Energy - Nuclear power sector related services from Lloyd's Register Asia’s Energy team

About our services

Having been involved in the nuclear power industry since its inception and as a leader in providing safety and risk management techniques, we are one of the most qualified organisations in the world to fulfill the nuclear power plant’s asset management objectives of the plant being well maintained and maintaining the highest standards of safety and operational standards.

 

How we can help

Lloyd’s Register Asia has the expertise to provide assurance services for the safety of nuclear power facilities through independent verification and validation of the processes from conceptual design, construction to commissioning and operation.

For our Asian region in particular, Lloyd’s Register Japan YK, our subsidiary in Japan has the expertise to cater to nuclear power facilities in terms of:

• safety management assessment service

• product certification service

• technical audit / review service.

Whether it involves inspection of nuclear pressure equipment or inspection of rotors, turbines and pumps, Lloyd’s Register Japan YK is well equipped to handle the assignment. In addition, our expertise also includes services for welding inspection and welder qualification test for nuclear power equipment along with quality system checks and technical auditing.

Risk management services for risk assessment or system safety:

Our risk assessment or system safety management service involves adopting a hazard based approach. We help assess the ability of the nuclear power facility to reach the required levels of performance and evaluate cost-effective means of reducing risk to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable through:

• hazard identification techniques including (HAZOP, SWIFT, FMECA, Fault and Event Tree analysis)

• quantitative risk assessment (QRA)

• qualitative safety assessment

• SIL assessment

• system safety cases

• reliability, availability and maintenance (RAM) management studies

• system safety assessment

• safety assistance in design

• bowtie/ layers of protection assessment

• software assurance

• cost-benefit analysis

• compliance and validation

• escape, evacuation and rescue analysis

• consequence analysis including fires, explosions and toxic releases

• operational risk/hazard analysis.

View details on risk management services

Quality, environment, occupational health and safety management services:

For the nuclear power sector, as part of our Safety & Risk Consulting business we provide occupational health and safety advice to help improve asset performance, reduce costs from workplace injury and ensure legal compliance.

Our range of health, safety and injury management services for the nuclear power sector include:

• integrated OHS, environmental and quality management systems

• safety and emergency management training

• risk assessment

• emergency preparedness

• plant and equipment design and operations

• human factors

• research

• hazardous chemical and dangerous goods

• occupational hygiene

• operational risk

• enterprise-wide risk

• security risk.

Risk based inspection services:

The intent of our risk based inspection (RBI) services is to focus inspection resources on critical nuclear power equipment in ways which will prevent failures, particularly catastrophic ones. With it, we help make nuclear power plants safer and more reliable in a cost effective way.

View details on our asset integrity services, RBI and RBMI
 

Corrosion management and engineering services:

• degradation risk assessment and integrity reviews

• corrosion under insulation

• failure investigation

• material selection studies

• corrosion awareness training.

For more details view our factsheet on corrosion engineering services
 

Asset verification and compliance services:

We offer a variety of verification and compliance services applicable to both new construction and when a nuclear power sector asset is in service. Our services provide evidence of conformity with regulatory or code requirements (certification), Lloyd’s Register’s Rules (classification) and duty holder’s schemes (verification). Compliance is confirmed through design appraisal, survey at manufacturers' sites and in-situ, and witnessing installation and commissioning.

View details on our asset verification services

 

Why  choose Lloyd's Register Asia's energy sector related services?

We help you ensure:

• independent assurance of safety and integrity of your facility

• practical experience and expertise in strategic & operational management of safety, reliability, business and project risk

• access to multi-disciplinary teams with competence from working with nuclear power plans and fuel cycle facilities from across the globe

• application of best practices from other safety critical industry sectors.