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JGC GAINS £2.2 MILLION DECOMMISSIONING CONTRACT A £2.2 million contract to modernise part of the ventilation system in the Fuel Cycle Area at Dounreay has been awarded by UKAEA to Caithness-based JGC Engineering and Technical Services. The contract is for the manufacture and installation of a new ventilation system in the plant known as D2001 that receives and packages solid intermediate-level waste from the site restoration programme. Installation of the new system is due to begin in August 2002 and will take a year to complete, with the new system due to be fully commissioned by August 2004. The D2001 intermediate-level waste (ILW) plant is one of several at Dounreay that have a continued requirement for operation to support decommissioning work. D2001 processes solid ILW for storage on the site. Mr Tony Wratten, head of waste management at Dounreay, said: “The award of this contract to JGC is recognition of the skills and expertise in the nuclear decommissioning sector that exist in the north of Scotland. JGC is demonstrating that companies in this area can deliver high-quality services that are in demand not only here at Dounreay but will be sought after elsewhere as the market expands in decommissioning at home and abroad.” The contract secures the jobs of 40 staff employed at JGC’s fabrication facility at Harpsdale and a further 20 involved in installation work. Mr John Campbell, managing director of JGC Engineering and Technical Services, said: “I’m delighted that JGC has been awarded this contract, which broadens our portfolio of contracts at Dounreay and firmly establishes JGC’s reputation as a provider of high-quality engineering and technical services to the decommissioning sector.” The Dounreay Site Restoration Plan was published by UKAEA in October 2000 and can be viewed at http://www.ukaea.org.uk/dounreay/rplan.htm In managing the decommissioning and restoration of the site at Dounreay, UKAEA presently awards approximately £95 million a year in contracts for design, implementation and support services. Overall, the decommissioning of Dounreay is worth approximately £75 million per annum to the economy of the Highlands and Islands alone.