NCC

What NCC does

NCC (Nucléaire Conception Calculs) is a France-based private engineering consultancy (Bureau d'Etudes) specializing in mechanical and thermal studies for the nuclear industry. Founded in 2013, the firm serves the full nuclear installation lifecycle, covering new builds, maintenance of the existing French nuclear fleet, and decommissioning. Its core technology is deterministic engineering analysis, specifically numerical simulation and finite element analysis applied to equipment qualification and sizing under nuclear-relevant loads (pressure, temperature, seismic, tornado, explosion, impact, fire, fatigue, creep, irradiation). The company also develops custom in-house business software to support study workflows and equipment sizing robustness.

NCC's product portfolio comprises four service lines: Études Mécaniques et Thermiques (core mechanical/thermal analysis for reactors, power plants, fuel-processing circuits, crisis centers, and research labs); Dimensionnement et Simulation Numérique (sizing and simulation across nuclear load cases); Création / Programmation de Solutions Numériques (bespoke internal software for data processing); and Qualification d'Équipements (qualification procedure drafting, test bench design, seismic testing on shaking tables, and test report writing). The firm holds ISO 19443 certification (achieved May 2026), the nuclear-sector quality management standard, and operates an engineering office in Marseille alongside its Paris headquarters, with a study-office team of approximately 15 engineers.

The business model is professional services: NCC sells bespoke engineering consulting hours to enterprise clients on a project/multi-year basis, primarily through direct enterprise field sales. Its target segment is the French nuclear vertical, with publicly visible clients including EDF, Framatome, Orano, and Areva. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; advertised engineer salary ranges of EUR 32,000-42,000 gross annually suggest a cost structure consistent with a specialized mid-tier French nuclear services firm. There is no disclosed revenue, no public funding, no parent company, and no M&A activity.

Name

NCC

Legal name

NCC - Nucléaire Conception Calculs

Website

https://ncc-industrie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NCC (Nucléaire Conception Calculs) is a France-based private engineering consultancy providing mechanical and thermal studies, numerical simulation, equipment qualification, and custom software for the nuclear installation lifecycle. It serves French nuclear operators and equipment manufacturers including EDF, Framatome, Orano, and Areva.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nuclear Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Component Qualification, Testing & Certification (Seismic, Environmental, EMI/EMC) (EUAKADAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Integration & Commissioning Support (EUAKAAAH)

Keywords

• Nuclear engineering services
• Mechanical thermal studies
• Equipment qualification
• Finite element analysis
• Nuclear safety consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Studies Services: NCC generates revenue through specialized engineering and consulting services for the nuclear industry, providing mechanical and thermal studies, numerical simulations, equipment sizing, and qualification services. The business operates as a Bureau d'Etudes with professional services delivered directly to nuclear operators and equipment manufacturers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

NCC is a French engineering consultancy (Bureau d'Etudes) that delivers specialized mechanical and thermal engineering studies for the nuclear industry. Its core services include sizing and numerical simulation of nuclear equipment, equipment qualification (including seismic testing on shaking tables), and the development of custom digital software solutions that improve data processing reliability for nuclear studies. The firm supports clients across the entire nuclear installation lifecycle: new builds, maintenance of the operating fleet, and decommissioning.

Product overview

NCC (Nucléaire Conception Calculs) is a nuclear engineering consultancy providing a portfolio of specialized services for the nuclear industry. The core offerings include mechanical and thermal engineering studies, numerical simulation and sizing services, and equipment qualification. Additionally, NCC develops custom software solutions tailored to the specific needs of nuclear engineering studies. Services span the complete nuclear installation lifecycle: new installations, maintenance of the existing nuclear fleet, and decommissioning. The company also provides qualification services for pressure equipment, structures, piping, transport packages, handling tools, special machines, tanks, BAG, and containers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Études Mécaniques et Thermiques (Mechanical and Thermal Engineering Studies)

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering (formerly Altran): Global engineering services player with established nuclear practice that bids on EDF/Framatome frameworks alongside NCC; offers broader digital/simulation capabilities that can outcompete NCC on large integrated programs.
• Framatome (Engineering Services): Reactor OEM and component manufacturer that performs significant in-house mechanical and thermal qualification studies for nuclear equipment; an existing NCC customer and a potential competitor for third-party qualification work.
• Assystem: Large French engineering and digital services group with a dedicated nuclear division; competes for the same EDF/Framatome engineering-study frameworks as NCC but at far greater scale and with broader service breadth.
• Orano (Engineering): French nuclear fuel-cycle operator with significant mechanical/thermal engineering capability for fuel reprocessing, transport casks, and containers — overlapping with NCC's qualification and sizing activities.
• EDF Engineering / DIPNN: EDF's in-house nuclear engineering division (Division Ingénierie et Projets Nucléaires Nouveau) conducts many of the same plant-lifecycle studies NCC supports; functions as both a major client and a competing internal capability for EDF-originated work.
• Curtiss-Wright (Nuclear Division): US-headquartered nuclear safety and qualification services provider with growing European footprint in seismic qualification, EMI/EMC testing, and equipment certification — adjacent competitor in equipment qualification.

Regional players

• Nuvia (Vinci): Specialist nuclear engineering consultancy acquired by Vinci; directly comparable niche player offering qualification, safety, and decommissioning services, primarily UK/European focused.

Emerging players

• TechnicAtome: French nuclear engineering firm owned by Areva/Framatome focused on naval and experimental reactor equipment, with adjacent mechanical qualification competencies relevant to NCC's niche.
• Rolls-Royce SMR (sub-tier engineering partners): While the OEM itself is large, the constellation of European engineering subcontractors supporting Rolls-Royce SMR qualification is increasingly competitive with NCC's seismic and equipment qualification services.

Others

• Getinge (La Calhène / Getinge): Supplier of nuclear handling tools, transfer systems, and BAG/containers — appears on NCC's customer logo wall per the site scrape, indicating adjacent nuclear-equipment ecosystem overlap with NCC's qualification and mechanical studies work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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