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in the transformation of the former Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Tennessee into a 2,200 acre business park. Most significantly, several countries are now getting
close to establishing geological disposal facilities to store radioactive waste safely long into the future. These advances show that the industry is learning from
the past and is now laying a new foundation for us to build for the future.
Making new reactor dreams into reality This new phase is taking us closer to making a reality out of the dream of nuclear fusion. Jacobs is deeply involved in the most granular details of this demanding technological challenge. We are designing systems and components and managing construction for ITER. We’re also helping to create CHIMERA, the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s first-of-a-kind test component testing facility that will play a key role in the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme, as well as at ITER and for the fusion reactors which will follow them. Jacobs particularly welcomes the UK Government’s
continuing support for the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor. As a founder member of the UKSMR consortium, we have helped develop a compact nuclear power station with the potential to secure the UK’s net zero commitments affordably, revitalise the industrial base in the North of England and the Midlands, and open up a new, multi-billion pound export market. Jacobs has played a leading role in the design of the
modular power plant, taking the lead on materials and chemistry and helping to deliver an environmentally-sensitive, boron-free water chemistry regime. We have also led on
electrical, control and instrumentation design and supported nuclear safety and regulation, technical aspects of the nuclear island, as well as cross-cutting activities such as digital implementation and process validation and verification. Our involvement with new reactors does not end there.
We are carrying out concept design and development work for the Urenco U-Battery high-temperature gas reactor; structural materials, corrosion and mechanical testing for the Westinghouse Lead Cooled Fast Reactor; and have supported Moltex Energy’s Stable Salt Reactor with thermal transfer testing.
Shared purpose Although we talk a lot about technology, we shouldn’t forget that our business is really about people. We’re not going to have a resilient, diverse energy system without resilient and diverse people to make it happen. That’s why Jacobs is investing in initiatives to promote the fullest possible inclusion in our company and in the wider societies we serve and to promote greater wellbeing and resilience. This includes our One Million Lives campaign, a free mental health check-in tool developed by Jacobs which allows users to get a better understanding of their current state of mind and provides proactive strategies for personal mental health development. Clients who share our values are joining with us in these initiatives and we’re finding a great sense of common purpose within the nuclear industry on these important issues. As governments around the world see the potential of
nuclear power to drive their transition to a cleaner energy mix, Jacobs is here to support them on that journey. ■
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Above: Hinkley, where we’re a major professional services supplier.
Opposite: Before (above) and after (below) show the transformation of the Oak Ridge site.
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