Jacobs/AMEC/Costain/Babcock JV Awarded £67 million Decommissioning Contract at Trawsfynydd Nuclear Site
A joint venture of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., AMEC, Costain and Babcock announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth up to £67 million over four years, by Magnox Limited at the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in
The work, awarded to the ACTUS joint venture as part of an intermediate level waste (ILW) framework contract, involves decommissioning across three waste streams; solid wastes, wet wastes and FEDER (fuel element debris enhanced retrievals).
The groundbreaking approach within the nuclear decommissioning industry has set exemplary standards for decommissioning nuclear facilities. It has been assessed by ‘Constructing Excellence’ as a model of multi-partnership working within the nuclear sector.
Dave Wilson, Trawsfynydd’s Site Director, said, “This is a significant award and one which will help Magnox deliver the site into early care and maintenance - in line with our Optimised Decommissioning Plan. We look forward to working closely with the ACTUS JV.”
Jacobs Executive Vice President Gary Mandel stated, “We see these new work packages as a great opportunity to continue our collaborative working relationship with Magnox, to strive for world class performance by effectively leveraging our collective skills, experience and best practices.”
Clive White, Vice President of AMEC’s Nuclear Business, said, “This is a significant milestone and cements the JV at the forefront of one of the key areas of focus for Magnox in the
Darren James, Costain Managing Director, Infrastructure Division, said, “This is just the start of the next series of challenges similar to those the team has already successfully navigated at Trawsfynydd. ACTUS understands the bar is now raised even higher and there will be no complacency in the pursuit of the client’s goals our work will help achieve.”
John Parr, Director of Projects, Babcock Nuclear Business Unit, said, "Magnox and the NDA will be gaining the ACTUS team's collective in-depth knowledge and extensive experience, plus significant involvement from the wider supply chain, enabling full benefit to be derived in terms of cost-effective and innovative solutions."
The ACTUS joint venture, involving Jacobs, Babcock, AMEC and Costain, is a new alliancing arrangement which replaces the existing Trawsfynydd strategic integrated framework (TSIF) team, originally formed in 2005.
Trawsfynydd ceased electricity generation in 1993 and is well progressed towards decommissioning. The ACTUS team will work alongside Magnox to complete the remaining workscope over the next four years to take Trawsfynydd to a Care & Maintenance state.
