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29 May 2024

NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION YARD: CONCEPT DESIGN PARTNERS ANNOUNCED

NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION YARD: CONCEPT DESIGN PARTNERS ANNOUNCED

The Australian Government continues to progress Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine program, today announcing the concept design partners for South Australia’s new Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY).

Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR, Inc.) and an AECOM and Aurecon Joint Venture have been announced as the design partners for the NPSCY.

KBR has extensive experience in supporting design and project management for defence infrastructure facilities across the nation and will design the area of the NPSCY that will be used for steel processing and fabrication facilities.

The AECOM and Aurecon Joint Venture also will deliver the concept design for the rest of the for the NPSCY site which will support outfitting, consolidation and commissioning of Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines.

The design teams collectively bring together nuclear infrastructure specialists and experienced personnel from previous shipyard infrastructure projects at Osborne, Henderson and in AUKUS partner nations.

The announcement of the design partners follows the March announcement of Australia’s sovereign submarine build and sustainment partners and continues to demonstrate progress towards building SSN-AUKUS submarines in Adelaide.

The NPSCY development will be in excess of 75 hectares and will be built to the highest security and safety standards.

Constructing the infrastructure at the NPSCY will rely on highly-skilled Australian engineering and design consultants, project controls specialists, project managers, tradespeople and construction workers.

In partnership with the South Australian Government, the Australian Government is also designing and building the new Skills and Training Academy at Osborne to educate and train the elite naval shipbuilding workforce.

This announcement is part of the Government’s $53-63 billion investment in this program over the next decade.

This is another important milestone to ensure the construction of Australia’s first SSN-AUKUS will start by the end of this decade.

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