Fluor Consortium Selected as Preferred Bidder to Manage and Operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
June 30 2015 - 9:14AM
Business Wire
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the
Government of Canada has selected Fluor—part of the Canadian
National Energy Alliance (CNEA) consortium—as the preferred bidder
to manage and operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL),
currently a subsidiary of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL).
CNEA also includes CH2M, EnergySolutions and SNC-Lavalin. The
Canadian National Energy Alliance will operate Canada’s nuclear
research and development laboratories, as well as have
responsibility for the decommissioning and radioactive waste
management of legacy materials accumulated during more than 60
years of activity across 10 locations in Canada, including the
Chalk River and Whiteshell facilities.
“We are delighted that our consortium was selected as the
preferred bidder on this contract,” said Bruce Stanski, president
of Fluor’s Government Group. “We look forward to engaging CNL and
enabling their considerable expertise to further develop the
nuclear capability of Canada.”
“We are pleased that the Government of Canada is confident in
our team’s ability to successfully and safely transform the
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and secure Canada's role in the
global nuclear marketplace,” said Mark Lesinski, CNEA president and
chief executive. “CNEA brings a successful track record and
extensive nuclear experience that will bring enormous benefits to
the decommissioning and clean-up program and in ensuring that
Canada's world-class nuclear science and technology capabilities
continue to grow and are recognized globally.”
The Government of Canada and CNEA will work to finalize
contracts in the coming months allowing CNEA to assume ownership of
CNL and begin management and operation of the laboratories.
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is a world leader in nuclear
science and technology offering unique capabilities and solutions
across a wide range of industries. They are actively involved with
industry-driven research and development in nuclear,
transportation, clean technology, energy, defense, security and
life sciences, and provide solutions to keep these sectors
competitive internationally.
For more information on the contract, please visit:
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/award-notice/PW-15-00688176-001.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering and
construction firm that designs and builds some of the world's most
complex projects. The company creates and delivers innovative and
integrated solutions for its clients in engineering, procurement,
fabrication, construction, maintenance and project management on a
global basis. For more than a century, Fluor has served clients in
the energy, chemicals, government, industrial, infrastructure,
mining and power market sectors. Headquartered in Irving, Texas,
Fluor ranks 136 on the FORTUNE 500 list. With 40,000 employees
worldwide, the company's revenue for 2014 was $21.5 billion. Visit
Fluor at www.fluor.com and follow on Twitter @FluorCorp.
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