A new partnership led by offsite
construction specialist,
Yorkon, has been awarded
the contract to design, build
and fit out a £9m laboratory
at Dounreay, Scotland. This
project is the first Active
Analysis Laboratory for the
nuclear industry to be built
using modular construction.

The £7m contract was
awarded by site clean-up
contractor, Dounreay Site
Restoration, to a partnership
comprising off-site
manufacturer and main
contractor, Yorkon; nuclear
ventilation designer, Studsvik;
JGC Engineering & Technical
Services who will manufacture
and install the nuclear
ventilation system and M&E
services, and S&B UK,
specialist in fume cupboards
and lab equipment.

Construction is due to
start on site in spring 2012
with completion scheduled
for autumn 2013. Six labs
will be provided.

These will be constructed
from 35 steel-framed
modules made at the Yorkon
production centre. They will
remain in use for up to 25
years until the site
decommissioning process has
been completed.Modules are
easy to disassemble, recycle
and re-use. Off-site
manufacturing reduces the
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FOR PRINT WORK FIRM A new partnership led by offsite
construction specialist,
Yorkon, has been awarded
the contract to design, build
and fit out a £9m laboratory
at Dounreay, Scotland. This
project is the first Active
Analysis Laboratory for the
nuclear industry to be built
using modular construction.

The £7m contract was
awarded by site clean-up
contractor, Dounreay Site
Restoration, to a partnership
comprising off-site
manufacturer and main
contractor, Yorkon; nuclear
ventilation designer, Studsvik;
JGC Engineering & Technical
Services who will manufacture
and install the nuclear
ventilation system and M&E
services, and S&B UK,
specialist in fume cupboards
and lab equipment.

Construction is due to
start on site in spring 2012
with completion scheduled
for autumn 2013. Six labs
will be provided.

These will be constructed
from 35 steel-framed
modules made at the Yorkon
production centre. They will
remain in use for up to 25
years until the site
decommissioning process has
been completed.Modules are
easy to disassemble, recycle
and re-use. Off-site
manufacturing reduces the