With Atkins, the top global design, engineering, and project management consultancy and a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, BEEAH Group, the sustainability pioneer and digital authority in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to improve collaboration between the two organisations in the delivery of projects relating to the off-site treatment of radioactive waste produced by nuclear facilities in the UAE and the wid
In accordance with the JDA, Atkins will collaborate with BEEAH Group to determine market potential for the construction of facilities for the thermal treatment, size reduction, decontamination, evaluation, and disposal of radioactive waste.
Khaled Al Huraimel, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BEEAH Group, David Haboubi, Head of Nuclear and Net Zero Energy, Middle East and Africa, Atkins, Matthew Tribe, Managing Director, Planning, Design and Engineering, Middle East & Africa, Atkins, Simon Penney, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for the Middle East, and Robert Bricker, Country Director, Department of Commerce attended the agreement signing ceremony at the World Utilities Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
“As a sustainability pioneer in the Middle East, BEEAH Group is committed to developing integrated waste management strategies to transform businesses and industries. Driven by our principle of zero-waste, we aim to work relentlessly towards total landfill waste diversion. Nuclear power is a key part of the UAE’s energy diversification strategy and net-zero emissions strategic initiative. In partnership with Atkins, we are proud to begin working on integrated waste management solutions for the nuclear power industry and, in turn, support the national sustainability agenda,” said Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of BEEAH Group.