Winfrith Polar Crane

SCX Ltd have completed a year-long refurbishment program on a 25Tonne polar crane at Winfrith Nuclear Power Station.

The reactor in the Dragon Building at Winfrith has been out of service since 1975 and the polar crane has had little use since that time. The decision to now decommission this facility necessitated the refurbishment and reconditioning of the crane as it is a vital piece of equipment for both phases 1 and 2 of the decommissioning. Phase 1 involves removing the internals of the inner containment including all the ancillary equipment around the reactor. Phase 2 will be the removal of the reactor itself.

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