HALEF Partnership Awarded Sellafield Early Contractor Engagement Contract
HALEF, a partnership comprising AMEC, Balfour Beatty and AREVA, announces today that it has been awarded the Early Contractor Engagement phase by Sellafield Limited for the Highly Active Effluent Facility project.
The Sellafield Limited total scheme budget is in excess of £250 million.
The initial phase is a two year project definition, design and cost programme which will commence immediately, followed by, on satisfactory completion and there still being a business requirement, a four year procurement construction and commissioning phase, due to start in mid 2012.
Commenting on the award today chairman of the HALEF JV Board, Clive White said:
"We are delighted to have been awarded this Early Contractor Engagement contract and look forward to working in close partnership with Sellafield Limited.
"This is an important project on the Sellafield site requiring the skills of a highly competent, experienced nuclear team and we look forward to developing a world-class project."
The Highly Active Liquid Effluent Facility is a new facility to store radioactive waste, which arises from nuclear processing operations, comprising a series of high integrity highly active storage tanks in a seismically qualified reinforced concrete building.
Published 02/07/2010
The HALEF partnership comprises:
- AMEC (Joint Venture leader) - Project Management and detailed design and installation of Mechanical/Electrical/Control Systems
- AREVA (Back End Business Group) - Engineering management, process design, procurement and commissioning of Highly Active Storage Tanks and associated equipment
- Balfour Beatty (BBMCE) - Design and construction of civil and building works, for civil, structural and architectural design
AMEC (LSE: AMEC) is a focused supplier of high-value consultancy, engineering and project management services to the world's natural resources, nuclear, clean energy, water and environmental sectors. With annual revenues of over £2.5 billion, AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers. The company employs some 22,000 people in around 40 countries worldwide.
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