Overview

• Fire Monitoring
• Fire Watcher
• Fire Response Cover
• High-risk intervention works onsite 

After a rigorous tendering process with EDF Energy, HFR Solutions were selected to provide resilience to the Torness Nuclear Power Station onsite Fire Response Team during high-risk intervention work, or maintenance work on the sites fixed fire suppression and sprinkler systems, leaving the power station at increased risk from fire. Each task is evaluated on the ability to protect life and property from fire during higher risk construction, maintenance, or commissioning work on the nuclear power station, and appropriate fire mitigation applied. Liaising with the site management team, HFR Solutions were able to provide specialist fire response cover with a fully kitted fire engine and firefighting equipment including specialist firefighting foam. The HFR Solutions fire response team would monitor ongoing work and be present at all times throughout, only standing down once the permit is cancelled. If hot works are involved, this would require thermal image cameras to be used in conjunction with other fire mitigation measures, as per the permit conditions. HFR Solutions have the capability to stand up a fire response team at short notice to deal with emerging or emergency requirements.

Solutions Delivered

• Provision of firefighting response cover onsite during high-risk intervention work or maintenance work on the sites fire suppression and sprinkler systems.
• Provision of competent firefighters for Fire Watcher, Fire Monitoring and Firefighting Response onsite including provision of Fire Engine and associated firefighting equipment including specialist firefighting foam.   

Outcomes
Robust Fire Risk Mitigation and Fire Response Cover allowing the site to continue power generation 24/7.

Testimonial
Shaun Lyons, HFR Solutions Operations Director – “Working closely with EDF Energy and the Torness Nuclear Power Station Team, we were able to provide professional fire response support, to add resilience to the onsite Fire team during critical high-risk work. This was essential mitigation to allow the site to continue to deliver power to Scotland 24/7 while protecting critical infrastructure. HFR Solutions were able to demonstrate their ability to deliver high risk fire intervention cover, providing both highly skilled
firefighters & fire officers, but also supported with robust legislative documentation to ensure full compliance.”