Day & Zimmermann’s (D&Z) Maintenance and Construction division has won an $18m contract for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) Material Plasma Exposure experiment (MPEX) Facilities Enhancement Project in Tennessee, US.
Under the terms of the contract, the company will serve as the general contractor for the project.
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The company will undertake facility improvements, modernisation, and modifications of two buildings that will accommodate the MPEX device, which is a tool for fusion reactor materials development, and its support system/utilities.
Day & Zimmermann union operations president Jason Dunaway said: “Our combined technical knowledge, construction capabilities, and strong relationships and experience with the Knoxville Building Trades make D&Z a perfect partner for this project.
“We’re excited to lend our expertise to these essential MPEX facility upgrades and for the opportunity to support both UT-Battelle and ORNL as they explore how plasma interacts long-term with the components of future fusion reactors.”
This contract represents the maintenance and construction division’s first award in the government sector.
D&Z’s Maintenance and Construction division president John McCormick: “D&Z is doing our part for the future to support the development of reliable, carbon-free energy by engaging with companies in a variety of industries. From supporting the construction of new nuclear reactors and renewable energy sources like solar to the clean energy efforts taking place at national laboratories across the country, we’re excited for this new era and the innovative solutions it brings.”
ORNL is the Department of Energy’s largest science and energy laboratory.
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Image: An aerial view of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory campus. Credit: Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy via commons.wikimedia.org.
