Joint venture secures £240m Sellafield contract

A JOINT venture between Balfour Beatty, AMEC and Jacobs has won a contract worth between £240m-£336m to construct a new nuclear waste processing plant at Sellafield.

The site will receive, segregate and encapsulate hazardous waste already stored at Sellafield.

A statement from Balfour Beatty said the joint venture would be responsible for the complete “life cycle” of the scheme from design, engineering, procurement, installation and construction management through to commissioning and handover. Work is scheduled to start by the end of the year.

Balfour Beatty’s UK construction chief executive Nicholas Pollard said: “Balfour Beatty has a strong heritage in the nuclear sector including a 35 year presence at Sellafield.

“This is an important project to reduce hazardous waste across the Sellafield site and Balfour Beatty and our partners will draw upon and share our extensive experience of safely delivering major nuclear facilities. This latest award underscores Balfour Beatty’s success and capability in the UK power sector.”