Welconstruct creates new space at UK Atomic Energy Authority HQ

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has appointed Welconstruct Interior Contracts to undertake a £700k refurbishment project for a section of their headquarters in Harwell, Oxfordshire.

The head office is located at the 260 hectare Harwell International Business Centre, launched some ten years ago with the aim of bringing business and jobs to the area. The Centre is now home to more than 40 companies.

Roger Day, General Manager of Welconstruct said: “We will be creating ground and first floor contemporary offices to give UKAEA greater efficiency in its workspace. Responsible for maximising the income from the land buildings on all its sites, this refurbishment project will help ensure the organisation meet goals.”

UKAEA is one of the world’s leading nuclear decommissioning organisations, with more experience of managing nuclear clean-up than anyone in Europe.

The non-departmental government body currently manages the restoration of sites used for the UK’s nuclear research and development programme, under contract to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Their objective is to restore the sites for conventional use in a safe and environmentally sensitive manner.