News and Events - 2010 Archive
December 2010
Achievement of ISO 9001 Accreditation
As part of the company’s ongoing commitment to quality, DBD has recently achieved ISO 9001 accreditation after a successful independent audit in December 2010.
Our Managing Director Andrew Carlick says, “This success represents all the hard work done by our team and is another step in the growth of DBD, demonstrating value to both our Clients and staff.”
NI YGN and Finnish Nuclear Society Seminar Day
DBD are proud to support the Nuclear Institute’s Young Generation Network (YGN) and were in attendance at the YGN & Finnish Nuclear Society Seminar day in London on 29th October. Hugh Allen, a process engineer who started at DBD on our graduate training programme, gave a presentation on his recent work for our client Sellafield to representatives from the Finnish Nuclear Society. The Society had been on a tour of the UK’s nuclear sites over the course of the week and the seminar day marked the end of an enjoyable and informative week for them.
An Audience With… Mike Tynan and John Taylor
DBD is hosting this event for the YGN at their head office in Chadwick House in November. DBD’s head of safety, John Taylor, will join Mike Tynan, Chief Executive of Westinghouse UK, to hold a discussion about their respective careers and provide career advice to various YGN members.
Nuclear Industry Association’s Energy Choices Conference / NI & NIA Annual Dinner
DBD will attend Energy Choices, one of the biggest events in the nuclear industry’s calendar. Later that evening is the Dinner, hosted every year by the Nuclear Institute and the Nuclear Industry Association. DBD have a table at the event and look forward to seeing our friends and colleagues there.
June 2010
DBD has relocated within Chadwick House.
The relocation is a further investment for DBD, as the company increases its size and market strength. The new office houses the front end engineering capability, optioneering process capability and functional support areas.
Our new address is as follows: 501 Chadwick House, Birchwood Park, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6AE
Evaporator D project with partners Costain continues at pace
Our partnership with Costain continues to go from strength to strength this year, with ongoing project support.
DBD currently leads the commissioning of the Sellafield Evaporator D project for Costain. As the project progresses through to commissioning, the team is working alongside the design team, which still has key support from DBD Process engineering, and construction team. The commissioning element continues to monitor works acceptance testing and develop the main phase test documentation in readiness for on-site implementation.
In addition DBD are undertaking the role of Nuclear Safety Case Compliance Management, alongside the Sellafield Ltd Client team. This role acts as the interface between the Client organisation and our partners Costain in their role as the prime contractor, and ensures that all the documentation required to allow construction to progress is in place.
SIXEP Effluent Management Front End Study now underway
DBD is collaborating with Morson Projects to deliver the first stage of an Effluent Management Front End Study for Sellafield’s SIXEP facility.
DBD is tasked with undertaking a robust, transparent and auditable optioneering process to identify the optimum solution to the Effluent Management requirements for a future SIXEP facility. In undertaking this study DBD will be utilising its tried-and–tested D2O optioneering process, supported by an experienced waste management engineering team.
