URS Corporation
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Background
URS Corporation is an global engineering, design and construction firm working for both public agencies and private sector companies. With its headquarters in San Francisco, URS has more than 47,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 30 countries. [1]
URS claims to have 'the best safety record in the US nuclear industry' and from 1989-2008 it was the lead contractor for the Savannah River Site, the US equivalent to Sellafield.[1]
Nuclear activities in the UK
URS Corporation is part of the Nuclear Management Partners (NMP) consortium, which manages the Sellafield nuclear complex and was formed by URS with AMEC, a British construction firm working in the nuclear industry, and French nuclear clean-up specialists Areva. [2] NMP's remit includes the commercial operations, waste management, support services, decontamination and decommissioning and new construction projects. [3]
URS International Holdings (UK) Ltd is also part of a consortium with CH2M HILL, International Nuclear Services , and Babcock which was awarded a £1.6bn contract in April 2012 by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for the management and decommissioning of the Dounreay nuclear site in Caithness, Scotland.[4]
Employing former government ministers
Former Cabinet minister Lord Strathclyde became a part-time paid senior adviser to URS in May 2013. [5]
Executives
UK & Europe
- Terry Selby - Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs URS Nuclear Power Europe at URS Corporation.
- Graham McKendry - Group Vice President at URS Global Management and Operational Services in the UK. Previously General Manager at Nuclear Management Partners (July 2012- June 2013), Executive Director at Sellafield Ltd (2008-2012) and Director of Operational Excellence at Westinghouse Electric Company (2003-2007). [6]
- Bob Bonner, Vice President, Business Development at URS Corporation since 2007 and Chairman at British Chemical Engineering Contractors Association (BCECA) since 2013. Currently leading URS’s drive for nuclear decommissioning business in Japan and mainland Europe. Was a senior member of the teams that won the NDA sponsored competitions for the contracts to manage and operate the Sellafield and Dounreay sites. Previously Executive Director, INS Relations & Business Development at Sellafield Ltd, Vice President, Customer Relations & Sales at Westinghouse Electric Company, Head of MOX Commercial at BNFL. [7]
External lobbyists
- Citigate Dewe Rogerson provided UK public affairs consultancy services to URS Corp from September- November 2010 [8]
Affiliations
- Nuclear Development Forum [9]
- Panel member of Nuclear New Build Expert Panel run by Cogent [10]
Contact
- Website: http://www.urscorp.com/
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Sellafield Ltd Executive team, acc 21 June 2012
- ↑ Tim Webb, Caborn lands nuclear job with Amec, The Observer, Sunday 11 November 2007
- ↑ work=Energy Central URS-Led Team Named as Preferred Bidder for Sellafield UK Nuclear Complex, July 11, 2008
- ↑ Dounreay Site Restoration PBO Competition, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 2nd April 2012, accessed August 2012 and Amec and Energy Solutions combine to bid for Dounreay clean-up contract, Amec Press Release 20th May 2010
- ↑ Appointments taken up by former Ministers, ACOBA website, last updated 2 October 2013
- ↑ Graham McKendry, LinkedIn, undated, accessed 10 October 2013
- ↑ Bob Bonner, LinkedIn, undated, accessed 10 October 2013
- ↑ Association of Professional Political Consultants. APPC Register Entry, 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010
- ↑ Nuclear Development Forum 27 October 2011, 12noon – 2pm, List of Attendees
- ↑ Cogent, Nuclear New Build Expert Panel - Employer Consultation Report 02 July 2009
