What nuclear certification demands of a shipyard

What is required for a shipyard to receive nuclear certification?

Certification covers trained personnel, secure facilities, compliant procedures, environmental suitability, material handling, waste disposal, and the ability to prevent contamination.

Nuclear certification is an integrated safety and institutional system. A yard needs qualified workers, security, compliance staff, suitable geology and weather conditions, and procedures for receiving, moving, using, and disposing of nuclear material. Its infrastructure must support reactor work while containing credible accidents and contamination. The regulatory burden is illustrated by a civilian plant whose operating licence took years to transfer between companies even though the plant remained in service.