The U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) awarded Amec Foster Wheeler two R&D contracts for integrated waste management, site remediation, and spent fuel and nuclear materials management, the company announced Monday.
The framework contracts, worth up to £12 million across multiple sites, were issued under NDA’s Direct Research Portfolio to 10 consortia. The 70 organizations involved include U.K. universities, multinational corporations, and about 20 small- to medium-sized businesses. Amec Wheeler Foster leads two of the 10 consortia.
“These awards deal with some of the industry’s biggest technical challenges and position us at the vanguard of innovation,” Amec Foster Wheeler’s Vice President of Decommissioning Clean Energy Europe Andy White said in a statement. “The awards also enhance and further hone our expertise and put it at the service of the NDA.”
NDA Research Manager Yvonne Morris said: “Overall we were delighted with the high quality of the submissions and look forward to working with the organisations on our strategic R&D programme. We now have new multi-supplier contracts aligned with our key strategic themes. With many new organisations involved for the first time we will have broad input into addressing our R&D requirements.”
