12th Sep 2006 14:18
Costain Group PLC12 September 2006 Costain Group PLC ("Costain" or the "Group") Contract Award on nuclear project Costain has been awarded the contract for the provision of the SellafieldAdditional HA (Highly Active) Evaporator Project for British Nuclear GroupSellafield Limited ("BN-GSL"). The indicative value of the contract at £90m will be one of the largestcontracts to be placed so far under the guidance of the Nuclear DecommissioningAuthority, NDA, the Government body set up to oversee the UK's NuclearDecommissioning Activities. Stage 1 of the project, lasting approximately 13months, will develop and define the design of the facilities that will be usedto expand Sellafield's ability to process nuclear waste material and ultimatelyreduce inventories at the site. This first phase of the work will be executed in Costain's offices inManchester. Costain has worked closely with BN-GSL to complete final details onthe contract prior to formal award and project mobilisation. Andrew Wyllie, Chief Executive, commented: "We are delighted to have been awarded the contract for this project. In linewith the Group's new Being Number One strategy, we are concentrating ondeveloping the Group's presence in a number of growth arenas including thenuclear sector." 12 September 2006 ENQUIRIES: Costain Group PLC Tel: 01628 842 444Graham Read, Public Relations College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020Mark Garraway This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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