Nuclear & Environmental Services
Technological safety and risk-based solutions for the nuclear industry
Quality is a core value of Calian Nuclear and manifests itself across the organization. Calian Nuclear maintains a quality management system that is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard and is compliant with CSA N299.1-16, CSA N286-12 and CSA N286.7-16 standards.
Environmental Protection
Calian Nuclear has significant expertise in modelling and assessing the radiological impact of nuclear facilities and activities on the environment. Calian Nuclear has performed several full-scope environmental impact assessments for existing nuclear facilities, new facilities on existing sites, changes in plant configuration, waste management programs and licensing renewals.
Radiation Protection
Calian Nuclear provides support to the nuclear industry, government and defense organizations for the development, implementation and certification of radiation protection and dosimetry programs. Our team has extensive experience in designing radiation shielding and evaluating its effectiveness for all forms of ionizing radiation (i.e., alpha, beta, gamma and neutrons).
Decommissioning and Waste Management
We have expertise in planning, performing, and evaluating the results of final status and characterization surveys in accordance with industry best practices (MARSSIM, MARSAME, CSA, EPRI) including:
- Development of conceptual, preliminary, and detailed decommissioning plans
- Historical site assessments and walk-downs to support scoping, waste stream definition, and health and safety planning
- Planning, execution and interpretation of scoping, characterization and final status surveys
- Support for decommissioning activities
We also provide the scientific background to support clients with their licensing submissions to regulatory agencies and the technical skills to analyse survey data to provide hard evidence that clearance levels or waste acceptance criteria have been achieved.
Regulatory Affairs and Licensing
Calian Nuclear has extensive knowledge of nuclear regulatory requirements and standards, as well as comprehensive experience in supporting regulatory activities both in Canada and internationally, including the interpretation of regulatory requirements, development of a licensing strategy and providing support throughout its execution, as well as documenting a licensing basis in a safety case or a safety report.
Emergency Preparedness and Training
Calian Nuclear is a leader in the provision of nuclear emergency response (NER) training and exercises. Calian Nuclear offers a full lifecycle approach to the conduct of drills and exercises, on both national and international platforms, by supporting the design, development, facilitation and evaluation of these exercises. Calian Nuclear also delivers comprehensive NER and nuclear power plant operations training courses.
Decommissioning and Waste Management Services Brochure
Calian Nuclear is committed to the safe management of radiological waste and decommissioning of nuclear facilities to ensure the protection of the public and our environment.
