SNC-Lavalin Nuclear awarded contract on Bruce Power restart project
TORONTO, Nov. 22 - SNC-Lavalin Nuclear Inc. has been awarded
an engineering, procurement and construction contract to replace the steam
generators at Units 1 and 2 of Bruce Power's Bruce A nuclear power station.
The contract is part of an extensive restart and refurbishment project as
part of an agreement between Bruce Power A.L.P. and the Ontario Power
Authority.
The Bruce Power plant is located near Kincardine on Lake Huron,
approximately 250 kilometres northwest of Toronto. The project involves
replacing eight steam generators that are nearing the end of their safe and
reliable service lives. The generators transfer heat from the reactor to boil
water which generates steam and supplies the turbine generator with the energy
to produce electricity.
"We are pleased to be working with our client, Bruce Power, and are
dedicated to making this project a great success, as it will be the first time
a steam generator replacement has been carried out on a CANDU reactor," said
Patrick Lamarre, President, SNC-Lavalin Nuclear Inc. "The procedure is not
new; several steam generator replacement projects have been carried out on
other kinds of reactors safely and effectively in North America and overseas."
The removal of the generators will be segregated from the ongoing
operations at Units 3 and 4. The pipes will be cut to separate the generators
from the steam drum and the generators will be sealed so they will be self
contained units when removed. Work is now underway, with an expected
completion date of June 2008.
"Nuclear energy is a safe and efficient complement to other forms of
power generation, which are increasingly insufficient to generate the amount
of power consumed in Ontario and elsewhere," said Klaus Triendl, Executive
Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "We look forward to carrying out more
projects of this kind in the years to come, both domestically and
internationally."
A detailed description of the overall restart project, and the steam
generator replacement project in particular, can be found at
www.brucepower.com.
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construction companies in the world, a global leader in the ownership and
management of infrastructure, and a key player in facilities and operations
management. The SNC-Lavalin companies have offices across Canada and in 30
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