Sellafield Awards ?50 million Canister Contract to Metalcraft

Sellafield Limited has awarded a contract worth up to £50 million ($78 million) to Metalcraft for providing high integrity stainless steel nuclear waste storage containers stored at the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo at U.K.’s Sellafield site, the company announced yesterday. The contract covers the procurement of 2,200 three cubic meter boxes needed to store the waste before demolition work can begin on the silo, and a second contract for the canisters is expected to be announced shortly. “This announcement demonstrates our total commitment to ensuring value for money for the UK taxpayer and securing a package of benefits to the communities in which we operate, from the annual £1.95bn annual expenditure on Sellafield,” Paul Foster, Sellafield Ltd Managing Director, said in a statement. “We recognize that how we work with our supply chain can and should play a fundamental part in supporting socio-economic growth and ensuring that we remain the backbone of the community. Our investment in education, skills and infrastructure must be felt in West Cumbria and the wider UK economy.