SNC-Lavalin awarded $22-million contract for work at Bruce station
SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a contract worth $22 million for further work at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station.
The company announced on September 16 that its consortium with BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. was awarded the contract to provide 38 drive mechanisms for reactivity control units. These mechanisms are safety-critical components that help to manage core reactivity in the CANDU reactors at the Bruce A & B generating stations.
The consortium is also responsible for Technical Standards and Safety Authority registrations, registration of associated design and analysis, fabrication, assembly, testing and coordination of delivery of the three types of drive mechanisms required for both Bruce A & B generating stations. These activities will be completed in Ontario through to 2025.
"Bruce Power is the largest nuclear power generating facility in North America. The critical refurbishment done by the consortium will allow the plant to continue to provide 30% of Ontario's reliable electricity supporting hospitals, schools and homes," said Ian L. Edwards, President and CEO, SNC-Lavalin. "With our unique set of end-to-end and technical capabilities as well as the strong relationships we've built with our clients, we are well positioned to play a key role, as nuclear provides safe reliable base-load power."
In August, Bruce Power awarded a $40-millon contract to BWXT Canada for the engineering and fabrication of four moderator heat exchangers.
Construction and maintenance work at the Bruce power plant is estimated to create as many as 22,000 jobs annually, and inject $4 billion into the province’s economy.
Featured image: Installing steam generators at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station (Bruce Power)