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British Nuclear Group has today been launched as an aggressive, safe and profitable nuclear clean-up business operating in the UK, Europe and the USA. The business with an annual turnover of almost £2 billion, employs around 15,000 people and is underpinned by over 30 years' experience of successfully decommissioning and cleaning up more than 50 nuclear facilities around the world. British Nuclear Group, part of the BNFL Group, enters a new and competitive market as a standalone commercial business from 1 April 2005 and preparations are already well underway. British Nuclear Group's aim is to tackle head-on the challenges set by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) while continuing to serve existing customers across the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States. During the run-up to this date British Nuclear Group will operate as a separate business group of BNFL. Chief Executive of British Nuclear Group, Lawrie Haynes said: "British Nuclear Group will significantly enhance the clean-up of the nuclear legacy, both at home and abroad. In the UK, our focus will be on delivering innovative clean-up programmes for the NDA to enable them to demonstrate value for money for the UK taxpayer. "I am absolutely confident that with the knowledge, skills and experience that British Nuclear Group has, we will deliver success for all our customers." Subject to the successful passage of the UK's Energy Bill through Parliament the majority of BNFL's UK assets and liabilities will transfer to the NDA on 1 April 2005. British Nuclear Group is organised into three business areas: Management Services, Project Services and BNFL Inc. Management Services, comprising the Sellafield site, the Magnox operating and decommissioning power station sites and the Capenhurst site, will be responsible for the delivery of accelerated site clean-up and operations. Project Services will act as a sub-contractor to Site Licensee Companies while continuing to provide value for money technical solutions to current and future customers. BNFL Inc. will apply UK-driven solutions in the US commercial marketplace while sharing with the UK specific skills drawn from vast experience of operating in the US clean-up market. British Nuclear Group has its own brand identity and logo - an evolution of the BNFL logo - which reflects pride in its nuclear heritage. The logo includes the strap-line 'intelligent nuclear clean-up' to underline the new focus on this activity. For more information contact: Paul Vallance, Head of Communications, 44 (0)1925 834075 Janine Claber, Deputy Head of Communications, 44 (0)1925 832146 |
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