GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy announces intent to acquire specialised D&D expertise

• 5 years ago (2018-12-11)
• David Flin

North America 998 Nuclear 640

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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced its intent to acquire the business and certain assets of REI Nuclear, a decommissioning technology and tooling design company based in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2018.

REI Nuclear specialises in performing preliminary design, testing, tooling, project management, technical support, segmentation planning, and waste management for nuclear facility decommissioning and dismantlement (D&D) projects.

Lance Hall, Executive Vice President of GEH, said: “With REI Nuclear’s technical and project planning expertise, we will be able to increase value for our customers by further strengthening the planning and field execution of decommissioning projects worldwide, and support our customers throughout the nuclear power plant lifecycle.”

GEH has previously used REI Nuclear technology for projects that include the dismantling of two reactors at the Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant near Oskarshamn, Sweden. This work includes cutting and packing reactor internals for final disposal, and will continue through 2019.