Fugro to commence site investigation contract work for NuGen

Fugro is commencing site characterisation work in West Cumbria, UK under a major contract awarded by UK nuclear company NuGen. The contract is worth approximately £20 million. The programme will provide vital information to support the design and layout, licensing, planning applications and other consents required to build a new nuclear power station at Moorside. The new generation facility will be capable of generating up to 3.6GW – approximately seven percent of the UK’s electricity requirements. ….