SNC-Lavalin Nuclear awarded contract for containment filtered venting systems in Romania
January 24 2012 - 8:20AM
PR Newswire (Canada)
MONTREAL, Jan. 24, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin is pleased to
announce that SNC-Lavalin Nuclear has signed a contract with
Societatea Nationala "Nuclearelectrica" (SNN) to install reactor
containment filtered venting systems (CFVS) at the Cernavoda
Nuclear Power Plant in Romania. The value of the contract is
approximately CAN$ 48 million. "The units at the Cernavoda plant
are rated among the best in Europe and this project is part of an
industry-wide upgrade strategy for nuclear plant safety in the
event of serious accidents or natural disasters, such as those that
occurred at Fukushima in Japan," said Patrick Lamarre, Executive
Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "This contract with
SNN leverages SNC-Lavalin Nuclear's expertise in nuclear power
plant retrofits and in executing projects with challenging
logistics. It also provides a platform for SNC-Lavalin Nuclear to
build on its 45 years of experience as opportunities grow in the
European nuclear market." Engineering and procurement activities
are underway and construction is scheduled to begin immediately,
with preparations for the work to be carried out in the next unit
outages. The expected completion date is late 2013. SNC-Lavalin is
one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world
and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in the
provision of operations and maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has
offices across Canada and in over 40 other countries around the
world, and is currently working in some 100 countries.
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