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| Major new alliance is first to compete in UK nuclear market The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), AMEC plc and CH2M HILL have formed an important new alliance to target opportunities in the UK’s £56 billion (£2 billion a year) nuclear clean up market. The alliance will initially target selected sites among the UK’s 20 civil nuclear sites which are now being opened to competition by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Around half of these are expected to be bid by the end of 2008. Beyond this market, the partners will explore further international opportunities such as the multi-billion pound market in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, building on the alliance partners’ experience in these regions. AMEC and CH2M HILL will immediately second expert staff to join the teams working on UKAEA sites. In October 2004, UKAEA announced accelerated plans for cleaning up its sites, and the seconded staff will help to deliver these programmes and identify further opportunities for acceleration. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |