anc - taking safety to a higher level



Do you need?  
  • Physics Expertise
  • Radiation Safety Analysis
  • Licensing Documents
  • Risk and ALARA Assessment
  • Radon Testing

 

 

 

Dr. David Walker

 

 

Chris Saunders

 

 

Dr. John Barnard

 


How Can We Help?

Product Testing Services

  • Baseline functional testing material aging studies
  • Thermal stress cycling
Operational Planning
  • Dose rate calculations
  • Required instrumentation
  • Safety systems
  • Facility licensing
  • Decommissioning
Training
  • Accelerator operations
  • Waste management
  • Radiation safety
  • Quality assurance
  • Radiation effects on materials

Welcome to ANC

ANC, Inc. focuses on the science of safety, supplying safety related consulting service. Our focus is safety through testing and modeling, performed by experienced personnel through our registered ISO 9001:2000 quality program.

 

Services

  • Industrial safety and health physics support and training course.
  • Electron beam sterilization
  • Radon measurement and mitigation training.
  • Government relations and regulatory compliance support.
  • Computer modeling using Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) and Winfrith Improved Multi-Group Scheme (WIMS), Reactor Fueling Simulation Program (RFSP), criticality analysis, and ALARA (As Low As Reasonable Achievable) assessments.
  • Studies on the effects of radiation and other environmental conditions on the performance and service life of equipment such as electrical insulation, pumps and motors.
  • Courses delivered by qualified staff, tailored to your needs. We offer courses in:
    • Basic Radiation Protection and Health Physics for:
      • Industrial Accelerator Operations
      • Utility Operations
      • Mining and Milling
    • Radiation Effects on Materials

Our Team

Our key management include:

Dr. David Walker: Dr. Walker specializes in strategic advisory services with major public and private sector organizations and all levels of government. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1988 and again in 1993 for the riding of Winnipeg North Centre. Dr. Walker served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, 1993-96, and later in 1996 was the Chief Federal Representative for the federal/ provincial/territorial cross-Canada consultants on the Canada Pension Plan. From 1996-1997 he also served as Chair of the House of Commons Industry Committee. During a 14-year career as a professor of political science at the University of Winnipeg, he was the author of several articles and books on Canadian public policy. Dr. Walker is chair of the Board of Directors of ANC, and is the Honorary Consul General, in Manitoba, for the Republic of Korea. He has also been a board member of the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Dr. Walker’s broad experience working with government, crown corporations, private sector and regulated environments; makes him a key member of the ANC team focuses on the energy sector, particularly our work on our nuclear-related files.

Chris Saunders: Mr. Saunders is President and Managing Partner of ANC. Before joining ANC, Mr. Saunders was with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, providing project management and consulting services in the field of radiation safety and industrial processing. He has over 25 years experience providing consulting services for international companies such as Lockheed Martin, Air Canada, Northrop Grumman and McDonnell Douglas Aerospace. Mr. Saunders also represented Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs at the International Atomic Energy Agency as an expert on technology transfers to developing countries.

Dr. John Barnard: Dr. Barnard has 30 years of experience in the health, safety and environment fields with Cancer Care Manitoba, Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) and ANC. His principal areas of expertise are Operational Radiation Safety and Health Physics. He has authored more than 50 publications or reports on radiation processing and health physics topics. He has also managed industrial accelerator facilities and acted as a regulatory/licensing specialist and consultant to the government, AECL and the Uranium Mining Industry. He is a member of Canadian Standards Association TC-198 Working Group 3 (Radiation Sterilization) and TC-85, Working Group 8 (Criticality Safety).

Why ANC?

Experience - World class experts in the "science of safety"; we maintain strong relationships with both customers and regulators.

Confidence through QA - Our quality Management System applies to all of our activities, including financial systems, regulatory compliance, safety, employee protection and marketing / sales.

Value - Third-party validation services ensure that regulators and your customers will be confident that all requirements are met. This will reduce the time needed to complete projects, lowering your costs.

 

ANC Inc.
1 Ara Mooradian Way
Pinawa, MB Canada
R0E-1L0

E-Mail: mdvoth@acsion.com
Telephone: (204) 753-2255 ext 63131
Fax: (204) 753-8466