NUCLEAR FACILITY DESIGN
Parsons is widely known for first-of-a-kind designs, innovative applications, technical excellence, and expert project management. All of this enables our customers to realize projects of unusual complexity such as nuclear facility designs for safe materials storage and treatment of high-level radioactive waste.
We are currently supporting the removal, treatment, and packaging of radioactive spent nuclear fuel sludge at Hanford, Washington. This one-of-a-kind system involves detailed engineering, fabrication, and testing of safety-significant nuclear equipment, which are developed at our fabrication facility.
We are designing and providing construction support services for a highly enriched uranium storage facility at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Designed for a 50-year life, it will provide a safe and secure environment that meets DOE-STD-1020 PC-3 and the latest Design Basis Threat Guidance for natural phenomena hazards.
Systems engineering is critical in developing competitive products. We integrate all disciplines and specialties into a team focused on structuring a development process-from concept to production to operation. To meet and even exceed clien requirements, we consider both business and technical requirements in a total solutions approach.
Radiation protection is an essential element of our highly radioactive materials programs. We are designing a salt waste processing facility to handle materials containing Cs-137, actinides, strontium and other isotopes at Savannah River. Protection measures include:
- As Low as Reasonably Achievable design factors
- Radiation shielding
- Safety engineering and risk assessments
- Materials engineering for robotic handling and decontamination of munitions
- Manufacturing engineering including fabrication of prototypes
- Dynamic systems and control services
One of our most distinctive designs involves a facility to house the world's most powerful laser, which will expand the envelope of fusion and physics research. The laser bays structure is designed with thermal and vibration stability to house and support the laser system’s components. The other main structure is the target area building, which contains a Class 4.5 clean room environment.
Services
- Nuclear engineering
- Design engineering to support containment and protection of radioactive materials
- Remedial design
- Facilities and utility upgrade designs
- Fire hazard analysis and fire protection designs
- Construction
- Start-up and operations
- Industrial-scale process testing
- Specialty equipment fabrication
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