Amentum secures positions on multi-billion pound framework in the UK

Amentum (AMTM) has secured positions on a new multi-billion pound framework to deliver expert decommissioning solutions for the Sellafield nuclear site in the United Kingdom. Under the 15-year decommissioning and nuclear waste partnership, Amentum will carry out remediation work on disused facilities and retrieve hazardous waste from legacy ponds on the site in Cumbria, England. After competitive tendering, Sellafield selected Amentum as the remediation partner for work inside the site’s high security area and also selected The Decommissioning Alliance, a joint venture comprising Amentum, AtkinsRealis and Westinghouse, as pond retrievals partner. The share of the work that could be awarded to Amentum is up to an estimated value of $1.9B.