BWX Technologies on Wednesday said that its subsidiary BWXT Canada, Ltd., had been awarded a four-year amendment to its existing service contract with Burce Power to provide continued feeder inspection services for the plant located near Kincardine, Ontario, Canada.
The service extension is valued at approximately $30 million (Canadian). The Master Services Agreement (MSA) work scope addition includes the training of personnel followed by inspections during scheduled maintenance outages of feeder pipes that carry coolant to and from the reactor core, the company said.
“The long term nature of this agreement fosters the development of innovative methods to optimize outages in support of Bruce Power’s commitment to providing low-cost power for Ontarians,” said the company.
“We are pleased to provide long-term feeder inspection services for Bruce Power and are committed to ensuring this work is carried out safely, on time and within budget,” said John MacQuarrie, President of BWXT Canada. “The long-term nature of this work will allow us to invest in training and continuous improvement, and allow us to sustain highly skilled, highly paid staff that will carry out this important work.”
“Bruce Power is pleased to expand our MSA with BWXT Canada,” said Kevin Kelly, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance and Commercial Services. “The execution of these critical services will enable Bruce Power to continue providing low-cost power to Ontarians for many years to come.”
BWXT Canada has performed feeder inspection services for Bruce Power over the last five years. Feeder inspection services under the MSA will commence in 2017.