• Own approved written working procedures
• Dedicated handling equipment
• BNFL or main contractor inspection / witness welcome
• Familiar with relevant BNFL Spech.Tech. documents
• Clean and tidy workshops
• Workforce trained in handling materials correctly
• Inspection & Test Plans (ITP) available

There can be few more demanding industries to work in. Most of the materials used in nuclear fuel reprocessing are stainless steels. Used because they have excellent corrosion resistance properties and stand up well to decontamination processes.

However, the effectiveness of their corrosion resistance properties can be affected detrimentally by contamination from other materials or surface damage and because of this it is important that material is handled properly.

At Irvon all our staff are aware of this and trained to handle material in accordance with Spec.Tech A.0345_1. This BNFL specification covers the handling and storage of stainless steels for use in nuclear fabrication and designed to ensure that material is contamination free.

Our handling equipment, tools and procedures are geared towards maintaining the level of care demanded by this sort of work; years of experience have given us appreciation of the quality standards required for processing special steels.

We are also experienced in writing and working to agreed procedures for all of the processes that we offer. These have been used in many applications, including the new Evaporator D Project at Sellafield.