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Archimedia collaborate with several Lead Engineering Consultancies on a variety of Controlled Environment installations for the UK Nuclear Industry:

  • Hales Evaporator Facility at Sellafield (in construction) in collaboration with Costain Oil, Gas & Process Limited (COGAP) and Sanderson Watts Associates

  • Waste Encapsulation Plant at Winfrith in collaboration with Sanderson Watts Associates

  • Intermediate Waste Storage Facilities at Hinkley Point in collaboration with Halcrow Nuclear

  • Decommissioning Projects - various collaborations to design temporary installations to facilitate decommissioning work.

For more information on our projects click here.

Archimedia Nuclear Work
Archimedia Nuclear Works
Archimedia Nuclear Works
Nuclear Collaborations

Archimedia provide a variety of Architectural input to:

 

  • Presentation drawings and 3-D imaging for Planning submissions

  • Internal spatial planning of facilities, both at the conceptual stage, and in detail,

  • Detailed procurement information including specification and detailing of wall and floor finishes, certified for ease of decontamination to meet Nuclear agency requirements.

  • Co-ordinate Building Regulations submissions

  • Detailed Fire Strategies including assessment of escape routes, fire compartmentation and separation requirements, fire safety equipment and signage requirements in conjunction with both conventional and nuclear Fire Safety Officers.

  • Planning and design to maintain escape routes during decommissioning works to satisfy the requirements of Building Control and local or nuclear Fire Safety Officers.

  • Cascade Ventilation Requirements: design and detailing of construction components to maintain HVAC cascade systems in conjunction with other functional requirements, e.g. fire resistance, acoustic attenuation, etc.        

Technical Input
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