Bruce Power has awarded contracts worth almost $28-million to SNC Lavalin to support the Major Component Replacement project.
Bruce Power says two of the four so called "discreet" contracts, will have the SNC Lavalin Nuclear team perform significant engineering scopes for the detailed design of the fuel channel and feeder reactor components.
The design of these core components will enable the reactors, starting with Unit 6, to continue to produce power for another 30 years.
The third contract will see SNC Lavalin provide engineering procurement and project management support services to assist Bruce Power in delivering automated and manual tooling to remove and reinstall fuel channel reactor components.
And the fourth contract will have SNC Lavalin prepare the preliminary design for visual inspection and vacuuming tools for the calandria vessel.
“We are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with Bruce Power,” says Preston Swafford, chief nuclear officer and executive vice president, nuclear for SNC-Lavalin. “As OEM of Canadian CANDU technology, we are committed to successfully delivering this important component of Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP).”
These contracts were won under a Master Services Agreement signed by the two companies in 2016.
Bruce Power’s MCR program includes the life extension of six Bruce Power units announced in December 2015.
“Extending the life of the Bruce Power site will ensure the electricity it provides Ontario families and businesses continues to be part of the solution over both the short and long-term to provide a source of low-cost, reliable electricity,” says Mike Rencheck, Bruce Power’s president and CEO.
