Jacobs wins two Czech nuclear waste management contracts
US engineering company Jacobs has been selected by authorities in the Czech Republic to undertake projects incorporating radioactive waste management.
The country’s national utility, ČEZ, has commissioned the US-headquartered engineering firm to treat and solidify 250 million tonnes of radioactive sludge, before transporting it in drums to a long-term storage facility. The project is is expected to take five years.
On another front, SÚRAO, the Czech Republic's Radioactive Waste Repository Authority, has appointed Jacobs to carry out a safety assessment and technical advice framework for its planned deep geological repository.
When constructed, the deep geological repository will be a sophisticated technological storage facility, located approximately 500m below ground level, in a suitably located mass of crystalline rock.
Jacobs will offer comprehensive technical advice on the shortlisted sites, with construction set to commence in 2050 and completion scheduled for 2065.
"Our previous experience was key to winning these two contracts, which strengthen our position in important radioactive waste management programs in the Czech Republic," said Jacobs Energy, Security and Technology Senior Vice President Karen Wiemelt.
"These contracts not only support the Czech government's vision for the future of the country, but also help create a more sustainable and safer world."
The two contracts represent another success of Jacobs in Europe - in October the company announced that it had been awarded an extension to its Project Management Resources (PMR) contract with EDF Nuclear Generation, operator of the U.K.'s nuclear power plants.
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