2019 – Cameco Port Hope Area 2 Construction
Client: Cameco
Location: Port Hope, ON Duration of the Work: 185 Days Start: April 13th, 2019
Substantial Performance: October 15th, 2019 Completion: November 13th, 2019
Engineer: Cameco Corporation
Project Description: Site preparation, rehabilitation and restoration, demolition & disposal, concrete, steel, architectural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and asbestos abatement.
Value of the Contract Work:
Scope Of Work: Multi-disciplined nuclear clean-up and restoration project to prepare and tie into WTP which involves civil, concrete, structural steel, building penetrations, condensate units, piping, electrical, instrumentation, insulation, painting, and demolition. Coordinated shutdown and tie-in of all new services with the operating facility.
Self-Perform: Supervision, demolition, concrete, structural steel, Mechanical equipment, piping, electrical and instrumentation.
Sub-Contract: Earthworks, hazardous materials abatement, insulation, scaffolding, crane operation, and 3rd party testing.
Additional Project Information:
Key Challenges: This site is regulated by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and is part of the PHAI, which is being run by CNL.
The project involved daily urinalysis for uranium exposure, working amongst an operating nuclear enrichment facility, working at heights, confined space, removal of hazardous materials (lead, asbestos), tedious delivery restrictions (security and limited gates), limited laydown space, control of hazardous energy, lost time due to security and safety precautions etc.
These were overcome by meticulous project planning that included:
Daily urinalysis and radiation monitoring badges & Drug and Alcohol
Hundreds of Job Cards – Tron’s custom pre- planning deliverable to remove restraints.
Providing all staff relevant and pertinent training certifications prior to mobilization.
Scope of Work Constraints: This Scope of work consisted of multi-disciplined work activities in a highly regulated environment with radiation and hazardous materials present. This includes a confined space tunnel portion requiring electrical, mechanical, and structural work with a Safety Watch present.
Approach to Delivery: A six (6) week detailed collaborative construction planning phase integrated with the client project team (ECI), which resulted in many changes and optimizations to the IFC drawings and execution strategy in a collaborative manner.
Outcome of the Project: Successful Delivery and Turnover, Prior to finishing client engaged Tron to proceed on another project at the site a 6-million-dollar 6-month remediation and Demo Project.
