A £10 million contract to revamp facilities run by the National Nuclear Laboratory has been awarded to Jacobs.
The one-year contract – with options for three one-year extensions – will see the firm work at the Windscale and Central Laboratories at Sellafield, a test-rig centre in Workington and a specialist analytical services and process chemistry facility in Preston.
Karen Wiemelt, Jacobs energy, security & technology senior vice president, said: “This work will help ensure that the UK’s advanced nuclear research and development capability remains world-class. We will draw on our deep knowledge of nuclear engineering design and our decades-long experience of operating our own 12,000 square meter complex of laboratories and test rigs in Warrington, U.K.”
NNL’s facilities support new reactor build and existing reactor operations as well as decommissioning, clean-up and fuel processing plants, and handling and inspection services for nuclear material.
“It’s crucial that we continue to invest in our laboratories to meet our stakeholders needs as well as wider industry ambitions and to perform our role as the national laboratory for nuclear fission,” said NNL chief customer officer David Beacham. “Our people and facilities are our most important assets, so this project will continue to protect and create highly skilled jobs in the North West of England.”
