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Horizon Nuclear Power selects secure support

24 Jan 18

Just could not resist. Still unstoppable, this co. What a company!




Official Project Partner: Horizon Nuclear Power
Horizon Nuclear Power, official Project Partner of the UK Infrastructure Show, has awarded its support delivery contract to Aconex.


Horizon, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, is a UK energy company developing a new generation of nuclear power stations which will provide at least 5,400MW of new power station capacity to the UK, enough to power around ten million homes. The new station, Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Power station, is based on the Island of Anglesey in Wales, and is one of two Horizon projects currently underway.

At its peak, the construction of Wylfa Newydd will require some 9,000 workers and once complete, the power station will create up to 850 permanent jobs. Operating for 60 years, the project will provide employment opportunities for generations to come. With major companies such as Bechtel, Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe and JGC involved in the joint venture, the first electricity is aimed to be produced by the mid-2020s.

The power station will be a significant development and will include construction of nuclear reactors, electricity transmission infrastructure, access roads and other facilities, all of which will be supported through the Aconex platform.

“One of the challenges on a project of this scope is managing the massive flow of information. Horizon will utilise Aconex as a permanent storage platform for documents and to ensure we have a complete audit trail of decisions and actions,” continued Roy Irvine.

“This is another example of our leadership in the delivery of large-scale UK infrastructure projects. The Aconex platform is a premium digital solution ideally suited to support Horizon and its partners throughout the delivery phase of this significant project,” said Steve Cooper, General Manager, UK and Ireland at Aconex.

Aconex provides the world’s most secure Construction Management platform and the #1 platform for digital project delivery in construction and engineering projects