Scope includes projects at Hinkley Point C and continued operation of existing fleet
US-based engineering and technology company Amentum has won a suite of new contracts from EDF worth up to $730m (€614m), expanding the critical solutions it provides for the UK’s existing nuclear reactors as well as the construction of the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
The newly awarded contracts include 10-year professional services agreement frameworks with Hinkley Point C and a five-year project management resources framework to support existing station operations, life extensions and preparation for decommissioning.
Loren Jones, Amentum senior vice-president, said: “Amentum’s expertise in gigawatt reactor operational support and life extension makes it the ideal partner for EDF, one of the world’s largest nuclear utilities.
“This award advances our strategy to accelerate the growth of our nuclear energy business in line with the opportunities being created by the worldwide nuclear resurgence.”
Amentum said in a statement that it will deploy the skills and experience of more than 1,000 UK-based specialists to provide the full breadth of nuclear skills, solutions, and products essential to the continued operation and life extension of the UK’s existing nuclear fleet.
Since 2000, the UK has seen permanent reactor shutdowns at Hinkley Point A, Bradwell, Calder Hall, Hunterston, Oldbury, Sizewell, Chapelcross, Dungeness and Wylfa, leaving nine units in commercial operation and only Hinkley Point C’s two EPRs under construction and plans confirmed for a further two EPRs at Sizewell C.
Last week a consortium led by Amentum said it had won a new contract valued at up to $207m to provide programme management and technical solutions for planning and development of nuclear new build in the Netherlands.
UK small modular reactor developer Rolls-Royce SMR has appointed Amentum as its programme delivery partner, a pivotal role in enabling the delivery of it first reactors.
The UK plans to have its first SMR on the island of Angelsey off the Welsh coast, employing technology from Rolls Royce SMR.
