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Atkins is the UK’s largest engineering and design consultancy and the world’s 11th largest design firm. We have the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low carbon economy. Whether it’s the concept for a new skyscraper, the upgrade of a rail network, the modelling of a flood defence system or the development of a nuclear power station, we plan, design and enable solutions.

Atkins is: • Europe’s largest design and technical consultancy with over

17,000 employees worldwide, 1,500 having nuclear experience • A FTSE 250 company• One of the Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies to Work for 2011• One of the Times Top 50 Where Women Want to Work 2011• In the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers• Number 1 in the NCE Files for the last seven years• The UK’s largest engineering consultancy for the last 13 years

(NCE Consultants File 2011) • Ranked as one of the top 10 firms in the United States

(ENR 2011)

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Atkins is at the forefront of the nuclear renaissance, having provided business critical engineering solutions to the nuclear sector for more than four decades. The Group is very well positioned to add value to today’s challenges of delivering the next generation of nuclear power plants and at the same time maintaining the existing generating fleet and safely decommissioning the legacy facilities.

• We undertook our first nuclear assignment on Berkeley Power Station in 1965• We were the first consultancy to undertake a Probabilistic Safety Assessment on a UK reactor

(Hunterston A)• We were a founder in the reactor design consortium A2M in the 1970s• We were awarded the first Managing Agent contract by UKAEA for the initial decommissioning of the

Windscale Piles in 1992 • We provided business critical engineering and safety services for the Superheater Header Restraints

project at Wylfa in 2001

Today, Atkins is a strategic partner to clients in all the sectors within the civil and defence nuclear industry, illustrated by the following:

• GenerationTier 1 Technical Support Alliance partner to EDF Energy

• DefenceStructural integrity and safety support to the Naval Reactor Plant programme

• CleanupPart of ACKtiv JV, the delivery partner for Sellafield fuel storage pond clean up

• NewbuildArchitect Engineer for ITER

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Sizewell B Atkins has been involved in Sizewell B from its construction to the present day. During construction we provided structural services to assess the temporary loading and stress arrangements for the construction of the secondary containment dome.

We are currently assisting EDF Energy with the definition stages of the development of a new Dry Fuel Store, including establishing a suitable export route and investigating the capacity of the on-site fuel handling system.

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NucleargenerationAtkins is a tier 1 strategic partner to EDF Energy for the supply of engineering, safety and environmental services to maintain their existing fleet of AGRs and PWR.

Atkins is one of the four lead partners to EDF Energy on the Technical Support Alliance. Under this vehicle, Atkins has provided more than 350 man years of support to the nuclear fleet in the last three years alone, with key contributions in the areas of:

• Graphite core programme in support of life extension• Fuel route improvement programme• Periodic safety review programme• Key recovery projects such as the Boiler Closure Units • Programme management services• Japan earthquake recovery

Case study

Boiler Closure Units

Inspections of the Boiler Closure Units (BCU) during a Hartlepool outage identified a number of significant defects in the pre-stressing wire winding system over several BCUs. These were considered to significantly undermine the safety case for continued operation as a result of which, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool were closed down and EDF Energy mobilised a project team to engineer, procure and install solutions to allow the stations to be repowered.

Atkins provided a team of up to 50 people to support this project and provided the solution to return the reactors back to service by designing a circumferential steel band to lock in the existing pre-stress in the wire windings. Nine of these bands were fitted to each BCU to provide frictional restraint of the wires underneath effectively acting as an additional layer of passive wire winding.

Atkins also designed an environmental control system to protect the wires and bands from corrosion, a modification to the existing BCU cooling system, and the fitting of a thermal shield to replace the original fillite insulation that was removed to install the bands.

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NucleardefenceAtkins supports the nuclear defence sector through operations focused on the nuclear propulsion programme, Naval Bases and the Atomic Weapons Establishment.

Case studyAtkins provides a variety of services to the Submarine Enterprise from concept design, through build and operation, to final disposal. Much of our work is focused on the design, substantiation or safety justification of plant components, systems and structures.

The work we have performed includes:

• Impact assessment for Vanguard, Swiftsure and Trafalgar Class submarines • Safety substantiation of primary systems• Design of pressure vessels, coolers and balance of plant items• Design and substantiation of reactor core decommissioning tooling

Case study Sellafield legacy pond

The clean up of the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond at Sellafield is widely acknowledged as one of the most challenging projects in the NDA estate. Atkins have been providing engineering services to the project for over a decade.

The portfolio of projects includes:

• Ponds Alliance• Export Re-equipping• Pond Retrievals• Sludge and Process Packaging Plant

Atkins is delivering the work through the ACKtiv Nuclear Joint Venture, alongside Aker Solutions and Carillion. Atkins is providing multidiscipline engineering services to the project, including civil, structural, seismic and mechanical handling.

Atkins has been involved in the nuclear clean up since the late 1980s working with Sellafield Ltd (formally BNFL), Magnox and UKAEA.

Atkins was quick to recognise that the engineering skills acquired in the offshore sector were transferable to the nuclear clean up market where there was a demand for remote operations. Early projects included the Windscale Pile Chimneys project management and engineering, Windscale Piles Managing Agent, Dounreay BFR Decommissioning safety case and Berkeley Active Waste Vaults Recovery engineering and safety case.

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Atkins has a unique offering for new build projects• Extensive knowledge of the legislative and regulatory framework in the UK• An ability to mobilise large multidiscipline design teams• Nuclear specific skills in such things as fuel route and waste management• A leading position as a civil, structural and infrastructure design house• Expertise in extreme loading and design for hazards

The combination of all these diverse skills allows Atkins to offer solutions to a wide range of clients including utilities, reactor vendors, regulatory bodies and contractors.

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Case studyEDF Energy – support for the nuclear site licence application for the nuclear new build project

Atkins provides a range of nuclear sector safety, environmental and engineering specialists to support EDF Energy in the preparation of the applications for Nuclear Site Licences (NSL) and environmental permits for the Hinkley C and Sizewell C new build projects. This includes input to the management systems and arrangements to support their claims in the management prospectus and applications for licences and environmental permits and consents.

Our work includes:

• Specialist input to all aspects of a NSL application and, in particular, the production of processes, procedures and arrangements to support the requirements of the Conditions of the Nuclear Site Licence and environmental permits

• Assistance for developing and implementing a programme supporting the demonstration of a capable and intelligent customer, operator and prospective nuclear licensee with underpinning safety culture

• Providing overall project management support for delivery of the NSL and environmental permit applications • Assisting with the management of the planning application

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Warringtonoffice• Established in 1990s• Regulatory interface

and nuclear safety compliance

• Advisors to site licence companies and regulators including NII and EA

• Safety support to major projects such as Dounreay Fast Reactor decommissioning

Derbyoffice• Established in late 1990s• Delivers mechanical

design, integrity & system substantiation

• Provides large-scale design, mechanical analysis and system substantiation to the Nuclear Steam Raising Plant for UK in-service and future submarines

Bristoloffice• Established through extent of

EDF Energy work in 1991• Growth on ‘Long Term Safety

Reviews’ during 1990s• Built on a ‘smart‘ structural

engineering capability, now has a multidiscipline capability

Epsomoffice• Dominated by our work in support of AWE• Steady growth in workload up until 2001• Huge growth from 2001 onwards on new

facility design• Currently £18 million/annum fees• 280+ designers currently engaged

Rotherhamoffice• Atkins acquired MG

Bennett & Associates Ltd in 2008 to build upon our existing, extensive, mechanical assessment capability

• Bennett Associates has been involved in the nuclear sector for over 20 years

• Expertise in the assessment of cranes, lifting and mechanical handling

Whitehavenoffice• Established in mid 1980s

to support Sellafield• Traditional civil

engineering consultancy until establishment of ACKtiv Joint Venture in 2002

• Now a multi-million pound/annum clean up business

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We build powerful and innovative project teams by combining specialist skills in market facing businesses with the unrivalled breadth and depth of technical skills from around the company. The leverage of these ‘cross-industry’ skills sets Atkins apart from many of the traditional nuclear specialist providers.

Healthandsafety – We maintain a ‘safety first’ attitude throughout all elements of our work.

Size – As the largest engineering consultancy in the UK we can handle the most complex challenges.

Diversity – Atkins works across business sectors allowing leverage of cross-industry expertise to apply best practice in the nuclear sector.

Training – Atkins is committed to training its staff. In 2005, we opened our own Atkins Training Academy (ATA) which has trained more than 550 engineers in specialist skills over the past 2 years.

Clientfocused – We work closely with our clients, understanding their needs and goals. We provide solutions tailored to the client’s requirements – our clients’ needs drive our business.

Flexible – Providing solutions to projects from small, to our clients’ most eminent, multidimensional challenges.

Experienced – Having provided more than 40 years of support to the nuclear industry, we have the experience to support our clients’ needs in this ever changing sector and are prepared for the embarkation into UK nuclear new build.

Balancedoffering – Our integrated teams comprising multidiscipline engineering, safety and environmental professionals provide a one stop shop to meet the most demanding challenges presented by our clients.

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AtkinsTrainingAcademyRecognising the significant demand for nuclear qualified engineers and the predicted growth of this need over the next five to ten years, we opened our own Atkins Training Academy (ATA) in 2005. The Atkins nuclear training academy has trained more than 550 engineers in specialist skills over the past two years, taking both recent graduates as well as experienced professionals from other disciplines. As the next stage in the development of our training offering, Atkins has teamed up with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to provide fully accredited university standard courses.By setting up this academy we have been able to extend our recruitment reach, bring in new skills and increase the overall talent pool by training engineers who have not worked in the nuclear sector before. Nuclear engineers need to have a particularly strong understanding of the safety-critical environment they work in and through a two year structured training course, Atkins engineers gain a deeper understanding of the industry.

Atkins is keen to help bridge the nuclear skills gap by opening up its own training academy to key partners in the nuclear industry.The academy courses range from an introduction to the nuclear industry right through to the design of fuel storage facilities. Atkins is continually developing new courses to ensure staff receive the most appropriate and up-to-the-minute learning paths for their field.

Theprogrammeincludes:

Introductory

• Introduction to the Nuclear Industry• Online Skillport Radiological Protection Pathway 1–3• Surrey University Nuclear Conversion Course• Nuclear Safety Case• Engineering Substantiation• Introduction to Nuclear Physics• Nuclear Safety Culture

Intermediate

• AGR Familiarisation (E-learning)• New Generation Reactor Technology• Radioactive Materials Handling, Storage and Transport• Fissile Material Lifecycle• Control and Protection in the Nuclear Industry• Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management

Advanced

• Reactor Materials and Lifetime Behaviours (NTEC – Manchester University)

• Decommissioning, Technology and Robotics (NTEC – Lancaster University)

• Management of the Decommissioning Process (NTEC – Birmingham University)

• Particle and Colloid Engineering in the Nuclear Industry (NTEC – Leeds University)

• Criticality Safety Management (Sultan)• Fracture Mechanics (Fracture Training Association)• Structural Integrity (Imperial College)• High Temperature Component Life Assessment

(Imperial College)• RS Introductory Course• Processing Storage and Disposal of Nuclear Wastes

(Sheffield University)• Environmental Impact Assessment (Liverpool University)• Earthquake Engineering (Professional Solutions)• PWR/Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Course (Sultan)• Nuclear Fuel Cycle Course (Sultan)• Reactor Physics (Birmingham University)• Safety Course (Loughborough University)

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Ourskills Atkins’ multidiscipline skills have been applied to all aspects of the nuclear sector.

From advanced structural analysis of reactor components to heritage specialists assisting in the potential preservation of early nuclear facilities, Atkins is able to provide skills across a vast range of topics.

The core nuclear skills are illustrated below. In addition to these nuclear specific skills, Atkins is able to mobilise the capabilities of the wider group both in the UK and overseas. For example, we have developed a significant presence in Bangalore which has helped us to tackle the skills stretch that we have in the UK. Offshoring work to Bangalore also brings direct financial benefits to our clients.

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Containment & Blast Structures

Civil Structures

Seismic

Building Surveying

Civil Design

Building Design

Containment & Blast Structures

Civil Structural

Seismic

Building Surveying

Civil Assessment

Cranes

Other Mechanical Handling

Structures

Pressure Vessels

Piping

CFD

Impact Analysis

SIL Assessment (Mach Dir)

Explosive Response

Mechanical Seismic & FE

Mechanical Assessment

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Remote Mechanical Handling

Structures

Pressure Vessels

Piping

Heavy Mechanical Systems

Drafting

Mechanical Design

Safety Assessment (Generation)

Safety Assessors (Non-Generation)

Shielding

Reliability (ARM)

Human Factors

Fire Safety

PSA

Emergency Planning & Response

Nuclear Safety Management

Health Physics/ Radiation Protection

Criticality

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Waste Characterisation

Material Chemistry & Decontamination

Nuclear Process Definition

Nuclear Process Equipment Design

HVAC Design

Waste Transportation

Waste Management/ Process Design

Power Systems Design – High Voltage

Power Systems Design – Low Voltage

Analogue C&I

Digital C&I

PLC Programming

E. C&I Design

SIL Assessment & Verification

C&I Validation and Verification

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Off-site modelling – Radiological Impact

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Regulatory support – safetyAtkins has extensive experience in the production of modern safety cases and associated reliability studies. We provide services in support of safety case production and management including HAZOP, HAZAN, frequency and consequence assessment and demonstration of ALARP. We also have a full ILS/ARM/RCM capability. We have experience in implementing safety management systems.

Atkins is involved in the generic safety assessments for the pre-licensing of the Generation III+ reactor island designs.

Our clients include government, regulators, owner operators, tier 1 M&O contractors and tier 2 implementation contractors. The multidisciplinary nature of Atkins allows us to tailor our service offering to meet the high demands and expectations of all of these diverse client groups.

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Case study Hunterston A wet ILW retrievals safety case

The project involves the retrieval and encapsulation of wet Intermediate Level Waste that has accumulated during operation and initial decommissioning of the power station. Atkins is providing safety case and shielding support to Hunterston A for this project, via Aker Solutions who are the tier 2 contractor for the project.

Atkins services include:

• HAZOP 1 & 2 • Forward Action Plan • Fault Schedules • Safety Functional Requirements (SFR) Levels 1, 2 & 3 • Preliminary Safety Report (PSR) • HAZANs • Engineering Schedule • Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) • Pre-Construction Safety Report (PCSR) • Radiological Classification of Areas • Shielding Basis of Design • Bulk Shielding Assessment • Dose Assessment • ALARP Assessment

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Regulatory support – environmentAtkins is one of largest and most successful environmental consultancies in the UK. We have experience in:

• Delicensing• Contaminated land• Environmental assessments• Discharge and dispersion modelling• Environmental policy and strategy• Environmental management systems

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Dounreay Environmental Support Files (ESF)

Atkins supported Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) in the assessment of compliance with the conditions of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Site Authorisation. The project involved individuals from various technical disciplines in Atkins, including nuclear specialists, engineers and experts from the Water and Environment group. In support of the ESF project, Atkins was also responsible for providing embedded environmental support to the Prototype Fast Reactor (PFR) to allow DSRL staff to concentrate on the ESF project. Tasks at PFR included carrying out detailed Best Practicable Means (BPM) assessments, advising projects on their environmental considerations and providing general environmental assurance to all stakeholders, including Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), for decommissioning activities.

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Technical consultancyAtkins’ flexible approach to building teams is fully scalable from the provision of a single specialist working in a client team to a full stand alone technical team delivering a defined scope of work. Common to all the technical consultancy work is a set of values that ensures Atkins repeatedly delivers excellence by:

• Providing high calibre staff who are technically of the highest class• Taking time to understand our clients’ requirements• Being prepared to challenge the norm and think outside

of the box• Offering a continuous drive and push to get the job done.

Case studyILW vault retrieval and processing Magnox – Bradwell

The Magnox fuel element debris (FED) at Bradwell will be recovered and processed in a dissolution facility on site. This will involve the retrieval of waste from its existing storage location and segregation/sorting of the waste forms whilst providing adequate shielding to minimise public and personnel radiological dose uptake.

Atkins was approached by Magnox to develop the concept including the selection of dissolution technology together with producing the engineering design through to scheme design including design proposal drawings, general arrangements, specifications and HAZOP 1 & 2 deliverables.

Atkins has been assisting Bradwell by providing the following support for the concept design of the dissolution facility:

• Chemistry• Process engineering• Mechanical handling• Ventilation• Shielding• Safety case• Waste management & environment

We delivered a solution to Magnox that not only significantly accelerates the programme but also reduces secondary waste volumes from their previous dissolution process by a factor of almost 200.

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Service offering – technical consultancy

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Seismic Modelling of an Advanced Gas Cooled (AGR) Nuclear Reactor Core – EDF Energy

The core of an AGR consists of stacks of graphite bricks providing vertical channels for fuel assemblies, control rods and coolant flow. These bricks are stacked and interconnected by a system of keys and keyways allowing the core to expand and contract thermally whilst retaining its cylindrical shape. As the reactor ages the graphite components change shape and the graphite bricks can become cracked. Atkins is currently investigating the implications of a seismic event on a graphite core containing varying levels of degradation using non-linear transient FE analysis.

A stick and spring “GCore” FE model of a half core has been created by Atkins in LS DYNA. The model simulates the graphite core under seismic loads and outputs the displacement of the graphite bricks and the loads on the keying and restraints system under these conditions so that the ability of the core to fulfil its functional requirements can be assessed.

Atkins first started working with the client on the GCore project over 10 years ago and in that time have developed a sophisticated model for Hinkley Point B / Hunterston B station cores. This was followed by a Hartlepool / Heysham 1 model with a Heysham 2 / Torness model scheduled to be built in 2012. The results obtained from this work provide key Safety Case references which allow continued safe generation of the AGR fleet.

As a result of the success of the GCore project, Atkins has initiated and is continuing to work with EDF Energy and Glasgow and Durham Universities on the development of an advanced computational code. The intention is to provide more opportunities for modelling the graphite core to a greater level of detail, while increasing computational efficiency.

Atkins is also involved in a project with EDF Energy and Bristol University which devises a programme of tests to be performed using a shaker table; scaled models of the graphite core are to be placed on the shaker table and subjected to a number of loading scenarios including a seismic event. Amongst other results, this programme of experiments will allow validation of the seismic assessment methodology.

The results from the above projects will provide valuable data which will be considered in EDF Energy’s forthcoming Plant Life Extension (PLEX) decision for their AGR fleet.

“Atkins is as close as a supplier can be to being part of our business. Our goals are their goals also.” DaveKendallHead of Fleet Programmes, EDF Energy

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Design houseThe design house role is ideally suited to Atkins’ core multidiscipline design skills. We can rapidly deploy large multidiscipline design teams either within our offices or at client sites. At AWE for example we had over 200 full time employees working on the design house commission at peak.

Typical services would include :

• Optioneering• Concept design• Scheme design• Detailed design• Technical specifications• Construction drawings

Atkins has a full suite of design tools including structural analysis packages such as ANSYS and STADPro together with engineering and design tools such as AutoCAD, CATIA and Solid Works.

Service offering – design house

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Architect engineerThe architect engineer role allows us to combine our engineering and design skills with the commercial skills of F+G, our cost management and QS business.

Typical services would include :

• Multidiscipline design and engineering• Procurement and construction strategy planning• Preparation of tender packages for implementation contracts• Pre and post contract QS services• Project planning • Budget control• Project reporting• Cost management• Site supervision and inspection• Contract administration

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Case study AWE OrionThe Orion project at AWE is a new laser facility for research into high energy plasma physics with a petawatt laser array.

Servicesprovided Atkins undertook the conceptual design of the facility including:

• Architectural design• Civil & structural engineering• Building services design

In addition, Atkins assisted in:

• Obtaining planning permission • Producing the safety case for the new facility• Development of detailed performance specifications

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Atkins continued to support AWE in the: • Administration of the build contract• Assessment of detailed designs• Overseeing construction and commissioning activities

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ITER

Working in a pan European joint venture with Assystem, Iosis (both French) and Empresarios Agrupados (Spanish), Atkins was retained by Fusion for Energy to provide the critical role of architect engineer on the ITER project in southern France.

ITER, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, is a large-scale scientific experiment to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of fusion power. It is one of the most challenging and innovative scientific projects in the world today, involving parties representing over half of the world’s population.

The architect engineer role is being delivered to an eight year programme by a 200 strong intergrated team at the ITER site in Cadarache. When completed, the site will comprise over forty buildings including the 50m × 200m Tokamak complex, designed to modern nuclear standards.

The role involves:

• Design of all the buildings• Pre and post contract services to select, appoint and manage

construction contracts• Site supervision• Master planning and detailed programme management• Budget and financial management • Site management

Service offering – architect engineer

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Lifting the Gantry Replacement System (GRS) onto the first generation Magnox storage pond at Sellafield.

This major lift was the culmination of two years’ design, manufacture and safety case development undertaken by ACKtiv Nuclear, a joint venture between Atkins, Aker Solutions and Carillion. The GRS is part of the equipment being designed, manufactured, installed and commissioned under the Pond Retrievals Project which ACKtiv are undertaking for Sellafield Ltd to remove the sludge from the pond.

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ChrisBallDirector of Nuclear

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