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| Atkins and Fusion for Energy sign contract for ITER Atkins, as part of the Engage consortium, has signed one of the biggest engineering contracts in Europe with Fusion for Energy (F4E). The consortium has been awarded the architect engineer contract for the building and civil infrastructures for ITER, the world's latest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in southern France. The Engage contract is valued at approximately 150 million Euros. The Engage consortium is made up of Atkins, Assystem (France), Iosis (France) and Empresarios Agrupados (Spain). As architect engineer, the consortium will assist F4E during the entire construction process, from detailed design to works completion for the ITER buildings as well as the site infrastructures and the distribution of the power supplies. At the peak of the design activity, more than 230 engineers and designers will work on the contract. While most of the teams will work in F4E's offices in Cadarache, southern France, some design work will also be carried out in the consortium members' own offices. ITER is one of the world's biggest and most complex engineering projects and is jointly funded by the USA, China, Europe, Russian Federation, India, Japan and Republic of Korea. The ambition is to deliver nuclear fusion on a commercial scale offering safe, limitless and environmentally responsible energy. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |