Aker Solutions' track record delivering full life cycle projects to the UK nuclear industry spans more than 45 years. Aker Solutions is one of few companies with the necessary expertise to find and deliver safe, sustainable and environmentally-sound solutions to the challenges of nuclear decommissioning, clean-up and waste management.
Hunterston A Nuclear Power Station (Photo courtesy of British Nuclear Group) Since the mid 1980s, Aker Solutions has been delivering major capital projects in close cooperation with Carillion and Atkins. In 2002, this success was formalised with the creation of ACKtiv Nuclear, a joint venture between the three companies to deliver whole life cycle projects, centred around remediation, decommissioning and clean up, to the nuclear industry. Ongoing projects Project Date Scope Vault Waste Retrieval, Magnox Dissolution plant (MXD) at Dungeness 1989 to date (various projects) Scope included the design concept and then engineering, supply, construction, commissioning and operation to safely retrieve and dissolve Magnox splitters and radioactive sludges. Legacy Ponds Remediation, Sellafield 2003 - ongoing The ACKtiv Nuclear JV provides project management, detailed design, procurement, installation and commissioning to clean up the Legacy Ponds. Client has acknowledged the pro-active safety culture on this contract. Upgrade Low Waste Repository (Drigg) Commenced 2006 – 5 year contract Management of a portfolio of projects, including the design, procurement and installation of new equipment and facilities; and the decommissioning and demolition of redundant facilities. Significant consideration given to the protection of the environment as part of project strategy and implementation. Retrievals project, Sellafield 2007 - 2012 Project scope covers the full project lifecycle from concept through design, development, procurement, installation and commissioning through to operational support. The initial phase of the project is scheduled to run until March 2012 and this will be followed by a period of operational support. The project will contribute significantly to the post operational clean out of the First Generation Magnox Storage Ponds, and the ultimate safe decommissioning and site remediation of this historic spent fuel storage facility. Export project, Sellafield 2007 - 2009 Project scope covers the full project lifecycle from concept through design, development, procurement, installation and commissioning through to operational support. The project will contribute significantly to the post operational clean out of the First Generation Magnox Storage Ponds, and the ultimate safe decommissioning and site remediation of this historic spent fuel storage facility.
Hunterston A Nuclear Power Station (Photo courtesy of British Nuclear Group)
Since the mid 1980s, Aker Solutions has been delivering major capital projects in close cooperation with Carillion and Atkins. In 2002, this success was formalised with the creation of ACKtiv Nuclear, a joint venture between the three companies to deliver whole life cycle projects, centred around remediation, decommissioning and clean up, to the nuclear industry.
Ongoing projects
Project
Date
Scope
Vault Waste Retrieval, Magnox Dissolution plant (MXD) at Dungeness
1989 to date (various projects)
Scope included the design concept and then engineering, supply, construction, commissioning and operation to safely retrieve and dissolve Magnox splitters and radioactive sludges.
Legacy Ponds Remediation, Sellafield
2003 - ongoing
The ACKtiv Nuclear JV provides project management, detailed design, procurement, installation and commissioning to clean up the Legacy Ponds. Client has acknowledged the pro-active safety culture on this contract.
Upgrade Low Waste Repository (Drigg)
Commenced 2006 – 5 year contract
Management of a portfolio of projects, including the design, procurement and installation of new equipment and facilities; and the decommissioning and demolition of redundant facilities. Significant consideration given to the protection of the environment as part of project strategy and implementation.
Retrievals project, Sellafield
2007 - 2012
Project scope covers the full project lifecycle from concept through design, development, procurement, installation and commissioning through to operational support. The initial phase of the project is scheduled to run until March 2012 and this will be followed by a period of operational support. The project will contribute significantly to the post operational clean out of the First Generation Magnox Storage Ponds, and the ultimate safe decommissioning and site remediation of this historic spent fuel storage facility.
Export project, Sellafield
2007 - 2009
Project scope covers the full project lifecycle from concept through design, development, procurement, installation and commissioning through to operational support. The project will contribute significantly to the post operational clean out of the First Generation Magnox Storage Ponds, and the ultimate safe decommissioning and site remediation of this historic spent fuel storage facility.
Historic Projects
Effluent Plant Maintenance Facility (EPMF) and Effluent Plant Services Building (EPSB)
Mid 1980’s
Front end design studies including safety and environmental studies for the maintenance facilities required to service buildings proposed to support other plants on the “9-acre site” at Sellafield.
Fuel Handling Plant (Pond 5)
Commissioning support provided by a team of five people.
SIXEP (Site Ion Exchange Effluent Plant), Sellafield
Engineering assistance, pre-handover and commissioning of a plant designed to reduce the environmental impact of Sellafield.
STP (Solvent Treatment Plant)
Early 1990’s
Commissioning Peer Review
EP1 (Magnox Encapsulation Plant)
Completed 1992
Aker Solutions provided a team of multi-discipline engineers, which peaked at around 100, to assist BNFL with the testing and commissioning of EP1 over a 20-month period.
WVP Windscale Vitrification Plant
Pre-handover testing and non-active commissioning of WVP and Vitrified Product Store
EARP Enhanced Actinide Removal Plant, Sellafield
Completion 1992
The scope included design, supply, construction, testing, commissioning and training. The design and build contract for EARP was awarded to Aker Solutions in December 1987 following an earlier FEED study (comprising process design, conceptual engineering, capital cost estimate and preliminary safety case report documentation by Aker Solutions working alongside BNFL).
THORP Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant, Sellafield
Completion of commissioning: 1993
Completion of operational support: 1997
Assistance re: engineering, commissioning, operation and maintenance support in three areas:
SMP (MOX Pellet Handling Plant), Sellafield
Completion 1995
The work involved the detailed design, fabrication, specification, procurement, works assembly, testing and commissioning, dismantling and delivery to site of the complete machine.
BEP Box Encapsulation Plant, Sellafield
1997-2004
GBP 180 million contract. Design, procurement, construction and commissioning of the Box Encapsulation Plant and Product Store
Safety Case, BNG British Nuclear Group, Sellafield
1999 - 2004
GBP 9.5 million contract. Safety case production, preparation of clearance certificate, etc.
Integrator Projects
1999-2005
Infrastructure Projects, ITF, COSR, HA Projects – see below for more details.
HA (High Activity) Projects for high level waste plants, Sellafield
2000 - 2005
Approx 45 000 manhours (20 – 25 people) per year for Aker Solutions. Assistance re: follow up and implementation of improvements and findings from COSR (Continued Operations Safety Case) related to the improvement to enhance plant yield and up-time. Also provision of training and safety documentation for plant operation.
COSR (Continued Operations Safety Case) at B38, Sellafield
2001
COSR implementation management, follow up findings from COSR
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