Special Nuclear Materials & High Hazard Operations

Our team of professionals provide in-depth knowledge for the full breadth of Nuclear and High Hazard Operations lifecycles from conceptual to detailed design, construction, startup, operations and D&D.

Comprehensive Task Solutions

  • Full breadth nuclear and high hazard operations expertise.
    • Expert staff in nuclear facility operations, safety basis, COE, COO, readiness and startup, criticality safety, and nuclear materials processing.
    • Accomplished maintenance professionals and reliability engineers for developing and implementing maintenance programs for production and R&D environments.
    • Skilled engineers with technical baseline reconstitution and configuration management.

Expert Capabilities

  • Conduct of Engineering capabilities (design engineers, project engineers, cognizant system engineers, design authorities), including HazCat-2 Line Items.
  • NFPA expertise (fire protection engineers) including fire accident modeling and fire hazard evaluation development (using CFAST, FDS, and Fire Foam).
  • Nuclear facility expertise (SMEs who have safely operated nuclear facilities while maintaining production).

Relevant Experience

  • LANL: supported successful resumption of Pu operations (critically safety, safety basis mods, engineering, technical baseline reconstitution, COO mods); readiness assessments; developed approved SDS for major mods for pit production and PDSA; supported engineering, SB startup, and operation of new HazCat-2 TRU Waste Facility (one of only a few in the DOE/NNSA Enterprise).
  • SNL: teamed with LANL and WIPP to develop options for direct ship of special waste stream.
  • Waste Treatment Plant: provided regulatory and safety basis reviews.
  • SRS: supported ORR, readiness, and SB review for Salt Waste Processing Facility.

Proven Value & Benefits

  • Fosters excellent relationships with DNFSB & regulators.
  • Leads and supports complete development of new or revised DSA’s and TSR’s.
  • Provides sound, practical advice and know-how to team with facility operations to implement compliant and executable solutions.
  • Assists clients in improving operations and startup.
  • Supports projects & programs from inception through operation.