AREVA said Monday it has won a multimillion-dollar contract to design and manufacture 30 used fuel transportation and dry storage casks for Belgian nuclear power reactors Doel 3 and 4 and Tihange 1, 2, and 3.
AREVA signed the contract with Synatom, a subsidiary of French group Engie. The contract is worth “several millions of euros,” according to the press release, and includes an “option of additional casks up to 2030.”
AREVA’s TN 24 casks are designed for the transport and dry storage of spent fuel assemblies, and feature “an innovative container design adapted to the MOX (mixed oxides) fuel loading,” the release says.
“The signing of this contract once again demonstrates the confidence of Engie group in our innovative and competitive solutions,” AREVA Director of Nuclear Logistics Operations Frédéric de Agostini said in a statement. “This contract marks the continuity of our longstanding collaboration which dates back over 30 years.”