Sellafield Limited yesterday announced the award of a contract framework worth up to £336 million ($546 million) to a team of Jacobs, AMEC and Balfour Beatty for the Box Encapsulation Project. The project aims to treat waste from the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo and prepare it for long-term storage, as well as process waste from fuel storage ponds at Sellafield. The engineering, procurement and construction contract has a duration of up to four years and a value between £240 million ($390 million) and £336 million, according to site license company Sellafield Ltd. “The market recognized the challenges presented by this important and complex project and a number of strong organizations emerged to tender for the framework. Sellafield Ltd was very pleased with the quality, capability and commitment offered by each of these organizations,” Sellafield Ltd Chief Projects Officer Scott Reeder said in a statement.
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