MONTREAL, Jan. 31, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin's
(TSX: SNC) Atkins business has been awarded a five-year extension
for its role as Architect Engineering for ITER, the international
nuclear fusion energy project. The role is responsible for the
design and construction oversight of all the buildings, services
and infrastructure of the site, which is under construction in the
south of France. This contract is
within SNCL Engineering Services, the cornerstone of our strategy
moving forward to greater growth and sustainability.
Atkins is part of the Engage consortium, consisting of French
groups Assystem and Egis as well as Spanish group Empresarios
Agrupados, which will continue working on the project until 2025.
The companies will work on the design, construction oversight and
coordination/integration for all 39 buildings, services (including
HVAC, electrical supplies, C&I, fire safety, mechanical
handling) as well as the site-wide infrastructure (roads, networks,
galleries) - all part of the scope under Fusion for Energy (F4E),
the European Union's organisation managing Europe's contribution to ITER.
"We're honoured to continue to be a key contributor to one of
the most ambitious carbon-free, sustainable energy projects in the
world," said Sandy Taylor,
President, Nuclear, SNC-Lavalin. "This contract renewal
demonstrates our client's trust in our proven abilities on the
project. Thirty-five nations are collaborating at ITER to build the
world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been
designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a large-scale and
carbon-free source of energy and based on the same principle that
powers our Sun and stars."
"As part of the Engage consortium, Atkins has been working for
the last 10 years on ITER," said Christophe Junillon, market
director, Nuclear New Build, Atkins. "The five-year extension and
contract renewal from F4E is a testament to the hard work and the
collaborative effort of the teams involved in this genuinely
ground-breaking project and we're thrilled to continue our
significant involvement."
ITER is the world's largest fusion energy experiment, bringing
together 35 countries aiming to explore its potential as a safe,
limitless and environmentally responsible energy source. For more
information about ITER, visit https://www.iter.org/
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