Extensive technical knowledge underpins the country’s energy security and ambitions to become carbon neutral

Dallas, December 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Jacobs J was selected to the UK Nuclear Regulatory Authority, the Atomic Supervision Office (ONR), with specialized engineering and technical support services.

The four-year framework covers ONR’s activities in new construction, power generation, decommissioning and defence.

Jacobs has provided technical security advice and assessments to the regulator for more than 20 years. This new contract award reflects a successful track record and technical experience of the team, many of whom are internationally recognized subject matter experts.

“Our work supports ONR, whose mission is to protect society by ensuring safe nuclear operations,” said Jacobs Energy, Security & Technology senior vice president Karen Wiemelt. “Our understanding of existing power plants and the close integration into new ones Developments in nuclear fission and fusion power is particularly valuable to the regulator as the nuclear industry expands to ensure energy independence and security, supporting the UK’s goal of becoming a net zero carbon economy by 2050.

Jacobs has been named as the supplier for each of the three lots of the framework covering reactor core physics and failure studies; civil engineering and external hazards; and other engineering and technical services, including chemical, control and instrumentation, criticality, electrical engineering, radiation protection, radioactive waste management and decommissioning, and cybersecurity.

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