Nuclear waste consultancy Studsvik is working on a redundancy programme in its Waste Treatment operation following ‘efficiencies’ and a decline in nuclear material.
According to the company, the decision came after finding that ‘efficiency at the sites is increasing while supply of material for treatment is temporarily declining as a consequence of delayed dismantling of nuclear facilities across Europe’.
The program will include a number of redundancies in Sweden and in the UK.
No further details have been released yet, as the company will first consult with employees and employee representatives on the proposals.
Studsvik has affirmed that it will ‘continue to play a full part in the European waste treatment market from both its Swedish and UK facilities’.
The announcement comes just days after the release of the company’s interim report, which showed that cash flow investments for the second quarter of 2014 (July –September) were down 42.9 million SEK (£3.7 million).
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