Risk Studies & Simulation

Understanding risks, simulating scenarios and securing operations

As industries evolve, so do the risks they face—ranging from complex environmental threats to highly technical hazards linked to advanced technologies, materials and processes. Business continuity now depends on the ability to anticipate and mitigate these risks through robust studies, modelling, and simulation.

Whether it’s lightning, fire, nuclear processes, or hazardous substances, addressing these risks with precision and foresight is critical—not only for safety, but for compliance, reputation, and resilience.

Why Airbus Protect?

At Airbus Protect, we provide comprehensive risk analysis and simulation services to ensure operations are safe, compliant, and future-ready. Our teams blend engineering expertise with cross-sector experience to support clients in identifying vulnerabilities, modelling hazardous events, establishing mitigation strategies and ensuring regulatory compliance.

With tailored studies and advanced simulation tools, we help our clients move from risk awareness to risk mastery—ensuring that complex systems remain reliable, safe, and high-performing under all conditions.

Our areas of expertise

Environmental & Regulatory Studies

  • Assessment of environmental impact in line with current and emerging regulations
  • Support for permitting processes and regulatory compliance documentation
  • Integration of sustainability and risk dimensions into project design

Industrial Risk Studies

  • Analysis of industrial risks throughout product and site lifecycles
  • Hazard identification (HAZID), hazard and operability (HAZOP), and FMEA methodologies
  • Business continuity assessments and risk mitigation planning

Lightning & Pyrotechnic Studies

  • Safety and performance assessments related to lightning strike phenomena
  • Engineering support for systems exposed to pyrotechnic effects
  • Regulatory compliance and qualification for sensitive applications

Fire Engineering Studies

  • Fire risk assessments and safety strategy development
  • Modelling of fire dynamics and smoke propagation
  • Recommendations for design and emergency response planning

Nuclear Safety Studies

  • Evaluation of safety barriers and risk pathways in nuclear contexts
  • Support for licensing, compliance, and operational safety
  • Integration of nuclear-specific constraints into design and operations

Modelling Hazardous Phenomena

  • Predictive modelling of fire, explosion and toxic dispersion and their effects
  • Support using advanced tools to assess the physical and chemical behaviour of hazardous scenarios
  • Integration of modelling results into decision-making processes

Industries we serve

Project involvement

Risk management and regulatory support for critical energy infrastructures

Airbus Protect supports a key industrial actor in the energy sector by preparing regulatory permitting dossiers and conducting comprehensive risk and environmental studies. This includes production, storage, transport, and liquefaction facilities for industrial gases — including hydrogen.

Our expertise ensures regulatory compliance, robust risk mitigation strategies, and safe deployment of complex energy infrastructures.

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