Outokumpu, a global leader in the stainless steel industry, with numerous locations throughout the Americas, has announced that their SMACC melt shop in Sheffield, UK and its quality systems have been assessed by Bureau Veritas and achieved a successful outcome. The unit has been confirmed to meet the requirements for the supply of source materials for use in the manufacture of items to be produced according to the French RCC-M Nuclear Code.
Outokumpu is able to supply stainless steel to all lifecycle phases – in new build, operations and decommissioning – within the nuclear industry. Outokumpus SMACC melt shop has also been certified by ASME. Its quality program has been verified according to the requirements of ASME III subsection NCA 3800 for a material organisation manufacturing source material for nuclear components.