety allows us to deliver the best, most up-to- Associates, the US nuclear industry’s foremost date technical solutions to our clients by authority for nuclear safety, regulatory sharing expertise and knowledge on a compliance and licensing. worldwide scale. Atkins is: At the same time, Atkins understands the importance of being local— of having deep • The world’s 14th largest global design firm roots in the communities in which we live and (ENR 2013) work. In the United States, our experience • Ranked as one of the top 10 firms in the dates back more than half a century and our United States (ENR 2013) network of 300 offices spans the nation. • The third largest engineering and Our understanding of local requirements, architectural consultancy in Europe practices, and culture has allowed us to (Svenska Teknik & Designföretagen Sector become a valued partner to our clients. Review 2013) With more than 17,500 staff operating across • One of the top 10 firms in the Middle East the globe, including over 3,500 staff in North (ENR 2013) America, we plan, design, and enable • The UK’s largest engineering consultancy some of the most challenging and time for the last 15 years (NCE Consultants File critical projects. This is why we were chosen 2013). 4 | Services to the federal nuclear sector Services to the federal nuclear sector | 5
Reacting first
Our nuclear business has been operating Our experience embraces the regulatory in the industry since the inception of regimes of the US and the UK, giving us nuclear energy for the production of an appreciation of the different regulatory electricity more than 50 years ago. Today, approaches in those two countries. In the US, our talent-rich teams work closely with this includes Department of Energy (DOE) our clients, to maintain the existing reactor and non-reactor nuclear facilities, as nuclear infrastructure, engineer new well as Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)- plants and safely decommission facilities licensed fuel cycle and isotope production that have reached the end of their facilities and power reactors. In the new build operating life. market we have extensive knowledge of the legislative and regulatory framework required to develop new nuclear. As a leading civil, structural and infrastructure design house we’re able to mobilize large multidisciplinary design teams to strengthen our retained regional expertise. Overall, we design and engineer solutions for the entire nuclear facility lifecycle across the US.
Iconic projects spanning 60 years in nuclear
1954 1994 2010 2014 Berkeley nuclear Windscale Piles International Silo Direct- power station, decommissioning, Thermonuclear encapsulation UK UK Experimental Plant (SDP), Reactor (ITER), Sellafield, UK France Our track record Services to the federal nuclear sector | 7
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1954 1960 1970 1982 1991 2000 2010 2013 Atkins Atkins designs Ko-Ri Nuclear Atkins Acquisition of Superheater Atkins is Atkins is undertakes and makes power station, undertakes the the specialist headers project appointed formally the detailed recommendations Korea: Atkins complete design nuclear for Magnox as architect announced as architectural, for a complete and Wimpey and specification consultancy engineer for the part of the EDF civil and line of nuclear & Co carry out of the BNFL ANS (a company International Energy Nuclear structural reactor fuel design of the recovery plant comprising Thermonuclear Generation design for new element cells in auxiliary hall, for Springfields Atkins, Ewbank Experimental Strategic Berkeley nuclear Japan turbine hall, the (UK) Preece, Merz & Reactor (ITER) Partnership in power station administration Mclellan) the UK (UK) building and the foundations for the high voltage switch gear 2008 Atkins is awarded a 1985 contract to 2010 – continue Atkins now as a Tier 1 2011 2014 1958 counts 1994 supplier to EDF Atkins plans virtually all Atkins is Energy under Completed Atkins is and designs nuclear power appointed as its Technical the Document selected as a complete 1971 organizations in managing agent Services Alliance Safety Analysis Strategic nuclear research the UK as clients of the phase one (TSA) under 10CFR830 partner for all centre for Atkins Structural decommissioning for the Hot Fuel of URENCO’s the Italian Analysis System 1995 of Windscale Piles Examination project and committee for (ASAS) is used (UK) Facility (HFEF) at programme Nuclear Research to check the Atkins conducts Idaho National delivery in the Dounreay (UK) seismic Laboratory. UK reactor roof assessments of the Magnox and AGR reactor 1986 cores (UK) Allot Atkins Mouchel Power 2008 – 1959 Consultants Limited secures 1997 2009 2011 Atkins is preparatory civil 1976 Atkins Completed a engaged in work for Hinkley full Integrated Atkins is seven nuclear Atkins PWR station carries out appointed environmental Safety Analysis 2014 projects, collaborates (UK) (ISA), for the as lender’s including work with Associated impact study technical advisor Silo-Direct of Bulgaria’s International on Merlin, a Nuclear Services 1998 Isotopes Fluorine to the UAE’s encapsulation 5MW research (ANS) in the Kozloduy peaceful nuclear Plant (SDP), TACIS Products (IIFP) reactor produced structural nuclear power programme Sellafield – for Procurement depleted by AEI/John support of station the UK Nuclear Agent Contract uranium Thompson the magnetic Decommisioning associated with deconversion Nuclear Energy coils for a 2000 Authority decommissioning facility. The first Company – the MW(e) Tokamak the Chernobyl licensed source first privately reactor nuclear power material facility owned plant in the U.S. to reactor to be implement an built by the ISA consistent commonwealth with Part 70, 2011 Subpart H of NRC regulations. Atkins supports EDF Energy to improve the resilience of UK nuclear power stations following the Japanese earthquake 8 | Services to the federal nuclear sector Services to the federal nuclear sector | 9
Intelligent nuclear Our nuclear skills infrastructure
Atkins plans, designs and enables some of We take pride in the technical excellence of the world’s greatest engineering projects. “We are at our best everything we do. Whether it’s the analysis The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic of reactor components or the assessment of Games, Atlanta International Airport, USA, when the absence the ecological impact of new facilities, our and the Burj Al Arab in the UAE exemplify engineers and scientists excel. Atkins’ ability to deliver stellar engineering of an accepted code, solutions on time. Backed by this experience, At Atkins, we believe that our people can our nuclear business focuses on six key skill standard or analogue improve lives through serving the nuclear areas to provide a unique combination of industry by playing a fundamental role in specialist nuclear skills and more traditional means innovation and managing waste, using their skills to ensure engineering and project management skills to original thinking must safety and security and to construct new our clients. nuclear facilities. Our talented engineers design and develop solutions that are come to the fore.” groundbreaking and can improve the quality Martin Grant, CEO Energy, Atkins of life for us all. Ultimately, we believe that when you bring brilliant people together, they will do brilliant things.
Nuclear safety and Professional specialty analysis security services
Project Multidiscipline Nuclear cost and engineering infrastructure commercial management
Readiness Environment and startup and waste engineering management 10 | Services to the federal nuclear sector Services to the federal nuclear sector | 11
Our nuclear skills Nuclear Safety, Our nuclear skills Project, Cost & Licensing, Safeguards & Security Commercial Management’ Operation & Readiness
Nuclear Safety & Speciality Professional Security Readiness and Startup • NQA-1 quality program Project Management Cost Management Commercial Management Analysis Services Engineering development and implementation • Project management • Private finance initiative • Cost management • Nuclear site licensing • Security program • Systems engineering • Training design, • Employer’s agent • Contracts consultancy • Estimating • Regulatory support development and • Readiness assist teams development, and delivery • Scheduling • Dispute management • Cost planning implementation • Criticality safety • Readiness reviews • Operating experience • Building surveying • Development consultancy • Procurement • Health and safety • Risk and value management • Quantity surveying • Nuclear facility safety • Personnel security • Facility start-up management • Portfolio optimization • Capital tax allowances • Cost engineering • Integrated safety analysis • Information security • Procedure development • World Association of (financial/asset/resource) • Expert witness • Procurement engineering • Cyber security and implementation Nuclear Operators • Radiation protection and • Program and project • Strategic asset management • Commercial grade dedication shielding • Classification and export • Implementation validation (WANO) peer review assurance control support • Life-cycle costing • Reactor safety reviews • Program and project delivery • Sustainability • Operations surveillance • Probabilistic risk/safety • Security risk assessment • Operational readiness management (delivered • Security and awareness reviews management client-side or as a managed analysis and reliability service) assessment of process/ training • Emergency planning and • In-service inspection • PMO (delivered client-side or equipment • Physical security feature response (ISI) and quality surveillance (QS) program as a managed service) • Chemical safety specification and start-up • Audits and inspections management • Enterprise solutions including • Fire and industrial safety • Vulnerability assessments • Logistics and inventory Primavera implementation hazard assessment • Nuclear materials control management • Fire protection and accountability engineering • Risk and consequence analysis • Health physics/radiological protection • Human performance assessment 12 | Services to the federal nuclear sector Services to the federal nuclear sector | 13
Our nuclear skills Environment & Our nuclear skills Multidiscipline Waste Management Engineering
Environmental Assessment surveys and National Radioactive Waste Radiological Assessments Electrical Control & Civil & Structural Mechanical Process & Permitting Historic Preservation Act Management Instrumentation compliance • Aerial dispersion modeling • Civil structural design • Engineering design • Process design (conceptual • Air/noise quality • Ecological risk assessment • Waste disposal/screening • Aquatic dispersion • Power systems design, • Structural assessment • Mechanical design and detailed) management high voltage • Ecosystem and habitat • Integrated waste strategy • Groundwater monitoring • Structural dynamics • Hydraulic design • Piping systems and valves • Archeological and restoration • Radioactive waste • Screening tools • Power systems design, • Structural materials • Electromechanical design • Process control and architectural resource low voltage • Endangered Species Act management instrumentation surveys and studies • Dose assessment (humans) • Foundations and • Mechanical assessment (ESA) coordination • Waste characterization • Field instrumentation and geotechnical engineering • Materials of construction • Ecological surveys • Dose assessment (non- valves • Design of remote handling • Federal (Clean Water Act, • Material performance humans) • Structural inspection and equipment • Equipment selection and • Environmental permitting • Programmable systems Section 404) and state • Material chemistry • PC CREAM software appraisal • Specification of EOT specification and compliance wetland delineation, (PLC, SCADA, DCS) • ALARA programs and • Seismic analysis and cranes • Mechanical design vessels • Environmental studies and permitting and mitigation • Hardwired systems (relays, plans design • Reverse engineering and piping management • Instream flow and other solid state) • Drainage • FOAK custom equipment • Waste management • Federal, state, and local aquatic studies • Layer of protection • Highways and bridges • Process safety agency consultation/ • Mitigation planning and analysis (LOPA)/SIL • Flood assessment • Active HVAC design coordination implementation assessment and reliability • Testing and • Information solutions and • NEPA compliance • Equipment validation GIS commissioning • Site constraints and due • EMC/RFI grounding • Water quality modeling/ diligence studies • Field activities studies • Species surveys and • Water rights permitting habitat assessments • Hurricane storm surge • Water quality monitoring modeling • Watershed management • Impingement/entrainment planning studies • Baseline and impact evaluation • Biological and construction monitoring • Cooling reservoir modeling • Cultural resource Multinational reach, local knowledge
9,375 People employed in the United Kingdom
3,500 People employed in North America
2,055 People employed in Asia Pacific and Europe
Atkins is a global company 1,979 with offices in 26 countries People employed in the worldwide. Middle East The diversity of the countries in which we operate means we focus on delivery at a local level, working with local clients, but leveraging the full strength of Atkins’ skills across the globe.
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Our projects: USA
Nuclear Safety Engineering, Las Vegas, Nevada Nuclear Safety Engineering, Idaho Falls, Idaho Nuclear Engineering, Project Management and Nuclear From our role on one of the first Safety Engineering Support, Nuclear Fuel Services Site: Nevada National Security Site Site: Idaho National Laboratory generation of nuclear reactors, Facility, Erwin, Tennessee As a first tier subcontractor, our role is to lead nuclear safety We have provided nuclear safety engineering support to the Client: Nuclear Fuel Services to our current work in exploring and risk analysis activities at the site including development of Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for more than six years. Our process hazards and accident analyses, and the development, responsibilities include nuclear safety and risk analysis support Since 2001, we have provided project management, options for safe, limitless and review, implementation and maintenance of Documented activities including development of process hazards and engineering and safety support services to NFS’s Erwin, TN Safety Analysis (DSA) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSR) accident analyses, implementation of safety documentation, facility providing professional engineering services in nuclear environmentally responsible documentation for the site facilities. operational readiness, readiness assessments and start-up. criticality safety, radiological and chemical consequence analysis, integrated safety analysis, radiological engineering, We are also responsible for training, monitoring, operational Our nuclear safety engineers have developed DSA, TSR health physics, and human performance. energy sources, our people readiness assessments and startup activities as well as nuclear and supporting documentation for several INL facilities and criticality, Unreviewed Safety Question Program (USQ) and treatment processes including the DSA under 10CFR830 We were a key contributor in preparing the facility’s integrated have applied their technical nuclear operations support functions. for the Hot Fuel Examination Facility, a one-of-a-kind DOE safety analysis documentation in compliance with Subpart expertise to some of the world’s facility handling irradiated commercial and DOE fuels, and H of 10CFR70. Our engineers supported the criticality other Materials and Fuels Complex facilities including the safety department during design, licensing and startup of most challenging projects. Fuel Conditioning Facility, the Neutron Radiography Reactor three key uranium processing facilities including the Oxide Facility, the Remote-Handled Low-Level Waste Disposal Project, Conversion Facility (LEU), the large-scale HEU/LEU blend the Remote Analytical Laboratory, the Radioactive Scrap and down operation (BLEU Prep Facility) and the highly enriched Waste Facility, the Transient Reactor Test Facility, the Space uranium Navy Fuel Manufacturing Facility (NFMF). The effort and Security Power System Facility, the SNL Sodium Debris for the NFMF included an Integrated Safety Analysis for each Treatment Process, the Remote Treatment Project Facility, system and process within the facility which led to the first and the safety basis upgrades for the Advanced Test Reactor, license approved by NRC implementing 10CFR70 Subpart Advanced Test Reactor Critical Facility, and the Nuclear H (Integrated Safety Requirements) and successful facility Material and Inspection Facility. operation. 18 | Services to the federal nuclear sector Services to the federal nuclear sector | 19
Our projects: USA
Nuclear Safety Engineering, Readiness and Operations Support, Oak Ridge, Tennessee “It was a pleasure working with Site: National Nuclear Security Administration Y-12 such a dedicated, technically We have been working at Y-12 since 2008 supporting the outstanding, group of people prime contractor’s Safety Analysis Engineering, Readiness Assurance, and Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) Project equally dedicated to our organizations. We completed many independent reviews of safety basis documentation, developed and implemented success.” performance improvement initiatives for safety, provided procedural support, developed Documented Safety Richard Vann Bynum, Chief operating officer, SHINE Analysis (DSA), Safety Analysis Reports (SAR)s, Technical Medical Technologies Safety Requirements (TSR)s, Unreviewed Safety Question Determinations(USQD)s, and Design Analysis Calculations, and prepared and reviewed nuclear criticality safety documents. Our readiness leaders have led or supported over 50 startups and restarts at Y-12 and have developed and provided readiness training for readiness support personnel, operational safety boards, facility operations managers, production managers, and shift technical advisors. Our nuclear engineers have contributed to the success of several important Y-12 projects and in meeting key performance-based incentive milestones. 20 | Services to the federal nuclear sector Services to the federal nuclear sector | 21
Our projects: UK
Sellafield Legacy Ponds and Silos AWE Orion Berkeley MiniStores ILW management project Windscale Piles decommissioning managing agent Client: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Client: AWE Client: Magnox Ltd Client: UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) The £300 million Legacy Ponds and Silos Project at Sellafield The Orion project at AWE is a new laser facility for research Since 2009 Atkins has provided a multidiscipline team to Atkins was awarded the Managing Agency contract for the includes the refurbishment, retrieval of waste and clean-up of into high energy plasma physics with a petawatt laser array. Magnox to help enhance their on-site technical capability Phase 1 decommissioning of the Windscale Piles located in the most challenging legacy facilities in the UK. and review the design and implementation of MiniStores at north west England. The facility had operated under a care Atkins undertook the conceptual design of the facility Berkeley Site. and maintenance regime since 1957, until Atkins was awarded Atkins is delivering the work through the ACKtiv Nuclear including: the contract. Joint Venture, alongside Jacobs and Carillion. At the heart of Initially the project included reviewing the original Life • Architectural design these projects is the decommissioning of the First Generation Time Plan (LTP) scope for Intermediate-Level Waste (ILW) The contract comprised the planning, design and enabling Magnox Storage Pond and the processing of the subsequent • Civil & structural engineering management in the four main Berkeley facilities: of a five year decommissioning programme. This involved wastes. developing and implementing the strategy for the • Shielded Area (SA) • Building services design decommissioning of both Pile 1 and Pile 2. The strategy Atkins engineers have to-date delivered the multi-disciplinary • Caesium Removal Plant (CRP) concluded that Pile 1 should be the subject of characterization design and associated safety justification for five separate In addition, Atkins assisted in: surveys and studies, whilst early decommissioning of Pile 2 projects: • Obtaining planning permission • Active Waste Vaults Retrievals (AWVR) would give valuable lessons to be applied later to Pile 1. • Ponds Alliance • Producing the safety case for the new facility • ILW Store (ILWS) The strategy was delivered through a series of sub contracts • Export Facility • Development of detailed performance specifications Following this early involvement Atkins has continued to play a managed by Atkins for the design, manufacture, installation, constant role in the development of the Berkeley ILW Projects. commissioning and operating of a variety of decommissioning • Sludge Processing Plant Project Continuing support This has involved Atkins engineers fulfilling the key client plant and equipment. The programme included a number • Retrievals Project Atkins continued to support AWE in the: roles within Magnox, including the detailed technical review of remotely operated machines for clearing fuel, debris and and acceptance of contractor’s detailed designs whilst being sludge from the water ducts and air ducts. These operated in • Isolation and Risk Reduction Project • Administration of the build contract instrumental in the development of the engineering strategy. both air and underwater and successfully cleared both ducts • Assessment of detailed designs Further to this, an Atkins ‘reach-back’ team has continuously allowing the drain down of the water ducts to remove the been involved in providing Magnox with both traditional significant risk of leakage from the reinforced concrete duct • Overseeing construction and commissioning activities design based consultancy services and technical expertise structures. when required. This support has covered a wide spectrum of skills and expertise including: civil, mechanical (both handling and M&E), environmental, process, electrical, control and instrumentation, town and country planning, radiological assessment and specialist fire advice. “Atkins is as close as a business supplier can be to being part of our business. Our goals are their goals also.” Dave Kendall, Deputy Head of Engineering, EDF Energy 22 | Services to the federal nuclear sector Services to the federal nuclear sector | 23
Quietly doing brilliant things
People define our culture and we are widely noted for the high caliber of our technical professionals. Our people add value to the nuclear industry by combining their specialist nuclear skills with the unrivaled breadth and depth of technical knowledge from around the company. The leverage of these ‘cross-industry’ skills sets us apart from many of the traditional nuclear specialist providers around the world. Each year we invest heavily in the development of our people. Our dedicated Atkins Training Academy (ATA) provides professional training and is recognized in the industry through the UK New Engineering Foundation (NEF) accreditation. Our Technical Careers Framework sets out clear roles and responsibilities for all of our people, from engineers to project managers, allowing us to better support their individual professional development and help them to realize their career aspirations.
Image credits EDF sites pg 6, 7 © EDF Energy ITER pg 3, 4, 7 © ITER Organization Magnox sites pg 7,13, 20 © Magnox Ltd Sellafield sites Pg 4, 5, 7,12, 20 © Sellafield Ltd Pg 3 © Idaho National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory, Pg 6 Merlin © AEI 1959, pg 6 Springfields © Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Pg 16 © NSSA, Pg 17 © Idaho National Laboratory / Wikicommons and NSSA, Pg 18 © Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Pg 19 © Randy Montoyo, Pg 21 © Shutterstock. © Atkins Limited except where stated otherwise. The Atkins logo, ‘Carbon Critical Design’ and the strapline ‘Plan Design Enable’ are trademarks of Atkins Limited. Nigel Thornton Director, Energy 5200 Seventy-Seven Center Drive Suite 500 Charlotte NC 28217 USA Office: +1 704 522 7275 Cell: +1 832 247 3330 Email: [email protected] www.atkinsglobal.com