Nuclear Safety Solutions Nuclear Safety Solutions
Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC)
Authorized Notified Body (ANB)
Independant Third Party Inspection Agency (ITPIA)
ASME Accredited Authorized Inspection Agency (AIA)
Apave, your technical expert dedicated to the entire life cycle of your nuclear facilities
Apave, an independent organization for more than 150 years, improve customers benefits by meeting regulations and assessing the supply chain, essential to the nuclear industry.
With more than 800 nuclear technical experts and risk engineers dedicated to the integrity of nuclear power, Apave is committed to support customers worldwide to meet their demands, from transparency to corporate responsibility, from profitability to safety, from environment to sustainability.
Our expertise covers the entire life cycle of nuclear facilities: Design, Procurement, Construction, Testing, Operation, Maintenance, Refurbishment, Decommissioning and Dismantling.
Typical profiles of customers supported by Apave: National Safety Authorities, Nuclear Facility Operators, Engineering Companies, Equipment Manufacturers, Dismantling Supply Chain.
Building
• Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Nuclear Construction Inspection (NCi®)
• Building Ageing Management
Testing & Measurement
• Equipment qualification • Certification • Environment
Digital risk management
• Cybersecurity • Personal data protection (GDPR)
Quality Assessment (QA)
Quality Control (QC)
Certification & Labelling
• Equipment • Systems • Supply Chain (ISO 19443)
• Human factor
HSEQ Management
• Health & Safety (NPHS®) • Environment
• Quality
Inspection
• Third Party Inspection for safety authorities
• Second Party for engineering companies
• Non-destructive examination
Training
• Safety & Quality
• Codes & Standards
• Clearance accreditation
• Nuclear professions
Our solutions
Equipment
You are a Designer, Engineering, Manufacturer, Operator or Safety Authority
Your stake: Safety & Performance improvement
Equipment qualification
• A range of testing solutions for the nuclear market: seismic, functional tests, LOCA, numerical simulation, EMC tests…
Apave AIA
• ASME Authorised Inspection Agency
• Mechanical testing
Design appraisal
• Codes & Standards training (RCC series & ASME)
Compliance risk & technical services
• Country Regulatory conformity
• Quality Assessment (QA)
• Quality Control (QC)
• Non Destructive Testing (NDT)
Equipment certification
• Provide your customers with the assurance that their equipment is compliant with a third-party recognition
System
You step in or operate a nuclear facility Your stake: Risk Management & Knowledge Management
Certification
• Quality System (ISO 9001 or ISO 19443)
• Safety (ISO 45001)
• Environment (ISO 14001)
• Human & Organisational Factor / Ergonomics
Supply chain assessment
• Supplier Qualification Assessment
• Remote audits
Knowledge & skills development
• Radioprotection
• Safety & Quality
Technical support organisation (TSO)
• Safety Regulatory assessment and surveillance
Digital risk management
• Cybersecurity
• Personal data protection (GDPR)
Infrastructure
You are a Safety Authority, Project Contracting Owner or General Contractor Your stake: Safety / Risk Management assessment / Organisational and Quality Management
Structural integrity management
NCi® Nuclear Construction Inspection
• Third party inspection on Civil Works
• Structures instrumentation
• Calculation model calibration
Safety & risk management
• NPHS®: Nuclear Project Health & Safety program
Environment conformity
• Air, water, ground, noise
Knowledge & skills development
• Safety & Quality
• Conformity (Regulatory)
Ageing management solution
• Ageing Control Management
• Lifetime extension
References
International market:
• Inspection of components manufactured for various international nuclear projects
• Independent Third Party Inspection Agency for the UK EPR (LRQA Apave)
• Projects in China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, UK, etc., managed either from France or from our different subsidaries around the world
Major international projects:
• EPR Hinkley Point C and sizewell C
• EPR2 project Penly
• ITER project
• Barakah nuclear power plant (UAE)
• RJH (experimental Jules Horowitz Reactor)
• EPR Flamanville 3
Apave TIV (USA, UK, Middle East, Asia)
Apave TIV (USA, UK, Middle East, Asia)
Reasons for choosing Apave
Reasons for choosing Apave
• Independent organization
• Independent organization
• Technical & regulatory expertise
• Technical & regulatory expertise
• Apave’s approvals
• Apave’s approvals
Apave holds numerous accreditations, certifications and approvals that are necessary to serve the nuclear industry.
Apave holds numerous accreditations, certifications and approvals that are necessary to serve the nuclear industry.
• Global technical and service organization
• Global technical and service organization
• Local teams close to customers’ sites
• Local teams close to customers’ sites
- Present in more than 60 countries across the world and a network of 130 agencies in France.
- Present in more than 60 countries across the world and a network of 130 agencies in France.
- 18 000 employees including 12 000 engineers and technicians.
• Our specialized subsidiaries
- 18 000 employees including 12 000 engineers and technicians.
• Our specialized subsidiaries
- Sopemea is a set of laboratories specialising in environmental testing. For more than 70 years, Sopemea has offered its customers a complete range of testing services for all types of equipment in the fields of mechanics, vibration, climate, electricity, hydraulics and electromagnetic compatibility. Sopemea is involved in international nuclear programs: HPC, ITER, FA3, RJH…
sopemea.apave.com
- Sopemea is a set of laboratories specialising in environmental testing. For more than 70 years, Sopemea has offered its customers a complete range of testing services for all types of equipment in the fields of mechanics, vibration, climate, electricity, hydraulics and electromagnetic compatibility. Sopemea is involved in international nuclear programs: HPC, ITER, FA3, RJH…
sopemea.apave.com
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Apave TIV, a US-based ASME inspection agency company (more than 450 employees), ASME NQA1 certified, offers certification, ASME 3,8,10, and 11 inspections and stamps, consulting services such as safety analysis, manufacturing inspections, quality assurance, and quality control. Apave TIV can easily serve its customers locally thanks to its extensive network of consultants worldwide (North America, Middle East, Europe, Asia).
Apave TIV, a US-based ASME inspection agency company (more than 450 employees), ASME NQA1 certified, offers certification, ASME 3,8,10, and 11 inspections and stamps, consulting services such as safety analysis, manufacturing inspections, quality assurance, and quality control. Apave TIV can easily serve its customers locally thanks to its extensive network of consultants worldwide (North America, Middle East, Europe, Asia).
Apave North America
Apave North America
Apave north america specializing in non-destructive testing (NDT), inspection and asset integrity engineering with operations in the US, Canada, UK and Australia. Apave North America supports blue-chip clients in a wide range of industries, including energy. www.irisndt.com/
Apave north america specializing in non-destructive testing (NDT), inspection and asset integrity engineering with operations in the US, Canada, UK and Australia. Apave North America supports blue-chip clients in a wide range of industries, including energy. www.irisndt.com/
Numip / QTechna (Slovenia, Eastern Europe, Middle East)
Numip / QTechna (Slovenia, Eastern Europe, Middle East)
Based in Slovenia, our 2 companies (more than 200 employees) offer the following services to the nuclear market: outage project management, nuclear island maintenance and repairs, non-destructive testing, examination and certification, training, quality assurance and quality control, and notified body. www.numip.si/en/
Apave Poland
Based in Slovenia, our 2 companies (more than 200 employees) offer the following services to the nuclear market: outage project management, nuclear island maintenance and repairs, non-destructive testing, examination and certification, training, quality assurance and quality control, and notified body. www.numip.si/en/
Apave Poland
Apave Poland is our foothold in Poland, giving us access to the country’s promising nuclear industry and a strategic proximity to local industry players. It groups the expertise of several subsidiaries (ISOCERT, Systemics, Baltic Control) providing nuclear players with a comprehensive range of solutions (certification, inspection, training, consulting...) to contribute to the safety of the industry.
Apave Poland is our foothold in Poland, giving us access to the country’s promising nuclear industry and a strategic proximity to local industry players. It groups the expertise of several subsidiaries (ISOCERT, Systemics, Baltic Control) providing nuclear players with a comprehensive range of solutions (certification, inspection, training, consulting...) to contribute to the safety of the industry.