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Sellafield names partners for £3.6bn nuclear asset care framework
Sellafield Ltd has awarded its £3.6 billion Project and Asset Care Execution framework for asset care and creation work across its nuclear site. OneAxIoM, a joint venture of Amentum Clean Energy and Mitie, takes process and mechanical handling work, while HOCHTIEF Infrastructure UK takes batch specialist and decommissioning work. The frameworks run for nine years with an option to extend to 2041.
Our readNine years plus a six-year option is Sellafield betting its contractors will still be needed well past the current decommissioning timetable — a vote of confidence the site rarely gives this openly.
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