Environmental and engineering firm GEI Consultants Inc. has announced it has been selected as an AREVA Certified Supplier by AREVA Inc., a nuclear power vendor and a key player in the electricity transmission and distribution sector.
Woburn-based GEI provides geotechnical and environmental consulting services to AREVA for the infrastructure, foundations and site work of nuclear power facilities construction, the company said in a statement.
GEI recently served as a sub-contractor to AREVA Nuclear Power (NP) for the geotechnical and hydrogeological investigations of a UniStar Nuclear Energy proposed new nuclear reactor site. Located adjacent to Constellation Energy’s Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station near Oswego, N.Y., GEI was responsible for the geotechnical and geological characterization of the site, which included subsurface investigations for potential onshore and offshore facilities.
To become an AREVA Certified Supplier, companies must meet a range of demanding criteria based on quality, sustainable development values and competitiveness. Other decision criteria include investment in innovation, attention to nuclear and occupational safety, and protection of the environment.
"As a leader in the nuclear power industry, AREVA is making significant contributions to our country’s effort to create more clean, safe and renewable energy alternatives and to improve our energy independence well into our future," said Frank Leathers, president and chairman of the board for GEI Consultants Inc. "We are honored to have been recognized by AREVA as a Certified Supplier and value our strategic partnership with them."
