The job covers the Fuel Handling Plant and Site Ion Exchange Effluent Plant, where longstanding water ingress has damaged equipment and raised concerns about potential operational shutdowns.
Sellafield first put the refurbishment out to tender in 2022, with an estimated value of £15.5m, warning that repeated patch repairs were no longer economically or operationally viable.
Morgan Sindallhttps://www.contractjournal.co.uk/mclaren-secures-approval-for-65m-hackney-co-living-development/ has now secured the contract through Pagabo’s Major Works Framework after being the sole bidder for the project.
The contractor expects to subcontract 57% of the work, including the supply of roofing materials, removal of existing coverings, installation of the new roof and associated temporary works.
The replacement roofing system will protect personnel and equipment while enabling the two facilities to continue operating into the 2060s and 2070s.
Both buildings date from the 1980s and continue to play an important role in Sellafield’s nuclear operations.
The Fuel Handling Plant receives and stores spent nuclear fuel, while the Site Ion Exchange Effluent Plant (SIXEP) removes radioactive material from contaminated water.
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