Nuclear Supply Chain Inspection
Your partner throughout your nuclear supply chain
Shaping our sustainable energy future
In the ever-evolving landscape of energy demands and the drive towards net zero, nuclear energy emerges as a pivotal player in shaping our sustainable energy future. However, from public perception to regulatory hurdles, managing your nuclear supply chain does not come without risks and challenges. LRQA offers an extensive range of services, covering every phase of your nuclear plant life cycle, from designing a plant, and managing operations and threats through to decommissioning.
HOW WE HELP
Confidence built. Programmes delivered
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Keep your programme on time and on budget
Equipment delays and rework are the biggest threats to nuclear schedules. We find quality issues early - at the design stage, in the factory and on site - before they reach your critical path.
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Build a supply chain you can trust
A single reactor draws on thousands of components from vendors around the world. We help you choose the right suppliers, watch them at source and keep counterfeit and fraudulent items out of your plant.
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Prove quality under every major code
Reactor components are fabricated across multiple countries and code regimes, each with its own inspection requirements. We assure quality across all of them - one schedule, one reporting line, one partner.
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Protect the systems that control your plant
Nuclear control systems are high-value targets, and frameworks such as IEC 62645 and NEI 08-09 are increasingly embedded in regulatory expectations. We find the gaps and test your defences - before someone else does.
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Meet your net-zero and ESG commitments
Nuclear operators face growing scrutiny of emissions, energy use and sustainability claims. We measure and verify your performance - giving regulators, investors and the public evidence they can trust.
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Get more from your operating plant
Ageing assets, tight outage windows and decades still to run. We help you protect integrity, stay compliant and build the case for life extension - across the whole of operating life.
END-TO-END COVERAGE
One connected partner, from preparation to decommissioning
Nuclear assets operate for generations - and assurance needs change at every stage.
Programme preparation
Design appraisal and assurance frameworks aligned with IAEA guidance and international codes - so early decisions de-risk delivery for decades.
Supply chain qualification
Supplier qualification, audit and source inspection - building a proven supply chain before it becomes your critical path.
Construction and fabrication
Coded inspection, vendor surveillance and welding qualification - catching defects before they become delays.
Commissioning
Certification, operational readiness and safety culture evaluation - so your plant enters service safe and compliant.
Operation and life extension
In-service inspection, asset integrity and OT cyber assurance - supporting safe performance through outages, life extension and long-term operation.
Decommissioning
Environmental assurance and contractor oversight - protecting people, environment and reputation through defueling and dismantling.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Our nuclear services
Five connected solution areas, with advisory and training running through them all - tailored to your programme, your technology and your regulators.
Safety Excellence
Protect your people and demonstrate safe operation.
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Climate Performance
Verify your environmental and energy performance.
- ISO 14001 environmental management
- ISO 50001 energy management
- ISO 14064 greenhouse gas verification
- Sustainability reporting and assurance
Cyber Security
Secure the systems that run your plant.
- ISO 27001 information security
- Penetration testing
- Vendor OT access and security review
- ISO 42001 AI management
Responsible Sourcing
Know your supply chain, end to end.
- Nuclear supply chain mapping and segmentation
- Supplier sustainability and ESG audits
- Human rights and environmental due diligence
- EiQ supplier intelligence
Advisory and Training
Expert guidance at every decision that shapes your programme.
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THE LRQA DIFFERENCE
Why choose LRQA for nuclear?
Seven decades of nuclear assurance
LRQA is the UK’s founding Independent Third-Party Inspection Agency (ITPIA). We have approved nuclear designs and conducted statutory surveys since the 1950s, and remain a named ITPIA today.
Independent and trusted
We are an independent third-party assurance body, holding formal code authority under ASME, PED and KEPIC with proven RCC-M inspection experience on EPR programmes.
Connected, not fragmented
Every solution area works from the same view of your programme, so risks that sit between disciplines don’t fall between providers.
Global reach, local knowledge
Our specialists work in over 70 countries, combining international standards expertise with local market, regulatory and supply chain knowledge.
CODES AND STANDARDS
Four-code nuclear capability
LRQA holds formal code authority under ASME, PED and KEPIC, and delivers RCC-M inspection through established specialist partnerships. Whichever code your components are built to, one partner can assure them.
ASME
Authorised Inspection Agency under ASME - covering N-Stamp and Sections III and XI, with NQA-1 supplier auditing. Required for AP1000 and the majority of global supply chains.
EU PED
Notified Body status for CE marking of pressure equipment on EU-aligned new-build sites. PED covers a plant’s non-nuclear pressure systems; safety-classified equipment is assured under the nuclear codes.
RCC-M
The French PWR mechanical code for EPR programmes. LRQA delivers RCC-M inspection through established specialist partnerships, proven on EPR new-build.
KEPIC
Authorised Agency under KEPIC, Korea’s nuclear code - covering APR1400 domestic and export programmes.
AP1000 · EPR · APR1400 · ABWR · SMR · Fusion - whichever technology your programme selects, LRQA can assure it.
Shaping the industry’s standards
LRQA has been engaged by the World Nuclear Association to help redesign the sustainability checklist that nuclear utilities use across the fuel supply chain. When the industry updates its own frameworks, it turns to LRQA.
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We can support your ESG agenda with a range of compliance, assurance and advisory services delivered by experts.
Let’s build confidence - together
Wherever your programme stands today, early and independent assurance reduces uncertainty and supports better-informed decisions.
Open a dialogue on your programme’s assurance and quality framework
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Align early on international codes and standards - NQA-1, ISO 19443 and IAEA guidance
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Establish independent, owner-side assurance from the preparation phase onward
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