DALLAS, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was
selected by Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) to lead the
integrated design management team for one of the world's deepest
nuclear clean-ups. The team will play a key role in coordinating
the program to clear and treat radioactive waste in the shaft and
silo at Dounreay, near Thurso, in Scotland, U.K., a former fast-reactor research
and development center.
DSRL, the site decommissioning company, has tasked Jacobs with
leading design integration to enable construction activities to
commence, assisting with management of design and build work
packages, and providing design support during construction and
commissioning.
"By deploying our design engineering and program management
capabilities alongside DSRL we will weave together several complex
and challenging projects to ensure safe and efficient delivery,"
said Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions International Senior Vice
President Clive White. "This work
aims to bring about tangible progress toward the clean-up of
Dounreay."
The Dounreay shaft extends 214.5 feet below ground and measures
15 feet wide in places, while the silo is a large underground vault
with a concrete roof. Both were used for disposal of
intermediate-level waste in the 1960s and 1970s, but now the solid
waste and liquid effluent they contain needs to be retrieved and
repackaged for removal to a safe, modern storage facility.
DSRL estimates the contract value at $10.4 million (£8 million) over 6.5 years, with
potential for additional revenue as additional work packages are
identified. Berkshire Engineering, which is based near Dounreay,
will assist with test and trials work.
"The shaft and silo contain legacy wastes that must be emptied
and repackaged for long-term storage before the site can be closed.
These contracts are one step closer to the clean-up of these
historical waste stores," said DSRL's Program Delivery Director,
David Hubbard.
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