MONTREAL, Jan. 14, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:
SNC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by
BWXT Canada Ltd. (BWXT Canada) for the primary side cleaning of the
steam generator tubes at Cernavodă Unit 1, for the Societatea
Nationala Nuclearelectrica S.A. (SNN) in Romania.
BWXT Canada is the original manufacturer of the steam generators
at Cernavodă Unit 1 and the lead contractor on this project as part
of a 10-year comprehensive agreement for steam generator services
with SNN, dating back to 2011.
SNC-Lavalin has held a strong position within the nuclear
industry in steam generator cleaning. Its CANDUclean™ system
uses a special blasting material to loosen and remove deposits that
have built up inside steam generators, while ensuring that
adjoining areas are not contaminated. Primary side cleaning
can be performed in parallel on multiple generators, cleaning up to
four tubes simultaneously. CANDUclean equipment is modular, and can
be adapted to any plant layout.
"Our expertise in servicing CANDU® nuclear power plant equipment
is second to none," said Preston
Swafford, Chief Nuclear Officer & Executive
Vice-President, Nuclear, SNC-Lavalin. "With our experience in the
upkeep and proper maintenance of nuclear power plants and
equipment, we can help utilities continue to have high capacity
factors, and provide clean and reliable energy to Romania. This is just the most recent in our
successful steam generator Cleaning business, having performed
similar successful cleaning campaigns for seven reactors in the
past 10 years."
As one of Europe's top
operating reactors, the CANDU 6 reactor at Cernavodă Unit 1 has
been servicing Romania since 1996.
The steam generator tube cleaning work will be executed in
2016.
About SNC-Lavalin
Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is one
of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and
a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices in
over 50 countries, SNC-Lavalin's employees are proud to build what
matters. Our teams provide EPC and EPCM services to clients in a
variety of industry sectors, including oil and gas, mining and
metallurgy, infrastructure and power. SNC-Lavalin can also combine
these services with its financing and operations and maintenance
capabilities to provide complete end-to-end project
solutions.www.snclavalin.com
About BWXT Canada Ltd.
BWXT Canada Ltd. (BWXT Canada)
has supplied over 300 CANDU and Pressurized Water Reactor steam
generators worldwide, as well as other critical plant components.
The company's in-depth knowledge comes from over 50 years of
experience in the design, manufacturing, commissioning and service
of nuclear power generation equipment. BWXT Canada is a subsidiary
of BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT). BWXT is a leading supplier of
nuclear components and fuel to the U.S. government; provides
technical, management and site services to support governments in
the operation of complex facilities and environmental remediation
activities; and supplies precision manufactured components and
services for the commercial nuclear power industry.
www.BWXT.com
About SNN
Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica S.A.
(SNN) is the Romanian company specialized in nuclear power
generation, covering approximately 20% of Romania's consumption needs. The company owns
and operates the only nuclear power plant, located in Cernavoda,
with two CANDU 6 operating units, each with an installed capacity
of 706 MWh. Also, the company owns Pitesti Nuclear Fuel Plant ("FCN
Pitesti"), subsidiary that produces the nuclear fuel bundles
necessary for the operation of Cernavoda NPP.
CANDU® and CANDUclean™ are trademarks of Atomic
Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL), used under licence by Candu Energy
Inc., a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group.
SOURCE SNC-Lavalin