UK | DECONTAMINATION & DECOMMISSIONING The South West is at the forefront. It is skill building
through bodies like the South West Nuclear Hub at the University of Bristol, fuelling innovation through a variety of programmes and training the future workforce at the Southwest hub of the National College for Nuclear (NCfN) based at the Cannington Campus, Bridgwater and Taunton College.
It is estimated the region has at least 150 suppliers with
decommissioning experience, specialising in areas including manufacture and fabrication, professional services, engineering design, civil construction, and engineering. NSW’s Cecchini adds: “The region continues to be a
successful combination of opportunity, place and talent. The NDA figures forecast £1 billion will be saved for the taxpayer by outsourcing decommissioning opportunities to private companies, and we have seen the opportunities available first-hand in the nuclear supply chain. “There is huge export potential for overseas markets, as well as significant prospects for inward investment.’
Opportunities abound Many areas of activity within these large decommissioning projects with long delivery programmes will provide significant opportunities for supply chain companies in the
South West, especially those with the following capabilities: ● Design engineering ● Consultancy services
These opportunities have been welcomed by AMS Nuclear Engineering (AMS). Based in Bridgwater, Somerset, the company provides I&C, environmental sampling systems and ageing and obsolescence solutions to the nuclear industry. Its managing director Ben Mellick says: “AMS has enjoyed the opportunities of working within the South West nuclear industry for the past 20 years across all phases of the nuclear power station’s life cycle, from new build, to generation and, finally, to decommissioning. We are active at Hinkley across each of these phases, having benefited from control and instrumentation maintenance contracts at Hinkley Point A, and supplied control and instrumentation systems to Hinkley Point B, over both generation and defueling phases. The recent award of a multi-million pound contract to supply measuring gas systems to Hinkley Point C continues our presence at this local site. This involvement with the stations during their construction and operation has opened up opportunities for AMS in decommissioning.” ■
● Manufacturing ● Mechanical and electrical installation ● Construction and demolition ● Electrical instrumentation and control (I&C) ● Heating and ventilation ● Industrial services ● Commissioning
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