Costain picks up £75m nuclear clean-up contract

29th Sep 2010 08:07

Costain has picked up a £75m contract to clear up fuel element debris (FED) at Bradwell nuclear power station.The framework is part of the station's accelerated decommissioning programme, with similar programmes at other Magnox Sites namely, Hinkley Point, Sizewell and Oldbury to be awarded, Costain said.The contract runs over ten years with possible extensions, Costain said. The contract is to key to the safe remediation and disposal of FED produced during the generating life of the power stations, it added."We are delighted to have secured this contract. It is testimony to Costain's growing reputation within the nuclear industry as one of the few major contractors in the UK with the capability to carry out such complex and critical work," chief executive Andre Wylie said.