Nuclear logistics business Orano TN has won a multi-million pound nuclear waste storage contract with LLW Repository.

The deal will see Orano TN deliver packaging, professional services and equipment to facilitate the safe and cost effective transport of waste from UK nuclear sites to Sellafield for storage.

The contract includes the modernisation and maintenance of three TN Gemini packages, owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), and the supply of logistical equipment recently approved by the French Nuclear Safety Authority. In addition, the deal covers the requirements of multiple UK nuclear Site Licence Companies for up to six years.

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Orano TN is the logistics subsidiary of the global nuclear fuel cycle company, Orano.

David Rossiter, LLWR's Head of Waste Management Services, said: "Orano TN has deployed these market-leading containers in France for over two decades, and this contract marks a milestone in establishing a long term relationship with the UK.

"It will facilitate the transport in TN Gemini packages of legacy waste stored on Magnox sites, and that is great news for the NDA estate."

David Ohayon, Senior Vice President Waste of Orano TN, said: "Our ability to offer innovative and competitive products and services has been formally recognised by our partners LLWR and Magnox.

"Orano TN is proud to contribute to this vital programme for the sustainability of nuclear energy in the UK."

(LM/MH)