Nuclear

Securing the future of energy.

Nuclear has a key role to play in decarbonizing energy systems, but the challenges are numerous. 

For major reactors, SMRs, and fusion programs the journey from project inception to operation is often long and complex.  

Whether your challenge is with licencing, environmental permits, development consents, stretched supply chains, technology, or safety, choosing the right partner is essential.

What can we do for you?

We understand the industry and possess the capability, experience, and capacity to help you deliver. We can help you:

Design resilient sites and assets

Our solutions provide high integrity, resilience, safety, and security, while being optimized for buildability and cost efficiency, and minimizing embodied and operational carbon emissions.

Maximize value

Nuclear power can have long-lasting net benefits for economies, communities, and the environment. Our environmental and social specialists can help you identify ways to create a positive and sustainable legacy. The result: design decisions that achieve the best for your communities, investors, customers, and the planet.

Navigate complexity and risk

We have the experience, knowledge, and breadth of skills to guide you through all aspects of site selection, licensing, safety case, permitting, and regulations.

Services we provide

Nuclear energy engineering for a cleaner future

We work across the entire nuclear lifecycle — from generic design assessments and licensing frameworks, through all stages of project development, engineering design, construction, and operation, to eventual decommissioning and waste management. 

Our experience

Globally, we have more than 60 years of sector experience including on all nuclear power plants currently under construction, operating, or being decomissioned in the UK. Recent projects include:

  • ITER tokamak nuclear fusion reactor, France
    We supplied project management services to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project, in which 35 nations are collaborating in southern France to create the world’s largest tokamak nuclear fusion device.
  • Sizewell C digital advisory, UK
    We’re defining and delivering a digital and data management strategy and roadmap that will help deliver a nuclear power plant that is at the heart of the UK government’s plans for energy transition.
  • SMR-160+ nuclear reactors, UK
    We are delivering engineering, environmental, and regulatory support to Holtec Britain for the SMR-160+ reactor, looking at potential deployment in the UK. We have helped our client to engage with Great British Nuclear and will continue to guide them through the complexities of the UK’s goal setting regulatory environment and energy landscape, with the aim of fleet deployment in the UK in the future.
  • Trawsfynydd Ponds Complex, Gwynedd, UK
    Our digital modeling of the partial demolition of this nuclear plant in Wales showed how nuclear decommissioning can be achieved in a better, faster, and smarter way. We digitized historic site drawings to create a new BIM working model of the site — incorporating information on the radioactivity of waste — and also produced 4D animations to help the client visualize what would happen during demolition.
  • UKHPR1000 generic design assessment, UK
    We provided engineering advisory, design support, and technical review to the China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) in its successful GDA for the UK version of the Hualong pressurised reactor (UKHPR1000). This included an aircraft impact analysis using a detailed finite element approach that was a first in the UK nuclear industry. It enabled a more efficient design for nuclear structures, improving constructability and enhancing safety.

People and Planet

People and Planet demonstrates and quantifies social and environmental outcomes. It combines publicly available data with project data to assess social and environmental factors alongside project priorities. Risks and opportunities are displayed on maps and dashboards, empowering decisions that create long-term benefits for people and the planet.

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