| GLOBAL NUCLEAR
Keeping the submariners safe
Independent assessment, technical advice and technological research for the Royal Navy
OPERATING A NUCLEAR REACTOR INSIDE a submarine involves some unique technical challenges. To do this safely while meeting operational needs, the Royal Navy needs to call on advisers who can bring real depth of understanding across reactor operations, nuclear physics, research and technology, design, manufacture, decommissioning and disposal. Jacobs and its predecessor organizations have
supported the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines since 1958 when the first boat, HMS Dreadnought, was designed. It’s a great source of pride that this role has continued throughout more than 50 years of the Continuous At-sea Deterrent, a truly national endeavor and the longest ongoing operation ever delivered by the Ministry of Defence. The company continues to provide the MOD Nuclear
Reactor Plant Authorisee and Nuclear Propulsion Project Team with independent assessment, safety and technical
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advice under a contract that has been renewed several times.
Nuclear Propulsion Independent Advice and Assessment (NPIA) entails independent safety and technical support for the Trafalgar, Astute and Vanguard Class submarines and for the next generation of reactors that will power the Dreadnought class and the Astute Class replacement. This support is key to ensuring that the reactors are engineered to be fit for purpose and compliant with safety and technical requirements. The work is delivered by 100 specialists in Jacobs’ Independent Nuclear Assurance (INA) team, which is the largest provider of such independent safety assurance in the U.K. nuclear sector. As the need arises, they are supported by another 70 nuclear and technical specialists with specific, relevant skills and knowledge. Jacobs’ INA service supports nuclear authorisees and licensees with Independent Technical Assessment of
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