Costain wins £70m Trawsfynydd aid works

The Trawsfynydd reactor buildings, designed by Coventry Cathedral architect Sir Basil Spence, as they appear today [Photo: NRS] — The Trawsfynydd reactor structures, designed by means of Coventry Cathedral architect Sir Basil Spence, as they seem as of late [Photo: NRS]

Nuclear Recovery Services and products (NRS, previously Magnox) has appointed Costain as major contractor to cut back the peak of 2 reactor structures on the Trawsfynydd former nuclear web page in Gwynedd.

The 2 reactor structures, now greater than 60 years outdated, have skilled structural put on because of extended publicity to the weather.  Set to start out this fall, the £70m venture will reshape the web page’s skyline in the course of the partial elimination of the higher sections of each reactor structures, reducing them from roughly 54 metres to twenty-five metres.

Intensive enabling paintings has already been finished by means of Costain, together with the set up of recent inner roofs at a decrease stage, main de-planting of the main boiler sections, and rerouting {of electrical} provides to arrange the structures for partial demolition. 

The programme is anticipated to take round 4 years and bureaucracy a part of a broader plan to grow to be the web page, unlocking long run alternatives for construction. 

 “This can be a pivotal second for Trawsfynydd,” mentioned NRS leader government Rob Fletcher. “After years of cautious making plans and preparation, we are now transferring into the supply segment of one of the crucial advanced and bold decommissioning tasks in the United Kingdom. We’re overjoyed to be operating with our provide chain companions to form this subsequent degree within the web page’s adventure, making sure the paintings is undertaken safely, securely and sustainably for all our futures.” 