DBD has a strong, broad based, Nuclear Assurance capability. We are a leading provider of Nuclear Safety consultancy to the UK and international nuclear sectors. Our Nuclear Safety engineers are centralised in Warrington but work throughout the UK. Our significant clients have included AWE, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, as well as Sellafield, Urenco UK and Capenhurst Nuclear Services. DBD have excellent contacts with the UK Nuclear Regulator (ONR) and understand their concerns and approach to Safety Assessment.

DBD’s Assurance function has experience of working with UK site licence organisations as well as providing advice to nuclear new build organisations with respect to the GDA process. DBD can provide safety case support and production for the design, construction, commissioning and continued operations of plant and equipment. In addition, DBD’s Assurance advisory service provides organisational solutions to create, develop, improve and enhance safety and organisational cultural performance. DBD are passionate about recognising the values of our customers (technically and culturally) and collaborating with them to meet their requirements to time, quality and cost. We recognise the value associated with strategic relationships with our client to develop solutions which are right for them. Our Assurance team is comfortable working remotely or on client’s sites.

DBD’s Nuclear Safety community includes highly experienced Nuclear Engineers with a wealth of UK and international client experience. In addition, the community includes ‘Nuclear Associates,’ who are prominent within their discipline, who can be called upon if needed. We also have relationships with Nuclear Safety supply companies who can offer additional capacity when required.

DBD recognise the strategic importance of the values and behaviours associated with successful development and implementation of nuclear solutions as well as the transactional timely delivery of quality artefacts. 

DBD understand the benefits of Quality Management Principles into our daily activities. Quality Management Principles is to provide a foundation of continuous improvement within a business. At DBD we ensure that our customer requirements and expectations are clearly defined, understood and achieved at all levels of the organisation. Within DBD it is our vision to ensure that whatever our role, we understand the importance of Quality Management and that everyone plays a part in achieving Nuclear Safety. This is achieved by maintaining the highest standards of safety and behavioural performance, in other words, by demonstrating nuclear professionalism, in our everyday work at all times. By doing this we support our suppliers and client’s commitments to meet the highest standards of Nuclear Safety and meeting all ONR regulations (Licence Conditions).

DBD Quality consultants are highly experienced Chartered Quality Professionals with extensive backgrounds in industries such as Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Security Technologies, Energy, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing and Engineering with the focus and support on key areas such as Customer focus, Leadership, Communications, engagement of people, Process approach, Improvement, Risk & opportunity (evidence-based decision making), Relationship management and ITNS (Important to Nuclear Safety). 

Services and support provided by the DBD assurance engineers includes:

• Quality Assurance

• Quality Control

• Supply chain Management

• Implementation of Quality management systems with a philosophy of “Doing it right First time, every time”.