AREVA Inc. said Thursday that it had been named as a Talen Energy's Engineer of Choice (EOC) provider to support nuclear reactor operations at the company's Susquehanna Nuclear Plant in Salem Township, Pennsylvania.
The selection amounts to a three-year contract under which AREVA has the first rights to provide Talen Energy with engineering services at a fixed rate.
AREVA offers comprehensive EOC services for the U.S. nuclear power industry. The company has more than 625 engineers on the payroll and is currently contracted as the Engineer of Choice for six utility firms that combined represent 41 power plants.
Contracted services include component repair and replacement, commercial grade dedication and support for licensing and regulatory affairs.
The contract is Areva Inc.'s fifth EOC agreement signed in two years, said AREVA Installed Base Projects Sr. Vice President Lee Williams.
Talen Energy, formed in June 2015, operates a portfolio of power plants in the Mid-Atlantic region and in Texas.
The Susquehanna nuclear plant near Berwick, Pa., has two boiling water reactors with a combined capacity of 2,600 megawatts. Each of its reactors has the capacity to power about 1 million homes.