08:20 AM EST, 11/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Candu Energy, an AtkinsRealis ( SNCAF ) company (ATRL.TO), on Friday said it won a contract from EnergoNuclear to build two new CANDU reactors at the Cernavoda Nuclear Generating Station in Romania, the first in the world since 2007.

The units will allow Romania to almost double the production of clean, reliable and affordable electricity, the company said.

AtkinsRealis ( SNCAF ) will provide design, engineering, and procurement services for the project.

The reactors are being built in a joint venture with three other companies.