Mott MacDonald France

Securing the future of energy,

We are an engineering, development and management consultancy and one of the largest wholly employee-owned firms of our kind. We plan, design, deliver and maintain larges and complex projects. 

We work across the entire nuclear lifecycle – from generic design assessments and licensing frameworks, through all stages of project development, engineering design, construction and operation, to eventual decommissioning and waste management. 

Nuclear has a key role to play in decarbonising energy systems and in medicine, but the challenges are numerous. 

For major reactors, SMRs, fusion programmes and medical isotope and research reactors, the journey from project inception to operation is often long and complex.  

Whether your challenge is with licensing, environmental permitting, development consents, stretched supply chains, technology or safety, choosing the right partner is essential.

What can we do for you?

We understand the industry and possess the capability, experience and capacity to help you deliver. We can help you:

Design resilient sites and assets

Our solutions provide high integrity, resilience, safety and security, while being optimised for buildability and cost efficiency, and minimising embodied and operational carbon emissions.

Maximise value

Nuclear power can have long lasting net benefits for economies, communities and the environment. Our environment and social specialists can help you identify ways to create a positive and sustainable legacy. The result: design decisions that achieve the best for your communities, investors, customers and the planet.

Navigate complexity and risk

We have the experience, knowledge and breadth of skills to guide you through all aspects of site selection, licensing, safety case, permitting and regulation.

Strategy, regulation and development

We can:

• Provide licensing, consents and regulatory support – including generic design assessments (GDAs) in the UK – enabling you to access new markets.
• Carry out optioneering and feasibility studies to help you determine the site and configuration of your project.
• Frame business cases with full consideration of economic, social and environmental benefits and costs, to win investment and aid decision making.
• Help you transform your operations by harnessing digital technology and data.

Design and engineering

We can:

• Carry out concept and detailed designs for nuclear installations of any size, applying our multidisciplinary engineering expertise.
• Conduct advanced analysis of your assets to test and improve their resilience against seismic activity, extreme weather events and aircraft impacts.
• Harness digital tools and collaboration to create advanced nuclear installations with greater predictability, reduced safety risks and faster project delivery.
• Provide assurance and design management that gives you peace of mind in developing solutions.
• Apply our nuclear waste management and environmental expertise to ensure your facility operates sustainably and can be decommissioned safely in future.

Project, programme and supply chain management

We can:

• Manage your project or programme from start to finish, driving delivery against time and budget.
• Estimate and manage costs and risks and implement robust project controls to keep your project on track. 
• Advise on the use of modern methods of construction to aid repeatability and to minimise cost and risk.
• Use a common data environment to share documents and data with project partners and stakeholders, building trust and collaboration.
• Manage procurement, administer contracts, and supervise construction for an efficient supply chain, with appropriate risk allocation and incentives.

Lifecycle support and decommissioning

We can:

• Inspect sites and design modifications to boost performance, improve safety or extend asset life.
• Use digital tools to plan decommissioning and model asset demolition.
• Advise on land remediation and radiation protection for the long-term health of employees, the public and the environment.