Veidekke to build new deep-water intake for OKG, Oskarshamn nuclear power plant
Veidekke's subsidiary Veidekke Entreprenad AB has been handed the contract from OKG AB for the construction of a new deep-water intake for cooling water for the reactors at the Oskarshamn nuclear power plants O1 and O2. Contract value approximately SEK 125 million.
The assignment involves constructing an intake caisson at a depth of 25 metres and an associated 600 metre long connecting tunnel and connection to the existing system, as well as a new dam and intake pool. The purpose is to reduce the temperature of the cooling water from the reactors during the course of the year.
"This will be a truly challenging project to work on. We are very satisfied with our first assignment in this type of construction and we are looking forward to good and close cooperation with OKG AB," says Per Brinck, regional manager of Veidekke Entreprenad AB, Region Heavy Construction East.
The assignment is a turnkey contract worth approximately SEK 125 million. Work will start in August 2009 and is expected to be concluded in April 2011.
For further information, contact:
Per Brinck, Regional Manager, Veidekke Entreprenad AB, Region Heavy Construction East
Tel: +46 706 000 581
Konstantin Spinos, Site Manager, Veidekke Entreprenad AB, Region Heavy Construction East
Tel: +46 733 559 924
About OKG AB
OKG AB is a subsidiary of E.ON Sweden. By producing ten percent of Sweden's electric power, OKG is one of the major suppliers of baseload energy to the Nordic electricity network.
Veidekke ASA is a leading Scandinavian contractor and property developer with 6 250 employees and an annual turnover of NOK 19.4 billion (2008). The Group is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has a broad ownership structure, under which the employees own 18 per cent of the shares. The Group's operations cover a wide range of building and construction contracts, the development of housing and non-residential buildings for private and public sector clients, asphalt operations and road maintenance, as well as the collection and recycling of waste.