Nuclear Safety Solutions Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) Authorized Notified Body (ANB) Independant Third Party Inspection Agency (ITPIA)
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 egulations and assessing the supply chain, essential to the nuclear industry. With more than 500 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.
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You are a Designer, Engineering, Manufacturer, Operator or Safety Authority Your stake: Safety & Performance improvement
You are a Safety Authority, Project Contracting Owner or General Contractor Your stake: Safety / Risk Management assessment / Organisational and Quality Management
Equipment qualification • A range of testing solutions for the nuclear market: seismic, functional tests, LOCA, numerical simulation, EMC tests… Equipment certification • Provide your customers with the assurance that their equipment is compliant with a third-party recognition 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 qualification • Certification • Environment
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
Training • Safety & Quality • Codes & Standards • Clearance accreditation
Safety & risk management • NPHS®: Nuclear Project Health & Safety Environnement conformity Knowledge & skills development • Safety & Quality • Conformity (Regulatory) Ageing management solution • Ageing Control Management • Lifetime extension
Apave AIA • ASME Authorised Inspection Agency
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) • Nuclear Construction Inspection (NIC®) • Building Ageing Management
Testing & Measurement
Structural integrity management • BIM: Building Information Modeling • NIC®: Nuclear Inspection Control • Surveys by drones
References System You step in or operate a nuclear facility Your stake: Human & Organisational Factor / Risk Management & Knowledge Management Certification • Quality System (ISO 9001 or ISO 19443) • Safety (ISO 45001) • Environment (ISO 14001) Supply chain assessment • Supplier Qualification Assessment • Remote audits Knowledge & skills development • Radioprotection • Safety & Quality Technical support organisation (TSO) • Safety Regulatory assessment and surveillance
International market: • Inspection of components fabricated for the international EPR projects • Independent Third Party Inspection Agency for the UK EPR (Llyod’s Register Apave) • Projects in China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, etc., managed either from France or from our different subsidaries around the world Major international projects: • ITER project • The RJH (experimental Jules Horowitz Reactor) • Megajoule Laser • EPR Flamanville 3 • EPR Hinkley Point C • Management of the international consortium of third-party companies IQSE (International Quality Safety Environment)
• Independent organization • Technical & regulatory expertise • Apave’s approvals Apave holds numerous accreditations, certifications and approvals that are necessary to serve the nuclear industry. • Global technical and service organization • Local teams close to customers’ sites - Present in more than 45 countries across the world and a network of 130 agencies in France. - 12,650 employees including 8,000 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
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Apave group, a partner of the INSTN foundation The INSTN Foundation, sheltered by Fondation de France, was created on the 8th of December 2016, thanks to the support and donations of Apave, Assystem and Nuvia. The aim of the INSTN Foundation is to develop and promote education and training for the nuclear cluster.
- Apave Certification is a recognised independent third-party body. It supports you through your certification process, whether it is imposed by legislation or undertaken on a voluntary basis. Backed by a network of qualified auditors and laboratories, Apave Certification works in France and abroad on the following types of projects: management systems certification, products and services certification, skills certification, labels and assessments. © Crédits photos : Fotolia, Shutterstock - Réalisation : mnid.fr - Novembre 2021 - Imprimerie Offset Cinq Édition - +33 (0)2 51 94 79 14
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