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.

Head of Legacy Ponds Decommissioning, Mike Travis said: "The alliance team has the benefit of hundreds of man-years experience of working within the nuclear industry and with BNFL.

"The joint venture partners will blend their existing project knowledge and specialist experience with that of their supply chain partners to deliver challenge, value for money and innovation. The team shall also draw upon experience outside their nuclear operating groups to increase the challenge and innovation brought to this project."

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.

Mike Travis added: "The signing of this contract allows ACKtiv Nuclear to play a major part in supporting BNFL's objective of becoming the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's contractor of choice. This is also an opportunity to continue to work with the supply chain to raise the bar on both safety and business performance while reducing the risk to the environment."

 

 

 

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