Five firms have been chosen for a framework contract for decommissioning and asbestos removal (DAR) at Magnox’s nuclear sites.<\/p>\n
Contracts for Lots 1 and 2 have been awarded to Costain, Keltbray and the Celadon Alliance \u2013 a collaboration between Altrad Support Services, KDC Veolia Decommissioning Services and NSG Environmental.<\/p>\n
Kaefer UK & Ireland landed a contract for Lot 1, while Nuvia scooped a contract for Lot 2.<\/p>\n
Magnox Ltd is responsible for the closure of 12 nuclear sites and one hydroelectric plant on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.<\/p>\n
Magnox chief operating officer Paul Winkle said the framework \u201cwill provide an efficient, cost-effective route to market to decommission, demolish or reuse redundant buildings\u201d.<\/p>\n
Winkle added that last year, Magnox cleaned up 23,000 square metres of asbestos and created a 7,400 square-metre demolition footprint. He said the new DAR framework will simplify the procurement process to deliver \u201ceven more this year\u201d.<\/p>\n
Keltbray said that it would be working across all of the 10 reactor sites, two research sites and one hydroelectric plant operated by Magnox.<\/p>\n
The firm said the framework was initially for four years, with options to extend up to a further two years. It covers demolition and deplanting, turbine hall cleaning, and the removal and treatment of radioactively contaminated plant.<\/p>\n
Keltbray chief executive Darren James said: \u201cWe are delighted to be partnering with Magnox to fulfil their requirements to safely and securely deliver these site closure programmes, which are of huge national importance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sam White, managing director of Costain\u2019s natural resources division, commented: \u201cOur previous work across the Magnox fleet has been instrumental in moving sites towards care and maintenance \u2013 essentially defuelling, decommissioning and creating safestores. This work represents a significant milestone along the decommissioning journey towards eventual final site clearance.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2020, the National Audit Office said the estimated cost of putting Magnox sites into the care and maintenance stage of nuclear decommissioning had increased by up to \u00a32.7bn since 2017<\/a>. It added that the best estimate put eventual costs to the taxpayer at \u00a37.5bn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Five firms have been chosen for a framework contract for decommissioning and asbestos removal (DAR) at Magnox’s nuclear sites. Contracts for Lots 1 and 2 have been awarded to Costain, Keltbray and the Celadon Alliance \u2013 a collaboration between Altrad Support Services, KDC Veolia Decommissioning Services and NSG Environmental. Kaefer UK & Ireland landed a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89657,"featured_media":366119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"categories":[532,526],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n