Sellafield alliance announced

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BNFL has signed an alliance agreement to deliver the Legacy Ponds Project with the ACKtiv Nuclear Joint Venture (consisting of Atkins, Carillion, and Aker Kvaerner who recently signed an alliance agreement to deliver the new project). The Legacy Ponds Project represents a major part of BNFL's programme of dealing with the historic liabilities on the Sellafield nuclear facility site. BNFL and the ACKtiv Nuclear Joint Venture - Atkins, Carillion, and Aker Kvaerner - recently signed an alliance agreement to deliver the new project. The Legacy Ponds Project is one of a number of technically challenging projects that will be implemented at Sellafield over the coming years. It will provide the facilities, equipment and infrastructure that will allow preparation, retrievals, processing and storage to modern standards of the accumulated operational wastes at the facility. Initially, the alliance project team will focus on risk reduction work and refurbishment associated with the B30 complex at the plant. This will include assessment of existing facilities and the design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of both new build and refurbishment projects. The alliance agreement brings together the complementary expertise of BNFL and joint venture personnel including fully integrated programme management, design, installation, construction delivery, and facility management. The alliance will be working under commercially innovative arrangements whereby risk and reward are shared between ACKtiv Nuclear and BNFL. ACKtiv carry a lifetime liability chain from design, through to construction, commissioning and handover to the operating unit.

 

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