Services to the Nuclear Power Sector

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1 Contact Details: Michael R. Corum Vice President Charlotte Operations Nuclear Safety Associates 7400 Carmel Executive Park Suite 120 Charlotte, North Carolina Cell: Nigel Thornton Director, Nuclear Atkins Limited 920 Memorial City Way Suite 700 Houston,Texas Cell: Services to the Nuclear Power Sector

2 services to the nuclear power sector > Introduction to Our Teaming Arrangement Atkins and Nuclear Safety Associates (NSA) have formed a new partnership to offer the commercial nuclear sector a full range of technical and project services to support the continuing life and power uprates of the existing fleet of nuclear power stations. The partnership provides a unique offering combining the strength and depth of Atkins, a pre-eminent global engineering company, with NSA s expertise in phenomenological modeling and in-depth knowledge of local regulatory requirements in the USA. For clients this means being able to engage with a single entity, capable of delivering the full range of program project, and technical skills without the need for complex supply chain arrangements. Multinational reach, local knowledge... Together, our team represents one of the world s largest employers of professionally qualified staff, with operations focused in a number of key geographical markets including North America, the UK and Europe, Middle East and India, and Asia Pacific. With 3,700 staff in North America and 18,000 employees worldwide, wherever we operate we apply both our local knowledge and our multinational strength.

3 NSA Atkins Faithful+Gould Company Profiles Atkins Atkins is one of the world s leading engineering and design consultancies. We have the breadth and depth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects. This is why we were chosen as the official engineering services provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In short Atkins is: The world s 13th largest global design firm (ENR 2011) The largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe (Svensk Teknik och Design 2011) Ranked as one of the top 30 firms in the United States (ENR 2011) We are a preeminent supplier of technical and project services to the UK nuclear sector, having been involved for more than 50 years in the new build, operations, and decommissioning of the UK nuclear facilities. As trusted advisors to UK Government, Regulator and operators, Atkins is uniquely placed to offer innovative and highly regarded skills to the U.S. market. We are at the forefront of the nuclear market, now winning commissions in emerging nuclear countries such as UAE. In the United States, Atkins currently supports nuclear energy clients by providing the full spectrum of environmental and water resource services. Nuclear Safety Associates NSA is a premier provider of safety, security, and engineering services to the U.S. nuclear industry. Launched in 2001 with a focus on nuclear criticality safety, today NSA offers clients an extensive portfolio of services including nuclear safety and licensing, safeguards, operations and readiness and security. With an uncompromising commitment to hiring only the most qualified engineers, scientists and other professionals in the industry, NSA now numbers more than 150 employees and has developed a reputation for innovative solutions, high levels of client satisfaction, and consistent success. What makes NSA unique is its focus on hard-to-find specialty niches, including such diverse areas as nuclear criticality safety, seismic engineering to include fragility curve generation, nuclear explosives safety, and neutral particle transport. The NSA staff averages 28 years of nuclear industry experience, and includes well-known subject matter experts. NSA utilizes a large suite of computational tools to model neutron and photon transport, fire dynamics, explosion dynamics, radiological and non-radiological release, airborne dispersion and consequence analysis, severe core damage, and more. Faithful+Gould A wholly owned company of the Atkins Group, Faithful+Gould is a world-leading construction project and cost management consultancy, offering a versatile blend of project, commercial, and cost management services. Our focus is to be mindful of clients interests when developing major products in industry, and maximizing their investment through project planning and delivery. Faithful+Gould has more than 60 consecutive years of construction consulting experience in the United States.

4 services to the nuclear power sector > Our Nuclear Skills Depth of skills: We take pride in the technical excellence of everything we do. Whether it be the analysis of reactor components or the assessment of the ecological impact of new facilities, our engineers and scientists excel. Nuclear Safety, Licensing Safeguards & Security Nuclear Safety, Licensing, Safeguards and Security Nuclear site licensing Regulatory support Criticality safety Nuclear facility safety Integrated safety analysis Radiation protection and shielding Reactor safety Probabilistic risk/safety analysis and reliability assessment of process/equipment Chemical safety Fire and industrial safety hazard assessment Fire protection engineering Risk and consequence analysis Health physics/radiological protection Human performance assessment Security program development and implementation Personnel security Information security Cyber security Classification and export control Security risk assessment Security and awareness training Physical security feature specification and start-up Vulnerability assessments Nuclear materials control and accountability Operations & Readiness Operations and shift management Systems engineering Readiness assist teams Readiness reviews Facility start-up Procedure development and implementation Implementation validation reviews Operational readiness reviews Emergency planning and response Audits and inspections Logistics and inventory management NQA-1 quality program development and implementation Training design, development and delivery Operating experience management WANO peer review support Operations surveillance management In-service inspection (isi) and quality surveillance (qs) program management Project & Program Management Commercial Consultancy Commercial Management Program, Project and Commercial Management Project management Employer s agent Scheduling Building surveying Health and safety Portfolio optimization (financial/asset/resource) Program and project assurance Program and project delivery management (delivered client-side or as a managed service) PMO (delivered client-side or as a managed service) Enterprise solutions including Primavera implementation Private finance initiative Contracts consultancy Dispute management Development consultancy Risk and value management Capital tax allowances Expert witness Strategic asset management Life-cycle costing Sustainability Cost management Estimating Cost planning Procurement Quantity surveying Cost engineering

5 NSA Atkins Faithful+Gould Environment and Waste Management Environmental Assessment & Permitting Air/noise quality management Archeological and architectural resource surveys and studies Ecological surveys Environmental permitting and compliance Environmental studies and management Federal, state & local agency consultation/coordination Information solutions and GIS Water quality modeling/studies Water rights permitting Hurricane storm surge modeling Impingement/entrainment studies Baseline and impact evaluation Biological and construction monitoring Cooling reservoir modeling Cultural resource surveys and National Historic Preservation Act compliance Ecological risk assessment Ecosystem and habitat restoration Endangered Species Act (ESA) coordination Federal (Clean Water Act, Section 404) and state wetland delineation, permitting and mitigation Instream flow and other aquatic studies Mitigation planning and implementation NEPA compliance Site constraints and due diligence studies Species surveys and habitat assessments Water quality monitoring Watershed management planning Radiological Assessments Radioactive Waste Management Electrical Control & Instrumentation Aerial dispersion modeling Aquatic dispersion Groundwater monitoring Screening tools Dose assessment (humans) Dose assessment (non-humans) PC cream Waste disposal/screening Integrated waste strategy Radioactive waste management Waste characterization Material performance Material chemistry Engineering and Design Power systems design high voltage Power systems design low voltage Field instrumentation and valves Programmable systems (PLC, SCADA, DCS) Hardwired systems (relays, solid state) Layer of protection analysis (LOPA) / SIL assessment and reliability Equipment validation EMC/RFI grounding Field activities Core & Fuel Management Civil & Structural Process Mechanical Engineering design Mechanical design Hydraulic design Electromechanical Design Mechanical assessment Design of remote handling equipment Specification of EOT cranes Process design (conceptual and detailed) Piping systems and valves Process control and instrumentation Materials of construction Equipment selection and specification Mechanical design vessels and piping Waste management Process safety Active HVAC design Testing and commissioning Civil structural design Structural assessment Structural dynamics Structural materials Foundations and geotechnical engineering Structural inspection and appraisal Seismic analysis and design Drainage Highways and bridges Flood assessment Reactor core design and fuel management Reactor physics Shielding design and analysis CASMO/SIMULATE, ANC, MCNP Core start-up and core follow Independent fuel storage installation Fuel shipping container design and analysis

6 services to the nuclear power sector > Selected Clients Atkins is as close as a supplier can be to being part of the business, our goals are their goals also. Dave Kendall: Head of EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Fleet Programs

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8 Contact Details: Michael R. Corum Vice President Charlotte Operations Nuclear Safety Associates 7400 Carmel Executive Park Suite 120 Charlotte, North Carolina Cell: Nigel Thornton Director, Nuclear Atkins Limited 920 Memorial City Way Suite 700 Houston,Texas Cell: Services to the Nuclear Power Sector