Arup
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Background
Arup is a global engineering consultancy firm with much experience in nuclear projects.
In July 2011 it was named as lead planning consultant for a new nuclear generation project in West Cumbria, England, which is being led by NuGen.
Other nuclear activities in the UK have included working with Somerset local authorities to assess the new nuclear generation proposals at Hinkley Point C, and as lead consultant and design coordinator for the Trawsfynydd Intermediate Level Waste store, the first of its kind in the UK.
Nuclear work
From the company website:
- Nuclear energy makes great demands on the safety and endurance of infrastructure solutions. For more than 30 years, Arup has matched its high-end skills to those involved requirements.
- Our work, for operators including RWE Npower and BKW FMB Energie AG, covers each stage of the fuel cycle. It encompasses policy advice, design and development of new facilities, operation, decommissioning and clean up.
- We bring advanced expertise to issues of earthquake resilience, contaminated land and groundwater remediation. In waste packaging, transportation, interim storage and long-term repository design, Arup’s research capacity and leadership in building physics and geotechnics underpin dependable solutions.
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