Bechtel to manage UK’s Wylfa Newydd nuclear power project

• 5 years ago (2018-08-23)
• David Flin

Europe 1061 Nuclear 639

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Bechtel has announced that it has signed a contract with Hitachi’s UK subsidiary Horizon Nuclear Power to manage construction of the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant in Wales.

Horizon said: “The company will sit at the heart of the Wylfa Newydd project organisation, leading the contractual and commercial interface with suppliers on behalf of Horizon. The embedding of Bechtel within Horizon will mirror the kind of client/contractor relationship that has been successful in delivering the four previous ABWR nuclear reactors on time and on budget.”

Horizon has also announced that it has signed further contracts with Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe and JGC New Energy UK Limited. Under these contracts, the two companies will continue to provide support during the project’s development stage. Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe will supply the UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWRs) for Wylfa Newydd acting as architect engineer for the project. JGC will continue to provide a range of specialist services around balance of plant.

The ABWR design was developed jointly by GE, Hitachi, and Toshiba, prior to the merger of GE and Hitachi, and is derived from GE’s BWR concept.