Contracts awarded for new Dounreay waste store

24th November 2015

A new store for higher activity waste at Dounreay is making progress with the award of three contracts.

AMEC Foster Wheel has been awarded a 12 month contract for the design and safety case of the store, developing the concept into a fully detailed manufacturing design with a combined safety case submission.

Local contractor J Gunn & Sons has been awarded the contract for the site enabling works; a four month contract with work that commenced at the end of October.

Street Cranes Special Projects Ltd has been awarded the contract to design the drum handling crane.

The Highland Council granted planning permission in March for an extension to the Dounreay Cementation Plant.

The facility uses a remotely-operated process to condition and immobilise higher activity liquid waste for long term storage by mixing it with cement in steel drums.

The extension will provide more storage space for 500 litre waste drums and a drum inspection area.

The total cost to construct the extension is around £22M, with construction expected to be complete by early 2018.