A
respected, established provider of safety-based services to the worldwide CANDU
fleet, Kinectrics offers decades of experience with Canadian and international
nuclear technologies. Our staff has played a key technical and management role
in the creation of the industry guidelines and standards for plant safety
analysis. This unique continuity and resultant long-term perspective provides
Kinectrics with the ability to deliver effective strategies to resolve complex
safety analysis issues, and integrate them with technical positions in key
areas.
Kinectrics has worked extensively on a
wide range of projects for new build, life extension and decommissioning of
various nuclear facilities. Our in-depth capabilities in safety analysis and
assessment typically cover:
·
Thermal Hydraulics
·
Reactor and Radiation Physics
·
Trip Assessment
·
Fuel and Fuel Channels
·
Probabilistic Risk Assessment
·
Severe Accident and Hazard
Analysis
·
Fuel performance support
– Fuel design
management
– Support of
fuel design activities
– Knowledge
and update of fuel design basis
– Defining
and overseeing test programs
– Technical
integration with procurement activities and manufacturing oversight
– Fuel
inspection
– Modelling and
assessment at normal and high temperatures
Our
Kinectrics Safety Analysis Team, working
closely with the
Probabilistic Risk Assessment Department, employs state-of-the-art methods
and computer codes, including Industry Standard Codes (IST) to deliver the
following services:
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Developing strategies for
overall safety analysis programs and projects
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Developing strategies for
R&D programs to support safety analysis
·
Developing safety cases and
Safety Analysis Reports
·
Developing and executing Risk
Informed Decision Making applications for safety analysis and potential design
changes
·
Assessing safety analysis
programs and processes against modern codes and standards.
·
Developing and executing
detailed analysis plans