AMEC awarded nuclear engineering contracts

London – AMEC has been awarded two contracts by Fusion for Energy (F4E), the organisation responsible for providing Europe´s contribution to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) being constructed in the south of France.

The first contract, worth up to €4 million, sees AMEC and its partners deliver the concept designs for the crucial Test Blanket Module components that convert neutrons into tritium, to fuel the fusion reaction.

AMEC´s partners include Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) - the UK´s national laboratory for fusion research, Idaho National Laboratories and specialist companies including Hyde Engineering Group.

For the second contract, the value of which has not been announced, AMEC has formed a joint venture with Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, and Leading Enterprises Group of Spain, to provide engineering design services to develop a semi-prototype panel for the internal wall of the fusion reactor.