Rely on Apave’s expertise and experience

Rely on Apave’s expertise and experience in France and worldwide

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Apave’s approvals Apave holds numerous accreditations, certifications and approvals that arenecessary to service the nuclear industry.

Apave’s technical experience For over 40 years, Apave has been the benchmark partner for all partiesinvolved in the French nuclear sector – one of the largest in the world with its19 power plants and 58 units. The teams work with designers/manufacturers,operators and project owners.

Worldwide experience Experience in the international market: Inspection of componentsmanufacturing of the EPR in Finland, Llyod’s Register Apave (Independent ThirdParty Inspection Agency for the UK EPR), missions in Russia, Japan, China,Italy Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, India, Malaysia, etc.,managed either from France or from our different sites around the world.Experience of major international projects with the ITER project, the JHR(experimental Jules Horowitz Reactor), Laser Mégajoule, management of theinternational consortium of third-party companies IQSE (International QualitySafety Environment), permanent teams at Japan Steel Works, MitsubishiHeavy Industries.

The multiple skills base offered by a group with 10 000 professionalsincluding 7 500 engineers and technicians

Production monitoring, quality controls, technical assistance in numerousareas, specific training programmes, supervision of qualification tests, on-siteinvestigative measures, metrology, assistance with project ownership forBasic Nuclear Facility (BNF) construction/dismantling operations,consultancy, etc.

Local teams close to our customers’ sitesEstablished in 48 countries around the world with a network of 130 offices in France.

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Apave has a thorough understanding of the building codes you useWhen assessing your equipment’s conformity and in-service follow-up, Apave’s experts have a thorough understanding of the codes that you use (ASME VIII Divisions1 and 2, ASME III, ASME B-31-1, ASME B-31-3, CODAP, CODETI, EN13445, EN13480,RCC-E, RCC-M, RCC-MX, etc.)

For designers / manufacturersYour objective: to design, manufacture and assemble safe,compliant and competitive equipment and systems

Check the conformity and safety of your nuclear and conventionalpressure equipment.

Design phase:• Quality systems audit• Check of the design conformity in relation to the applicable codes/regulations

and rules concerning radiation protection• Verification of the design calculations in accordance with the applicable

codes/regulations• Preliminary verification by calculating the strength of your equipment in relation

to mechanical, vibratory and seismic environments.

Quality follow-up phase:• Acceptance of materials• Qualification of welders and welding procedures• Auditing of sub-contractors• Examination of production and inspection documents.

Production-monitoring phase:• N1-level nuclear pressure equipment (Module G*, under

mandate from the French Nuclear Safety Authority as anapproved notified body)

• N2-and N3-level equipment• Conventional pressure equipment.

Pre-commissioning inspections phase:• Verification of the assemblies: incorporation of the pressure equipment• Tests of safety devices and accessories• Qualification for mechanical, seismic, vibratory and climatic environments.

Check the conformity and safety of your electrical fixtures/equipment.

Apave carries out construction monitoring and acceptance missions:• Validation of protection-device coordination diagrams and drawings• Verification of the suitability of the equipment at the site• Verification of the lightning and power-surge protection facilities.

* Regulatory unit verification of the production and quality of the equipment concerned

Did you know?Areva and Mitsubishi HeavyIndustries have entrusted Apavewith assessing their quality systems(Module H) for the design andproduction of Nuclear PressureEquipment (NPE), in particular N1-level equipment.

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Check the conformity and safety of your mechanical and liftingequipment.

Apave carries out initial-conformity inspection missions and production follow-up missions:• Technical assistance to integrate code specifications during the design phase• Verification of conformity in relation to the applicable regulations and specifications• Manufacturing follow-up with, for example, verification of the correct application

of the construction quality plans• Verification of performance.

Qualify your equipment by testing.

Sopemea, an Apave subsidiary, is a strategic partner of the various industrial plants involved innuclear energy programmes, including those in operation and those with future projects (EPR,RJH, ITER, etc.). As a renowned training organisation, Sopemea teaches the content of qualificationplans for the various international codes (RCC, IEEE, …), thereby training the engineering teams ofenergy providers and equipment manufacturers alike. Our staff's expertise is sought out for itscontribution to defining the qualification strategy for equipment and subsystems built into energyproduction plants. In order to keep the industrial programmes competitive, Sopemea providessupport to the engineering and industrial teams in drafting qualification plans for equipment.The expertise is founded on the practice of daily investigation and qualification trials (K3, K3ad,K2, K1, etc.) in both normal environments and in accident environments. Trials cover the following:

• Mechanical trials (collisions, drops, simulated earthquake vibrations, acceleratedmechanical ageing)

• Climatic trials (temperature, thermodynamic shocks, pressure,moisture, salt mist, accelerated climatic ageing)

• Electro-magnetic compatibility – EMC (emissivity,susceptibility, indirect lightning).

Technical assistance.

Rely on Apave’s expertise in numerous areas:• Optimisation of design in relation to specifications• Definition of test procedures and programmes• Verification of earthquake resistance• Metrology (via our subsidiary A+Métrologie)

- Creation of measurement solutions in controlled areas- 3D inspection of equipment, laser tracking.

Train your employees.

• Training relating to international building codes(RCC-M under AFCEN approval, ASME, ETC-F with our partner EFECTIS.)

• Training relating to the European Pressure Equipment Directive (EPED)• Training relating to nuclear equipment test methodologies• Training and qualification of welders• Training relating to safety authorisations (electricity, CACES®, CEFRI, etc.)• Training relating to French quality, orders and new INB regulations.

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Did you know?Apave can act on an operator’sbehalf to follow up theproduction of equipment andaudit sub-contractors.

Did you know?Sopemea is a certified EDFpilot laboratory for conductingqualification tests.

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For operatorsYour objective: to operate your equipment safely and cost effectively over the long term

Check the conformity and safety of your nuclear and conventionalpressure equipment.

• Periodic inspections to check the conformity of and re-qualify your equipment• NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) of your pressure systems.

Check the conformity and safety of your electrical fixtures and lifting equipment.

• Periodic inspections to check and/or check the conformity of your electrical fixtures and complex lifting equipment

Assistance and advice to optimise your operating costs.

• Assistance with optimising your maintenance policy• Participation in improving operating conditions• Help with selecting service-providers.

Technical assistance during operation.

Rely on Apave’s expertise in numerous areas:• Validation of your fire-prevention and ATEX-risk systems• Technical assistance to reinforce the electrical safety and Electro-Magnetic

Compatibility (EMC) of your HV and LV facilities• Malfunction diagnostics (electrical interference, failures, etc.)• Trouble-shooting on buried HV cables• Verification of cathodic protection• Environmental monitoring and work hygiene (measurement of atmospheric and liquid

emissions, chemical cleaning of steam generators)• Management of internal documentation systems• Management and maintenance of your measuring instruments• Preparation of your teams for external audits

Technical assistance during yourequipment’s ageing phase.

To help you keep your equipment running:• Structure diagnostics• Measurements of structures’ fatigue strength• Non-destructive tests• Expertise in the pathology, ageing and remaining life of your handling equipment• On-site mechanical, vibro-acoustic or thermal measurement campaigns as part of

investigation work.

To manage the obsolescence of your equipment:• Qualification of your equipment by means of testing as part of obsolescence

management programmes.

Did you know?Apave can act as a second party on behalf ofthe operator to monitor the maintenancework performed by outside companies duringshut-downs of nuclear units (e.g. chemicalcleaning of steam generators).

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Increase your reassurance in terms of relations with your sub-contractors.

• Assessment of skills and practices• Assistance with controlling the organisation of interfaces• Training of employees from outside companies relating to the necessary authorisations• Development of specific training courses (e.g. risk-control for project managers, etc.).

Develop your organisation and reinforce its efficiency.

• Assessment of your quality/safety/environment organisation• Development of your organisation to allow better control of risks

(safety, security, environment, quality).

Train your employees: a comprehensive, tailored range of services from ApaveDoes your staff have to work in restricted areas atBasic Nuclear Facilities (BNFs)?- CEFRI risk-prevention, option EDF NR

(Nuclear Reactor)- AREVA NC, option FCD (Fuel Cycle Downstream)- CEA, option RC (Research Centre)- DCNS, option OBNR (On-Board Nuclear Reactor)

Does your staff have to perform Monitored-Quality(MQ) tasks in nuclear power plants?- Security Clearance Level (SCL) training

Does your staff have to work on or near safety-critical equipment in an electricity-generatingnuclear power plant?- SQS (Service-provider Quality and Safety) training

Does your management need training relating toradiation protection management systems?- Training given by experts in radiological risk

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Does your staff need otherauthorisations/qualifications?- Training relating to electrical authorisations,

CACES®, work at height, fire safety, etc.- Training relating to the maintenance of buildings

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For project owners working on theconstruction and dismantling of BNFs*

Your objectives: to increase the safety of your major,complex operations, optimise your organisation and control costs

Check the solidity of buildings and the safety of people and workers on worksites.

Construction technical inspection• Technical inspection missions relating to nuclear power plant construction projects• Re-assessment missions relating to the structure of nuclear buildings

(earthquakes, accidents, etc.)• Inspection missions relating to passive and active protection systems intended

to contain the risks of nuclear contamination.• Accident and special-risk analysis (earthquake-resistance, lightning, aircraft crash, etc.).

Project follow-up• SHP coordination• Implementation and follow-up of your safety and environment policy at worksites• Safety coordination during the project-implementation phase and safety supervision.

Take the right decisions from the viewpoint of the technical, financial and administrative aspects.

Project-ownership assistance during the programming and design phase • Incorporation of the specific safety requirements linked to the construction of a BNF• Assistance with drawing up the functional specifications for the BNF’s buildings• Preparation of the administrative paperwork prior to the operation of a BNF• Analysis of the technical and architectural responses from the viewpoint of the

specifications• Validation of the call-for-tenders prepared by the project management.

Project-ownership assistance during theimplementation phase

• Participation in selecting which companies’tenders to accept

• Writing and management of documents• Help with the acceptance of completed projects.

Train your employees.

• Training relating to building codes (RCC-G)• Training of SHP coordinators• Training of workplace first-aid representatives• Training relating to fire-safety regulations and fire-fighters• Training relating to safety authorisations: CACES® (driving worksite vehicles, cranes, etc.),

work at height, chemical risks, handling, etc.• Training relating to the techniques of specific professions: assemblers, lifting-equipment

operators, pipe fitters, welders, instrument operators, insulators, electricians, etc.

* Basic Nuclear Facility

Apave acts:• Either as a construction technical inspector and SHP (Safety and Health

Protection) coordinator,• Or as a consultant providing advice and project-ownership assistance

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Did you know?Apave has a dedicated team based on the ITERsite, in charge of legal inspection and safetyaspects of a very large part of the project.

Advice and technical assistance to manage your dismantling operationsin complete safety.

• Support throughout the implementation of a dismantling project• Analysis of the risks during the different phases of dismantling• Preparation of the administrative paperwork prior to the dismantling of a BNF• Control and reduction of waste• Organisation of waste management and the associated logistics• SHP or implementation and follow-up of the prevention plans• Project follow-up: how do you contain the risks of radioactive discharges?• Assistance with the acceptance of completed projects.

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