ITER
An EPCM contract for ITER
Your challenge :
ITER will be the largest experimental fusion reactor ever built. The sun and other stars draw their energy from fusion. Research in this field is aimed at developing a safe, inexhaustible and environmentally friendly source of energy. Located in Cadarache, southern France, ITER is a one-of-a-kind global collaboration involving the European Union’s F4E joint undertaking, which is bearing half the cost of the project, and six non-European countries. The project, which is scheduled for completion in 2018, demands engineering services that are unprecedented in Europe. The entire site will have to be built from scratch, including the reactor buildings, infrastructure and power distribution systems.
Our added value :
Assystem was awarded the EPCM contract in April 2011 following an
international tender. The €150-million contract, the biggest ever awarded in Europe, covers 30 buildings. What won us the contract was
the fact that we were able to set up the international Engage joint venture
with Iosis of France, Empresarios Agrupados of Spain
and Atkins of the United
Kingdom. This alliance brings together all
the requisite competencies and capabilities in an international framework. Engage
will be the main point of contact for the client throughout the construction
phase.