Merrick & Company (Merrick) and Nuclear Safety Associates (NSA) have announced a joint marketing agreement between the two firms to serve the North American and global nuclear market. Merrick/NSA will provide the nuclear industry with a complete service offering of analysis, engineering design, and fabrication/construction management services to meet the continuing growth of the industry. Both firms are repeatedly called upon to respond to clients needs with effective and safe solutions on highly complex, technical projects. The team will specifically focus on small modular reactors, medical isotopes, fuel manufacturing, existing fleet support, and research reactors as well as other opportunities within the market. The team’s services will include feasibility studies, licensing support, criticality safety, structural analysis, equipment, system, and facility design, and fabrication and construction management.
The business development team will be led by Bob Trout and Mike Wade of Merrick & Company and Brian Matthews of NSA. The operations team will be led by Valerie Walker of Merrick and Michael Corum of NSA.
Merrick & Company
Merrick & Company, founded in 1955, focuses on energy, national security, life sciences research, and infrastructure and geospatial markets. The firm has been involved in nuclear equipment, system, and facility design projects for private and government clients since 1983. The firm’s nuclear clients are served out of Colorado, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina as well as Ottawa, Canada.
Nuclear Safety Associates
Nuclear Safety Associates, based in Johnson City, TN, was founded in 2001and serves the nuclear industry through front-end services during the feasibility and planning phases and through services during project start-up and operations. The firm focuses on nuclear criticality safety, shielding, nuclear safety, readiness assessment, integrated safety analysis, licensing, safeguards and security, and reactor physics. The firm’s professionals work from locations in Johnson City, TN; Oak Ridge, TN; Columbia, SC; and Columbus, OH.