SNC-Lavalin Nuclear awarded contract for containment filtered venting systems in Romania

    




 MONTREAL, Jan. 24, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin  is pleased  to announce that SNC-Lavalin Nuclear has signed a contract with  Societatea Nationala "Nuclearelectrica" (SNN) to install reactor  containment filtered venting systems (CFVS) at the Cernavoda Nuclear  Power Plant in Romania. The value of the contract is approximately CAN$  48 million. 

 "The units at the Cernavoda plant are rated among the best in Europe and  this project is part of an industry-wide upgrade strategy for nuclear  plant safety in the event of serious accidents or natural disasters,  such as those that occurred at Fukushima in Japan," said Patrick  Lamarre, Executive Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.  "This  contract with SNN leverages SNC-Lavalin Nuclear's expertise in nuclear  power plant retrofits and in executing projects with challenging  logistics. It also provides a platform for SNC-Lavalin Nuclear to build  on its 45 years of experience as opportunities grow in the European  nuclear market." 

 Engineering and procurement activities are underway and construction is  scheduled to begin immediately, with preparations for the work to be  carried out in the next unit outages. The expected completion date is  late 2013. 

 SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in  the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in  the provision of operations and maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has  offices across Canada and in over 40 other countries around the world,  and is currently working in some 100 countries. www.snclavalin.com. 

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