UK Nuclear: Powering the future UK Energy 01
The UK’s nuclear expertise is a result of more than 50 years safe delivery of nuclear energy.
From start-up to decommissioning, the UK offers skills and expertise crucial to the safe development and installation of nuclear energy infrastructure. In fact there are more than 80,000 people in the UK employed across the nuclear supply chain, with a national and international focus. Full-cycle products are designed with a view to adaptability to the environment, and an expert understanding of safety systems and the regulatory environment. It’s this single-minded focus on safety and quality that makes us the partner of choice in nuclear energy developments across the world. Contents
02 Introduction 04 New nuclear construction 10 Maintaining and improving existing nuclear plant 14 Waste management, decommissioning and disposal 18 Legal services 20 Education, training and skills 24 Financial advisory services 26 Why UK Energy? 27 UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) 28 Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) UK Energy 02 UK Energy 03
Introduction
The nuclear industry is undergoing worldwide growth with over $300 billion of investment planned for the next two decades.
As a low carbon energy source, it is “The UK is home to some of the world’s seen by many countries as vital to leading nuclear companies and a mature tackling global warming as well as and flexible supply chain. They employ offering security of supply. The UK is over 80,000 highly trained workers at the forefront of this renaissance and, providing a wide variety of nuclear skills, 50 years after building the world’s first ranging from specialist engineering commercially operated nuclear power disciplines and expert knowledge of plant, is still one of the market leaders regulatory requirements through to in this growing energy sector. project management, cutting-edge research programmes and first-class “A new era for nuclear power development safety and systems expertise” he says. is underway and with it comes the prospect of a big expansion in nuclear Many of the UK companies are market plants and markets. The UK is ideally leaders in their specialist field, ranging placed to assist and advise nations from the suppliers of large pumps to looking to responsibly develop new civil cooling water and marine works design nuclear power programmes,” says Keith consultants. Others have set the industry Parker of the Nuclear Industry Association standard, for example in radiation “The UK was a pioneer in nuclear detection and monitoring. Britain is also “UK firms are experienced generation technology and remains a one of very few countries with leading world player. Its nuclear experience in several different reactor at dealing with demanding equipment and service companies have technologies as well as having developed a long track record of design and a state of the art inspection regime. In national and international construction, operations and monitoring addition, the UK has world class facilities and, more recently, experience of life for undertaking highly active regulation, while also satisfying extension and decommissioning.” experiments and trials, enabling the highly competitive commercial industry to provide technical support It has been estimated that by 2030 across all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle. requirements. These strengths worldwide nuclear energy capacity will have increased by over 10 percent from “UK firms are experienced at dealing with have helped create a world 369 GW to 416 GW. While this is mainly demanding national and international in the OECD, other countries such as regulation, while also satisfying highly class nuclear supply chain China, India and Russia also have competitive commercial requirements. ambitious plans for increasing their These strengths have helped create a that can contribute across the nuclear energy output. Parker believes world class nuclear supply chain that can whole of the nuclear life cycle.” that UK companies will be in demand to contribute across the whole of the support the development of this energy nuclear life cycle.” says Parker. Keith Parker, Nuclear Industry Association source around the world. UK Energy 04 UK Energy 05
New nuclear construction
This is leading to major investment in the UK supply chain which will contribute to all three of the key areas required to support a new build programme: programme management and technical support; engineering and construction; and the provision of plant and equipment.
With no reactor design vendor of its Programme management own, the UK is ideally placed to offer and technical support independent advice and assistance on all Programme management and technical aspects of system selection. In addition, support covers a range of activities from advances in programme and project inception through to commissioning management, construction techniques, and handover. and innovative financing arrangements have substantially improved the delivery Before construction of a new nuclear of major UK projects in recent years. plant can begin a number of preparatory This valuable experience can bring and enabling activities are required. major benefits to overseas nuclear Depending on whether an existing programmes. nuclear programme is already in place, these could include activities such as the Some of our largest companies also formulation of an energy policy framework have the capability to work with partners to the creation of a suitable regulatory to offer packages of plant, for example and licensing regime. Following this, a within engineering and construction. series of detailed studies are required to Such a process is already underway establish the practicality and acceptability in the UK new build programme with of the new build proposal. The UK has major British companies acting as the experience and expertise to deliver flagship partners with EDF, Areva and all of these front end activities including: Westinghouse. This is also happening on a smaller scale with UK companies đŏ 2%/%*#ŏ+*ŏ(!#%/( 0%2!ŏ * ŏ.!#1( 0+.5ŏ acting as partners on a range of frameworks. overseas projects. đŏ *0!.,.!0%*#ŏ ŏ.!-1%.!)!*0/ŏ and guidance.
ROLLS-ROYCE AMEC Rolls-Royce can deliver high value-added AMEC has been involved in the design, products and services across the nuclear construction, licensing and operation of cycle using extensive experience built every civil nuclear power plant in the UK on safety, reliability and world-class and is establishing the Architect Engineer The UK is at the forefront of engineering. It has a broad range of with EDF to construct a fleet of new EPRs. nuclear capabilities and unique supply It is also using this knowledge to support the global nuclear renaissance chain experience, and is currently a other utilities and regulators worldwide, world leader in safety-critical digital such as assistance to the South African with plans for up to 16GW of instrumentation and controls systems, National Nuclear Regulator in the review with installations on over 183 reactors and assessment of safety justification for new nuclear reactors from worldwide. the new pebble bed modular reactor plant. 2017 onwards. UK Energy 06 UK Energy 07
PARSONS BRINKERHOFF WESTINGHOUSE SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS Parsons Brinkerhoff was commissioned by South Westinghouse runs the Springfields nuclear fuel Sheffield Forgemasters is a world leader in the African company PBMR (Pty) Ltd to undertake a manufacturing plant in North West England on behalf provision of high quality heavy forged and cast study on the potential world electricity market. of the NDA. Springfields has produced almost all the steel products. It has been commissioned by This demonstrated the competitiveness of the Pebble fuel for the UK’s nuclear fleet over more than half a Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Company on behalf of Bed Modular Reactor under different price scenarios century. The site has also produced powder and Westinghouse Electric Company to produce 18 showing that the design could be a credible granules for overseas customers around the world pump casings for the new Chinese AP1000 plants alternative to a large nuclear plant in many countries including Europe and the Far East. at Sanmen and Haiyang. The first of these was where the grid system is not very well developed. exported to China in August 2009.
Image: Pump Casing
đŏ * !.0 '%*#ŏ! +*+)% ŏ * ŏ0! $*% (ŏ/01 %!/ŏ%*0+ŏ Information communications and technology Civil engineering and construction Plant and equipment the feasibility of new plant. (ICT) systems Civil engineering construction activities form a A new nuclear power plant requires a wide range of đŏ 2%/%*#ŏ+*ŏ/%0!ŏ/!(! 0%+*ŏ * ŏ%*". /0.1 01.!ŏ !/%#*ċŏ The use of information technology is fundamental major part of a nuclear power plant programme plant and equipment ranging from specialised to the design, building, operation, safety and ranging from construction management and design equipment such as stainless steel pump casings đŏ ( **%*#ŏ * ŏ!*2%.+*)!*0 (ŏ +*/1(0 * 5ċŏ decommissioning of modern power plants. The UK through to the creation of supporting infrastructure. for the reactor to conventional items like tankage has many specialist companies who have an By developing and employing worldwide best and pipework. UK companies have a strong track record in excellent track record in providing ICT services. practise, the UK construction industry has successfully programme management with contracts across These range from initial computer aided design to delivered an extensive programme of major projects UK companies have major nuclear engineering, Europe and the USA. They are also experienced in fuel cycle management and ‘back office’ systems both on and offshore. manufacturing and site installation capability, and delivering the key professional services needed to such as human resources and billing. could provide much of the plant and equipment underpin a programme, including the provision of UK companies have the experience, expertise and required for a new site. Moreover with no reactor top quality legal advice, education, training and Fuel cycle services management capability to deliver all the elements design vendor of its own, the UK is ideally placed skills assistance and financial consultancy The UK has a strong record in fuel cycle services as of construction of a new station (nuclear and to offer independent advice and assistance on all (see pages 18-25). well as offering a complete nuclear fuel cycle turbine islands, balance of plant and supporting aspects of system selection. capability for all light water and gas cooled reactor infrastructure). Particular strengths include: Other services offered include: types. This includes the manufacture of power With Government support, a Nuclear Advanced reactor fuel, including MOX (mixed oxide) fuel, and đŏ !/%#*ŏ/1,,+.0ŏĢŏ) *5ŏ+"ŏ+1.ŏ +), *%!/ŏ$ 2!ŏ Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) is being Insurance cover the transport of fresh and spent fuel. In addition, we world wide experience as consultant designers established to combine manufacturing skills with Insurance is necessary to safeguard the asset values have considerable experience of recycling recovered and project managers. cutting edge knowledge from our universities. The and nuclear liability requirements of contractors uranium and plutonium into fresh fuel, including MOX. universities of Sheffield and Manchester are leading and their clients. British companies would be able đŏ . $%0! 01. (ŏ !/%#*ŏĢŏ+1.ŏ!4,!.0%/!ŏ$ /ŏ !!*ŏ exported around the world. the project, with Rolls-Royce leading the industry to assist in providing nuclear insurance from the Operating from the UK, Germany and the Netherlands side of the operation. This will enable around 30 of UK or help local insurance operations arrange URENCO supplies fuel to 18 countries. Its centrifuge đŏ ++(%*#ŏ3 0!.ŏ3+.'/ĥ) .%*!ŏ3+.'/ŏĢŏ0$!ŏ ŏ$ /ŏ our larger companies to work together on a range appropriate cover. enrichment technology is the leading technology for substantial marine works resources. This includes of initiatives including winning civil nuclear uranium enrichment available today, representing a the design, construction and specialist plant to accreditations, training and development and Safety and licensing advice quarter of the global market. UK companies are also construct major marine facilities. Our consultants management processes. In addition, it will look UK companies are highly experienced in running leaders in fuel design; performance and licensing are considered to be world leaders in this field with at how improvements could be made to the the safety elements of large scale projects. They advice; spent fuel management options; waste much of their work being undertaken overseas. manufacture of nuclear components and assemblies. can work with prospective licensees to establish packaging and disposal; and decommissioning advice. đŏ %2%(ŏ +*/0.1 0%+*ŏ/%0!ŏ) * #!)!*0ċ processes and procedures to demonstrate licence condition compliance as well as providing verification on commissioning and handover.
URENCO HALCROW URENCO is a major supplier of fuel services to the Halcrow has been involved in designing nuclear Asian market. The company has provided enrichment facilities for almost half a century. It provides services to the Tokyo Electric Power Company planning, design and management services (TEPCO), Japan’s largest electricity generator, for worldwide, with particular expertise in extreme almost 15 years. hazard protection and the design of power station intake and outfall structures.
Image: Centrifuge UK Energy 08 UK Energy 09
THOMPSON VALVES MIRION TECHNOLOGIES $+),/+*ŏ (2!/ŏ %)%0! Čŏ, .0ŏ+"ŏ0$!ŏ+.#.!*ŏ Mirion Technologies (IST) Ltd is a leading provider of Division of IMI plc, has been supplying valves to specialised imaging systems for the worldwide nuclear power plant related safety systems for nuclear industry. From its facility in Alton, Hampshire 50 years, and is a front line supplier to the it supplied the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant in Japan Chinese nuclear industry. 3%0$ŏ ŏ +),(!4Čŏ)1(0%ġ )!. ŏŏ/1.2!%(( * !ŏ system to assist with the plant’s operation. Mirion’s radiation hardened camera systems are used in a variety of operations at Rokkasho including fuel *1) !.ŏ.! %*#Čŏ . *!ŏ * ŏ#. ŏ0 .#!0%*#ĥ,+/%0%+*%*#ŏ and general surveillance within hot-cell operations.
Image: Nuclear Class Valve Image: R981 Radiation Tolerant System Camera
Again many UK companies are market leaders in đŏ (% 0%+*ŏ+"ŏ 2 * ! ŏČŏ%*/,! 0%+*ŏ * ŏ) 0!.% (/ċ their field. Relevant areas include: đŏ 1 (! .ŏ,( *0ŏ+,!. 0%+* (ŏ3 /0!ŏ)! /1.!)!*0ŏ instrumentation. đŏ %*ŏ ++( *0ŏ,1),/ċŏ đŏ %+ 0%2!ŏ3 /0!ŏ) * #!)!*0ŏ/5/0!)/ŏ đŏ +))+*ŏ ++(%*#ŏ3 0!.ĥ!//!*0% (ŏ/!.2% !/ŏ ++(%*#ŏ including: encapsulation plant; radwaste stores; water screening equipment. and encapsulation plant and equipment đŏ %#$ŏ-1 (%05ŏ"+.#%*#/ċŏ manufacture and installation. đŏ .! %/%+*ŏ)! $ *% (ŏ +),+*!*0/ŏ * ŏ //!) (%!/ŏ đŏ ŏ/5/0!)/ŏ !/%#*Čŏ/ "!05ŏ //!//)!*0ŏ * ŏ including valves. implementation management, and manufacture đŏ ( *0ŏ%*/0.1)!*0 0%+*ŏ * ŏ +*0.+(ŏ"+.ŏ0$!ŏ.! 0+.Čŏ of components. generating plant and ancillary equipment. Many of our industrial companies are gearing up đŏ ,! % (%/! ŏ!-1%,)!*0ŏ * ŏ/!.2% !/ŏ%* (1 %*#čŏ for expansion of the nuclear industry within the UK. primary loop and high integrity pipework; core However, there is already a significant amount of component handling equipment; primary circuit new nuclear construction underway as part of the auxiliary systems; craneage and fuel handling UK’s waste management and decommissioning machines; specialist radiation retaining doors; programme which is being undertaken to class 1 and radiation detection and monitoring products nuclear standards. This reinforces, for both such as radiation hardened camera systems. workforce and management, that nuclear quality đŏ 1)1( 0+./Čŏ0 *'/ŏ * ŏ$! 0ŏ.!)+2 (ŏ/5/0!)/ċ and safety is crucial for successful nuclear new đŏ 1!(ŏ0. */"!.ŏ01 !/ŏ * ŏ'!5ŏ%*0!.(+ 'ŏ/5/0!)/ċŏ build. UK companies are looking for global opportunities to share this experience.
EIMCO WATER TECHNOLOGIES FLOWSERVE WORCESTER CONTROLS Eimco Water Technologies has supplied screening Flowserve Worcester Controls have been plant for many of the world’s largest cooling water manufacturing highly engineered ball valves for intakes for thermal and nuclear power generation, critical services for almost 50 years. As well as including major orders in China’s Guangdong supplying all the UK’s nuclear power plant, in province. It is also providing intake screens for the generation, reprocessing and decommissioning, Advanced European Pressurised Water Reactor they have exported widely particularly in Europe. (Olkiluoto) being constructed in Finland.
Image: Cooling Water Intake Image: Reactor Under Construction UK Energy 10 UK Energy 11
Maintaining and improving existing nuclear plant
Nuclear power plant systems are extremely complex and once constructed need to be carefully maintained and updated if performance is to be maximised.
The UK supply chain has supported The UK industry is in a strong position Britain’s civil nuclear fleet since its to offer support across all the following inception in the 1950s, building up huge key areas: experience in underpinning the safe and reliable operation of nuclear plant across đŏ "!05ĥ!)!.#!* 5ŏ,.!, .! *!//ĥ the fuel cycle, and in developing the licensing consultancy. necessary technical solutions to maintain đŏ 1(0ŏ * (5/%/ċ and extend their lives. đŏ +3!.ŏ1,. 0%*#ŏ * ŏ) %*0!* * !ĥ
on site assistance. As a result a highly skilled engineering resource has been created, well versed in đŏ 10 #!ŏ) * #!)!*0ċ the stringent codes required for nuclear đŏ %"!ŏ!40!*/%+*ŏ +*/1(0 * 5ŏ * ŏ projects. This is already being deployed implementation. to provide major benefits to existing đŏ +))!. % (%/ 0%+*ĥ,.%2 0%/ 0%+*ŏ 2% !ċ nuclear programmes overseas, for example managing the successful restart đŏ +. 0+.5ŏ" %(%0%!/ċ of reactors in Canada. Other projects đŏ !/! . $ŏ * ŏ !2!(+,)!*0ċŏ$!ŏ ŏ have covered technical improvements, has a long history of R&D programmes ) &+.ŏ.!0.+"%00%*#ĥ.!"1. %/$)!*0ŏ+"ŏ) %*ŏ to support the nuclear industry, with plant and networks, new operations around 1000 staff employed in practices, sophisticated monitoring and the sector. complex decision analysis. đŏ 1!(ŏ/!.2% !/ċ đŏ *"+.) 0%+*ŏ +))1*% 0%+*ŏ * ŏ technology (ICT) systems. đŏ +"03 .!ŏ,.+ 1 0/ŏ * ŏ/1,,+.0ŏ/!.2% !/ŏ for example in the areas of reactor physics, criticality, shielding, dosimetry, heat transfer, stress analysis, fluid flow. UK Energy 12 UK Energy 13
World class experience & capability
CENTRONIC LTD WEIR POWER & INDUSTRIAL LLOYD’S REGISTER GROUP SERCO Centronic detectors are at the heart of the control Weir Power & Industrial’s expertise spans the Lloyds Register provides independent assurance Serco’s ANSWERS® Software Service was created and instrumentation of a variety of reactor design and manufacture of critical isolation and and safety assessment services. It has played a as a specialist technical service and has for over technologies and systems installed world-wide. safety valves on the nuclear island, through to significant role in assuring client, regulatory and 30 years provided high quality software and The company works directly with equipment general isolation and control applications for public confidence in major nuclear projects consultancy services in the areas of reactor physics, manufacturers in many countries and has supplied balance of plant. Building on its extensive global worldwide including the restoration of TEPCO’s radiation shielding, dosimetry, nuclear criticality, products for projects as diverse as the IAMS installed base and its specialist maintenance Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant following the July 2007 and nuclear data. It’s MCBEND radiation and (Integrated Automated Monitoring System) for support, Weir is currently supplying to various earthquake. The Probabilistic Safety Assessment dosimetry software has been successfully applied the Chernobyl shelter project and new build third generation projects in Europe, China, (PSA) RiskSpectrum software by its subsidiary both in the UK and overseas reactor projects in countries such as China, North America and elsewhere. Scandpower is used by 50% of the world’s Romania and Korea. nuclear power plants.
AMEC SERCO NNL AMEC was contracted in 2005 to project manage the Serco has 25 years experience in delivering The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has restart of Units 1 and 2 of the Bruce nuclear power inspection qualification services to validate an designed a programming tool (Orion) to assist in station in Canada. When complete the refurbished organisation’s non-destructive testing (NDT) and understanding the time flow of radioactive materials units will provide Ontario with an additional 1500MW %*/,! 0%+*ŏ , %(%05ċŏ 0/ŏ */,! 0%+*ŏ (% 0%+*ŏ!*0.!ŏ in complex reactor scenarios. Orion has been of base load capacity through to 2036. UK companies recently assisted the Koeberg nuclear station to commercially applied, for example in modelling such as AMEC have experience of all reactor demonstrate the efficacy of its NDT practices to the advanced fuel cycle scenarios for the US Department technologies being employed worldwide and can South African regulator, and it has supported several of Energy. bring independent best practice experience to other countries in developing and refining their NDT enhance existing operations. procedures.
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PARSONS BRINKERHOFF QUALITY SERVICES DOOSAN BABCOCK Parsons Brinkerhoff Quality Services was appointed Doosan Babcock have been pioneers in developing to check quality at the main contractor’s facility for and demonstrating non-destructive examination the Bruce A restart programme. This included (NDE) techniques. Since winning the contract in 1995 manufacturing and statutory inspections during the to test welds in the primary coolant pipework of forming, assembly, welding and testing of 24 EDF’s nuclear fleet the company has worked with replacement steam generators. leading utilities in many countries including Sweden, Switzerland, Argentina, Russia and the Ukraine.
Image: Bruce Nuclear Power Station Image: Weld Inspection UK Energy 14 UK Energy 15
Waste management, decommissioning and disposal
Decommissioning and waste management is one of the most sensitive aspects of the nuclear cycle. It needs to be handled safely * ŏ!""% %!*0(5ŏĢŏ0+ŏ3+.( ŏ ( //ŏ/0 * . /ŏĢŏ if a nuclear programme is to retain public and political support and be economically competitive.
AMEC UKAEA NUVIA AMEC has successfully led a consortium of UKAEA was awarded the contract to deal with the Nuvia Limited has been the Department European companies assisting the Ignalina Nuclear equipment contained within Ignalina Unit 1’s turbine of Energy and Climate Change’s project Power Plant to manage the decommissioning of the hall. The scope of the work includes the production management consultant on the G8 world’s largest power rated reactor. The project of a decontamination and dismantling strategy, Global Partnership Initiative project demonstrates how UK companies can work and basic and detailed design, environmental impact concerned with the safe and secure bring together effective international partnerships assessment and safety reports, and a general data management of fuel at Andreeva Bay to provide optimum solutions to the most set report. in North West Russia. challenging nuclear projects.
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VT GROUP CORUS PROCESS ENGINEERING ŏ /! ŏŏ.+1,ŏ%/ŏ, .0ŏ+"ŏ ŏ +*/+.0%1)ŏ0$ 0ŏ3+*ŏ Corus Process Engineering have been involved in the the contract for the Project Management Unit set up nuclear industry for over 50 years supplying nuclear to oversee over three years projects associated with waste transport flasks, handling equipment and the decommissioning of the Kozludoy nuclear power off-site simulation, training and testing facilities. station in Bulgaria. The company is also involved in project managing the decommissioning of the Ignalina and Bugey nuclear power plants.
Image: Kozludoy Nuclear Power Station Image: TEPCO Lease Flask
The UK is a world leader in decommissioning civil UK companies can contribute to all the following areas: Innovative technology nuclear power reactors and associated facilities. UK companies have developed a range of cutting reduced pressure electron beam welding for By virtue of being one of the earliest countries to đŏ *#%*!!.%*#ŏ +*/1(0 * 5ċ edge technologies that can assist decommissioning fabrication and sealing of high level waste develop civil nuclear power, Britain has acquired a đŏ ( *0ŏ ! +))%//%+*%*#Čŏ ! +*0 )%* 0%+*ŏ and waste management. These include such containers; and radiation mapping devices for wealth of experience in this area. Decommissioning and dismantling. advances as: innovative acoustic signature identifying hazards in contaminated areas such as and clean up of seven first generation UK Magnox modelling of high level waste processing assets to glove boxes. đŏ % 0%+*ŏ) ,,%*#ŏ * ŏ*1 (! .ŏ3 /0!ŏ power stations is well underway, as well as a range help eliminate costly inservice failure; characterisation and measurement services. of other facilities, including research, fuel facilities and prototype plants. The Nuclear Decommissioning đŏ .+ %(%/0% ŏ.%/'ŏ //!//)!*0ŏ0! $*%-1!/ċ Authority, which was established to supervise this đŏ +*0 %*)!*0ŏ * ŏ. %+(+#% (ŏ,.+0! 0%+*ŏ,.+ 1 0/ċ work, will be spending in excess of £8bn over the đŏ . */,+.0 0%+*ĥ/0+. #!ŏ * ŏ %/,+/ (ŏ+"ŏ next three years on this work. In addition, baseline radioactive waste and spent fuel. TESSELLA TWI decommissioning plans have been drawn up for all đŏ "!05ŏ) * #!)!*0ŏ/!.2% !/Čŏ%* (1 %*#ŏ Tessella have used their experience in modelling, data Working in support of the Yucca Mountain current operational plant. analysis and asset condition management to develop programme TWI have developed an alternative complete safety case preparation. a system of innovative acoustic signature modelling. strategy for waste package fabrication and closure As a result, the industry has an established đŏ *2%.+*)!*0 (ŏ.!/0+. 0%+*ċ This technology is now being used at Sellafield’s welding using electron beam welding. Potential decommissioning supply chain with substantial đŏ *2%.+*)!*0 (ŏ //!//)!*0ŏ * ŏ) * #!)!*0ŏ /0!ŏ%0.%"% 0%+*ŏ( *0ŏ0+ŏ .!//ŏ0$!ŏ%*0!#.%05ŏ+"ŏ benefits include faster welding (by a factor of 30), plant processing components and equipment to help a more repeatable welding procedure, better expertise and experience; capable of dealing with of radioactive waste facilities. all aspects of the safe and efficient clean up of eliminate costly inservice failure. This technology is metallurgical properties in the weld region in terms đŏ !/! . $ŏ * ŏ !2!(+,)!*0ċ nuclear facilities. Using these skills and resources also being used to address the integrity of radioactive of corrosion and residual stress, and significant waste packages for long term storage. cost savings. many UK companies have already secured đŏ 1!(ŏ/!.2% !/ċ significant overseas contracts including Russia, đŏ *"+.) 0%+*ŏ +))1*% 0%+*ŏ * ŏ0! $*+(+#5ŏ Western and Eastern Europe and the USA. (ICT) systems.
BNS NUCLEAR SERVICES NNL ŏ1 (! .ŏ!.2% !/Ěŏ + 1( .ŏ 1(0ŏ.5ŏ0+.!ŏ The UK National Nuclear Laboratory has developed Ĩ ĩŏ3 /ŏ/!(! 0! ŏ0+ŏ,.+2% !ŏ%*0!.)! % 0!ŏ/,!*0ŏ a remote, non-electrical, radiation-mapping device, fuel storage for the Paks nuclear power station in known as RadBall, which can locate, quantify and 1*# .5ċŏ1..!*0ŏ , %05ŏ+"ŏĈČĂĀĀŏŏ"1!(ŏ characterise radiation hazards and sources within elements will be doubled in stages to allow storage of contaminated areas. The use of this technology ăĀŏ5! ./ŏ .%/%*#/ċŏ$!ŏ ŏ%/ŏ/1%0 (!ŏ"+.ŏ ((ŏ05,!/ŏ could ensure that the safest and most cost-effective of spent fuel. decontamination strategies are deployed.
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Legal services
Given the sensitive and highly regulated nature of the nuclear process, top quality legal advice is vital in all stages, from initial feasibility studies through to development of decommissioning programmes. The UK legal profession is well placed to advise on all of these.
Over the past few years much work has Some of the specific areas on which UK been undertaken in the UK on establishing legal companies can provide world class the framework for new nuclear build, and advice include: in developing the arrangements for decommissioning. In the case of new đŏ $!ŏ% !*0%"% 0%+*ŏ * ŏ -1%/%0%+*ŏ+"ŏ*!3ŏ build, this work has involved devising build sites. a streamlined process for consents, a đŏ +)!/0% ŏ * ŏ%*0!.* 0%+* (ŏ.!#1( 0+.5ŏ strategic siting assessment process, issues. and a generic design assessment regime. The UK has also established a workable đŏ $!ŏ +*0. 01 (ŏ * ŏ.!#1( 0+.5ŏ framework for decommissioning, architecture for projects of all kinds. including the creation of the Nuclear đŏ 1 /!-1!*0ŏ%),(!)!*0 0%+*ŏ0$.+1#$ŏ Decommissioning Authority and contracts for construction, operation arrangements for funded and maintenance, fuel supply and decommissioning programmes. transportation, power offtake; and the range of contracts for participation in Using this experience, UK based lawyers the energy market, project have been able to make a significant development and financing. contribution to overseas nuclear programmes, transferring the ‘technology’ đŏ !2!(+,)!*0ŏ+"ŏ&+%*0ŏ2!*01.!/ŏ%* (1 %*#ŏ of the new structures and advising in the dispute avoidance and resolution. context of other legislative systems. đŏ ! +))%//%+*%*#ŏ%//1!/Čŏ%* (1 %*#ŏ They have also been able to advise on funded decommissioning plans. the legislative and other requirements đŏ ( **%*#ŏ) * #!)!*0ŏ * ŏ %/,+/ (ŏ necessary to facilitate the new build of issues. nuclear power plant, including licensing, safety and supply chain issues.
BURGES SALMON LLP CMS CAMERON MCKENNA LLP HERBERT SMITH LLP CLYDE & CO LLP SPEECHLY BIRCHAM LLP Burges Salmon has advised on the CMS Cameron McKenna’s extensive Herbert Smith was retained by the Clyde & Co LLP advised a French Speechly Bircham LLP has advised development of new build and nuclear work has included most Romanian nuclear public utility SNN to consortium in relation to a disputed major US multi-nationals in relation to decommissioning programmes both in recently advising RWE npower on its advise on structuring the development contract for the supply and construction nuclear decommissioning projects. They Europe and the Middle East. This joint venture with E.ON for new nuclear of two new nuclear reactors at of facilities on the Chernobyl nuclear have developed a detailed understanding advice addressed the key branches of build in the UK, including on all aspects Cernavoda through a public private reactor site. Clyde & Co assisted with of the legal and technical issues nuclear law, including safety, security, of new nuclear build issues and the partnership. The project structure was the successful resolution of disputes involved, and the flow-down of the safeguards (“3S”) and nuclear liability, purchase of new nuclear build sites influenced by corporate, finance, and with the drafting and negotiation often complex risks including the as well as other legislative, regulatory, from the Nuclear Decommissioning competition, energy, nuclear, tax and of terms. management of hazardous and nuclear infrastructure and commercial aspects. Authority. procurement laws, both in Romania waste, remediation of contaminated and in the EU. water and soil, and site clean up and restoration. UK Energy 20 UK Energy 21
Education, training and skills
A key prerequisite for any nuclear programme is world class education and training. Without this no nuclear programme can be undertaken safely, economically and efficiently.
Education and training The UK’s capability in this area has been This postgraduate ‘one-stop shop’ is run developed over many years and is by the Nuclear Technology Education second to none. Through collaboration Consortium (NTEC) which is made up of with industry, and funding through our a group of UK universities and Higher Research Councils, universities and Education institutions. The breadth and higher education institutes, we have format of the training is designed to developed a comprehensive suite of meet the UK’s projected nuclear skill education and training programmes to requirements in new build and reactor support the nuclear power industry. technology, decommissioning and Nuclear education and training is now clean-up, geological disposal, fusion and available at Apprenticeship, Foundation, nuclear medicine. Undergraduate, Masters and PhD level “The UK nuclear industry, (see www.nuclearliaison.com and The NTEC programme is very flexible. www.nuclear.nsacademy.co.uk). We For example, students can study for an through its Sector Skills Council have a number of long established MSc full time over one year or part time nuclear MSc programmes, and several over three years; obtain a diploma or and nuclear employers have set universities are developing undergraduate certificate or study for a module as part nuclear programmes. of their continuing professional up a National Skills Academy development. Modules are also available We also have a modular postgraduate- as distance learning packages for UK for Nuclear - catering for new level training programme in Nuclear and international students. For more build, decommissioning and Science and Technology. advanced study PhD and Nuclear Engineering Doctorate programmes are operational plants.” also available. UK Energy 22 UK Energy 23
Skills Similar progress has been made in skills. UK nuclear All these programmes are available to international employers have developed a unique collaborative candidates. Additionally Train the Trainer ,,.+ $ŏĢŏ0$!ŏ 0%+* (ŏ'%((/ŏ !)5ŏ"+.ŏ1 (! .ŏ programmes are available, enabling a country to Ģŏ0+ŏ!*/1.!ŏ0$!ŏ) %*0!* * !ŏ * ŏ !2!(+,)!*0ŏ+"ŏ develop its own in country expertise to support the a skilled, safe and competent workforce. This is development of their own quality delivery network. already making a major contribution to delivering the UK’s current and future nuclear programmes The Skills Academy has developed a number of and could provide overseas companies with industry specific programmes including National similar benefits. + 0%+* (ŏ1 (%"% 0%+*/ŏ%*ŏ! +))%//%+*%*#ŏ * ŏ Radiation Protection and the Award for Nuclear A key achievement has been the development of a Industry Awareness: an essential programme for all ‘Nuclear Skills Passport’ which drives up the standards entrants to the sector to develop their knowledge of the workforce and facilitates the transfer of skills and understanding of working in a nuclear between nuclear sites. This approach provides a environment. This is available via e-learning as well complete framework for skills development and as classroom based. A Certificate of Nuclear training and could be used elsewhere for existing Professionalism is also being developed, this is an nuclear programmes as well as new build projects innovative Post Graduate Certificate with a focus on around the world. behavioural, commercial and project management skills tailored to meet the needs of an employer or The Skills Academy has developed a UK wide individual. A variety of teaching methods are High Quality Provider Network which delivers available, including distance learning. programmes at all levels from vocational and technical training to post graduate study.
“A key achievement has been the development of a ‘Nuclear Skills Passport’ which drives up the standards of the workforce and facilitates the transfer of skills between nuclear sites.” UK Energy 24 UK Energy 25
Financial advisory services
The expected growth in nuclear new build and decommissioning services in the coming years will require the investment of considerable capital both in the plant itself as well the supply chain.
Governments across the world are looking Business structuring and finance raising to the private sector to provide finance New nuclear development will require and UK companies are ideally placed to the development of appropriate offer the necessary advice to facilitate structures for project finance, joint this investment. ventures and to fund the working capital requirements both for investment in new Financial advisors can benefit all the key generation and the supply chain. nuclear sector stakeholders: government; ,( *0ŏ/1,,(%!./ĥ/,+*/+./Ďŏ10%(%0%!/ĥ Supply chain selection operators; and nuclear services In addition to selection based on technical providers. They can provide financial capability, a nuclear new build developer advice relating to such areas as: public will also be keen to ensure that a potential policy design; plant development and contractor has the financial robustness financing; plant selection and operation; and longevity to deal with the scale and and decommissioning and storage. Key long term duration associated with services include: nuclear new build. Financial advisors have developed innovative means of supply đŏ 2%/%*#ŏ+*ŏ,.+&! 0ŏ/0.1 01.%*#ŏ * ŏ chain screening for the nuclear sector. finance raising. đŏ */1.%*#ŏ ,,.+,.% 0!ŏ +*0. 0%*#ŏ"+.ŏ Transactions advice Major developments in a sector often construction and operation of the plant. involve reorganisation and transactions đŏ !/%#*%*#ŏ * ŏ) * #%*#ŏ"1* /ŏ"+.ŏ in the supply chain. Some players are DELOITTE PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS nuclear decommissioning and disposal. keen to expand and will be supported Deloitte’s nuclear energy group is made up PricewaterhouseCoopers has provided a wide range by financial advisors for target selection of experienced professionals who have been of financial advisory services to nuclear plant Currently the UK’s financial advisors are and deal execution skills. extensively involved in the restructuring of the UK developers and government in the UK and around supporting clients with the following: civil nuclear industry throughout the last ten years. the world. They acted as financial advisers on the Project delivery It has, almost uniquely, advised on all the major sale of Slovakia’s nuclear generation fleet and Market assessment and understanding New build projects are long and changes and transactions during this period. advised on the development of the first of the new New nuclear developments will need to complicated. Financial advisors can Deloitte’s team has worked extensively with nuclear reactors to be built in Northern Europe for be competitive and this requires market ensure that the appropriate financial Government, its agencies and regulators, and many years. Their advice covered the full range of assessment and advice, developing industry in the UK and internationally to deliver ,.+&! 0ŏ/0.1 01.%*#ŏ%//1!/ŏĢŏ"+.ŏ!4 ),(!ŏ +))!. % (ĥ * ŏ,.+&! 0ŏ +*0.+(/ŏĢŏ .%0% (ŏ0+ŏ0$!ŏ terms for power purchase agreements, tailored solutions to its clients. .%/'ŏ ((+ 0%+*ĥ+""0 '!ŏ .. *#!)!*0/ŏĢŏ /ŏ3!((ŏ /ŏ development of appropriate governance supply chain and supplier selection approaches. and assessing the economics of financial Ģŏ .!ŏ%*ŏ,( !ŏ0$.+1#$+10ŏ0$!ŏ,.+&! 0ŏ /1,,+.0ŏ * ŏ!*2%.+*)!*0 (ĥ/1/0 %* %(%05ŏ life cycle. mechanisms developed by government. UK Energy 27
UK Trade Why UK Energy? & Investment
The UK has always been a pioneer in the energy sector. (UKTI) The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the birth of the industrial revolution powered by water and coal. In the twentieth UK Trade & Investment is the Government century we developed new technologies to access the oil and gas reserves of the harsh environment of the North Sea. The twenty organisation that helps UK based companies first century sees the UK as a world leader in wave and tidal succeed in an increasingly global economy. power systems and other low carbon technologies as well as nuclear power generation. Our range of expert services is tailored UK Trade & Investment offers expertise to the needs of individual businesses to and contacts through a network of maximise their international success. international specialists throughout the Today the UK energy sector has an enviable reputation We provide companies with knowledge, UK, and in British Embassies and other around the world founded on five key principles: advice and practical support. diplomatic posts around the world. UK Trade & Investment also helps We can assist at all stages of the overseas companies bring high quality business planning cycle, from inception investment to the UK’s dynamic to completion. For an overview of what INNOVATION SUSTAINABILITY ! +*+)5ŏĢŏ '*+3(! #! ŏ /ŏ1.+,!Ě/ŏ UK Trade & Investment does to foster One of our most important abilities is to look at We have a keen eye to the future and are looking best place from which to succeed in companies’ growth, please visit challenges and problems afresh and take a different for sustainable energy solutions not just for the UK global business. We provide support and www.ukti.gov.uk. perspective. We are known for being pioneers. but also worldwide. Whether it is the more sensible advice to investors at all stages of their use of existing energy sources or the development business decision-making. of new technologies, our focus is on long-term sustainable change, not short-term gain. QUALITY We are respected and trusted throughout the world for our quality of work and the reliability this brings. We also have a reputation for working hard to KNOWLEDGE deliver to specification. We are seen as a safe pair Perhaps our most valuable and unique resource of hands. is our workforce who underpins our excellence in energy. Their exceptional skills and abilities are founded on a firm foundation of first class education and training. The breadth of our energy expertise means that we are trusted worldwide. ADAPTABILITY We are not rigid in our thinking and are considered flexible and open to ideas. The solutions we offer are diverse. Solutions right across the energy mix, solutions that are truly cross-border. www.ukenergyexcellence.com UK Energy 28
Nuclear Industry Association (NIA)
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) is the trade association and representative voice of Britain’s civil nuclear industry. It represents more than 185 companies including the operators and vendors of nuclear power stations, those engaged in decommissioning, waste management, nuclear liabilities management and all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear equipment suppliers, engineering and construction firms, nuclear research organisations, and legal, financial and consultancy companies. The Nuclear Industry Association supports a balanced low-carbon energy future for the UK %* (1 %*#ŏ.!*!3 (!/Čŏ (! *ŏ + (ŏ * ŏ# /ŏĢŏ with nuclear at its low-carbon centre. www.niauk.org
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