Our business Process &Construction Nuclear decommissioning at Trawsfynydd –amodel for excellence <strong>Aker</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong> has been involved in one of the UK’s major nuclear decommissioning projects since 2006, having been selected by Magnox North as aframework partner to undertake works in North Wales at the Trawsfynydd Decommissioning Site. The project, the Trawsfynydd Strategic Integrated Framework (TSIF), was established under aprocurement model designed to promote innovation and performance improvements in what is a relatively traditional industry. The three year contract that was initially awarded has now been extended by two years, with a possibility for further extensions if excellent performance is maintained. <strong>Aker</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong>’ work involves the clean up of the nuclear wastes that resulted from 30 years of nuclear power generation at the site. This requires us to design, construct, commission, and operate facilities that retrieve and safely package the nuclear waste and finally to decontaminate the associated facilities. This work is being delivered as, at any one time, six or more interrelated projects. At peak, atotal of 12 decommissioning projects were being executed at site. <strong>Aker</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong> is partnering with three other major contractors to undertake the works and, through this partnership arrangement, is demonstrating the benefits of collaborative working in the nuclear industry. Inrecognition of the success of the TSIF approach, the project was recently accepted as a Demonstration Project by Constructing Excellence Wales, a cross-industry body for improving construction. This is the first time a nuclear industry project has entered the Demonstration Project programme, which is designed to: stimulate excellence in construction project delivery though the application of best practice and innovation through collaborative working. The importance of the collaborative approach has been fundamental to the success of the project. This success has the potential to strongly influence the design of future procurement models across the whole of the nuclear industry. Esperanza: sustainable solutions for the world’s largest copper project In <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Aker</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong> was awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contract to develop the Esperanza coppergold project in northern Chile. Owned by Minera Esperanza, a partnership between Antofagasta Minerals plc. (70%) and Marubeni Corporation of Japan (30%), the project is located northeast of the city of Antofagasta at an elevation of 2100 metres above sea level. Esperanza is asulphide deposit which will produce copper concentrate containing gold and silver by-product credits through aconventional milling and flotation process. Having conducted the feasibility study and early works studies, <strong>Aker</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong>’ EPCM scope includes the design of the facilities for the production of copper concentrates, construction management of the global works from the ore extracted from the deposit, mine infrastructure and port facilities. Also in scope are asea water pipeline to feed the process plant, along distance ore pipeline for copper concentrates and the processing plant to produce 200 000 tonnes per year of copper concentrates. Sustainable design practices From the outset of the project, Esperanza has sought to be a model mining project for the 21st century,considering all HSE aspects, from design to commissioning. Helping our customers reduce the environmental footprint of their operations is of increasing importance to <strong>Aker</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong>. Using sustainable design technology in this project means the facility will use only sea water in its production process, instead of valuable “desert water” from the limited resources in the area. On this project <strong>Aker</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong> is also pioneering anew, environmentally-friendly, state-of-the-art technology for concentrated tailings. This technology avoids heavy metals infiltration to underground desert waters, dramatically reduces desert water consumption and cuts dust emissions into the atmosphere. It is also expected to bring higher durability through lifecycle structures and decommissioning. Currently the world’s largest copper project. Using sustainable design technology inthis project means the facility will use only sea water inits production process, instead ofvaluable “desert water” from the limited resources inthe area. 40 <strong>Aker</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong> annual <strong>report</strong> <strong>2008</strong>
Our business Process &Construction 1 2 5 4 3 6 1 Power generation 2 Decommissioning, waste management and clean-up services for nuclear power facilities 3 Mining and metals processing facilities 4 Waterand wastewater treatmentfacilities 5 Petrochemical/chemical processing plants 6 Onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminals <strong>Aker</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong> annual <strong>report</strong> <strong>2008</strong> 41
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