About Us
What We Do & How We Do It
Nuvia offers a unique value proposition for customers across the international nuclear industry. Compared to a general contractor, Nuvia adds value to a client's operations through a carefully assembled set of skills.
- Nuvia is the nuclear specialist, covering both civilian and defence sectors, across the complete lifecycle from New Build, through Operations and Maintenance, to final decommissioning and waste disposal.
- For large, complex nuclear challenges Nuvia offers a fully vertically integrated approach. We are equally comfortable as a high level programme manager, construction project implementer, design authority or specialist nuclear consultant. With all the required skills in house, the client is protected from the commercial uncertainty of dealing through a main contractor who is dependent on sub-contracted nuclear specialisms. Historically, large nuclear clean-up projects have run in to difficulties if the contractor does not have the in house skills to solve unexpected problems. The Nuvia approach overcomes this.
- As well as being a provider of high quality project management, Nuvia is a nuclear "Know How" company. This is a far more precious entity. With over 1700 nuclear specialist staff, many of them ranked as world leaders in their respective fields, Nuvia can draw on tried and tested solutions wherever technological challenges are presented. These skills cover the full range of engineering, process, radiological and operational expertise. This capability is constantly being replenished via an ambitious graduate recruitment and training programme.
- Our strategy of maintaining all the key skills in house extends to the most critical elements of a nuclear project. In particular, Nuvia's health physics capability is unrivalled and provides a vital edge when dealing with decommissioning, land remediation and other potentially hazardous activities. Another key skill, rarely found in a single organisation, is the ability to integrate the full design activities with the preparation and presentation of a comprehensive safety case to the regulatory authorities. This interface frequently causes problems and Nuvia firmly believes in these activities being under one roof.
- In addition to nuclear design, Nuvia has a strong track record in practical activities including running our own installation, decommissioning and operations teams. Nuvia is rare in the private sector in operating a complete ILW waste encapsulation facility - a flagship project of its type.
- Overlaid across all our business is the philosophy of applying technology and innovation to all our projects. In Nuvia we are constantly looking for better ways of doing things and we support a healthy R&D programme that reviews and funds innovative proposals from across the Nuvia Group. This desire to stay at the forefront of innovation in the nuclear industry has been a constant theme.
Taken together, these offerings represent a unique approach and a 50 year heritage which draws on the very best skills operating in the two most experienced nuclear nations in Europe.