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Aecon put its own share at C$1.75 billion, which it said would be added to its Construction segment backlog in the third quarter of 2026.","The joint venture received a C$1.7 billion contract for the Unit 5 Retube, Feeder and Boiler Replacement, the first unit of that work; AtkinsRéalis described it as a three-year contract. The Aecon and Siemens Energy consortium, in which Aecon holds a majority interest, received a C$1.3 billion Turbine Generator Replacement contract covering 14 new steam turbine rotors, the overhaul of four generators including stator rewinds, new auxiliary systems and a control and monitoring system.","Prerequisite work has begun, and Aecon said project execution is expected to start in January 2027, pending regulatory approval. Similar work on Units 6, 7 and 8 is anticipated in later phases, also pending regulatory approval. The Ontario government said the refurbishment will extend the life of Pickering’s four CANDU reactors by up to 38 years."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:52:23+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"CA","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"قيم العقود وأرقام النطاق كما وردت في بيان Aecon بتاريخ 21 سبتمبر 2026 بشأن عقود تجديد محطة بيكرينغ.","de":"Vertragswerte und Angaben zum Leistungsumfang aus Aecons Mitteilung vom 21. 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Die 3 Mrd. C$ sind die Summe aus dem Auftrag für den Austausch der Brennstoffkanäle, Speiseleitungen und Dampferzeuger in Block 5 sowie dem Auftrag zum Austausch der Turbinengeneratoren. Die 1,75 Mrd. C$ sind Aecons eigener Anteil daran und kein zusätzlicher Auftrag. Es handelt sich um angekündigte Auftragswerte, nicht um geleistete Zahlungen; die Zahl der Turbinenläufer beschreibt den geplanten Umfang. Die Ausführung steht unter dem Vorbehalt der behördlichen Genehmigung.","en":"Values are the amounts stated in Aecon’s release, which writes them with a dollar sign and no currency code; they are recorded as Canadian dollars because the issuers and the owner, Ontario Power Generation, are Canadian. The C$3 billion is the aggregate of the Unit 5 retube, feeder and boiler replacement contract and the turbine generator replacement contract, and C$1.75 billion is Aecon’s own share of them, not an extra contract. These are announced contract values, not payments made, and the rotor count is planned scope. Execution is pending regulatory approval.","es":"Los valores son los importes indicados en el comunicado de Aecon, que los escribe con el signo del dólar y sin código de divisa; se registran como dólares canadienses porque los emisores y la propietaria, Ontario Power Generation, son canadienses. Los 3.000 millones de dólares canadienses son el total del contrato de sustitución de canales de combustible, alimentadores y calderas de la unidad 5 y del contrato de sustitución de turbogeneradores, y los 1.750 millones de dólares canadienses son la parte de Aecon en ellos, no un contrato adicional. Son valores de contratos anunciados, no pagos realizados, y el número de rotores es alcance previsto. La ejecución depende de la aprobación reglamentaria.","fr":"Les valeurs sont les montants indiqués dans le communiqué d’Aecon, qui les écrit avec le signe dollar sans code de devise ; elles sont enregistrées en dollars canadiens, car les émetteurs et le propriétaire, Ontario Power Generation, sont canadiens. Les 3 milliards de dollars canadiens correspondent à l’ensemble du contrat de remplacement des canaux de combustible, des tuyaux d’alimentation et des chaudières de l’unité 5 et du contrat de remplacement des turbogénérateurs, et les 1,75 milliard de dollars canadiens sont la part d’Aecon dans ces contrats, et non un contrat supplémentaire. Ce sont des valeurs de contrats annoncées, non des paiements effectués, et le nombre de rotors correspond au périmètre prévu. L’exécution dépend de l’approbation réglementaire.","pt":"Os valores reproduzem os montantes do comunicado da Aecon, escritos com símbolo de dólar e sem código da moeda; são registrados em dólares canadenses porque as empresas e a proprietária, Ontario Power Generation, são canadenses. Os C$ 3 bilhões correspondem à soma do contrato de substituição dos canais de combustível, tubos de alimentação e caldeiras da Unidade 5 com o contrato de substituição dos turbogeradores. Os C$ 1,75 bilhão representam a participação da própria Aecon nesses contratos, e não um contrato adicional. São valores anunciados, não pagamentos efetuados; a quantidade de rotores representa o escopo planejado. A execução depende de aprovação regulatória.","tr":"Değerler, Aecon’un açıklamasında dolar işaretiyle ve para birimi kodu olmadan yazılan tutarlardır; ihraççılar ve proje sahibi Ontario Power Generation Kanadalı olduğu için Kanada doları olarak kaydedilmiştir. 3 milyar Kanada doları, Ünite 5 yakıt kanalı, besleyici ve kazan değişimi sözleşmesi ile türbin jeneratörü değişimi sözleşmesinin toplamıdır; 1,75 milyar Kanada doları ise Aecon’un bu sözleşmelerdeki kendi payıdır, ek bir sözleşme değildir. Bunlar duyurulan sözleşme bedelleridir, yapılan ödemeler değildir; rotor sayısı planlanan kapsamdır. 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The Ontario government said the refurbishment will extend the life of Pickering’s four CANDU reactors by up to 38 years.\n\nGerman and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.","title":"Aecon teams win C$3 billion of Pickering nuclear refurbishment contracts","topics":["epc-contractors"],"translations":[{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026?lang=tr","language":"tr","url":"https://newsverum.com/tr/news/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026?lang=en","language":"en","url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026?lang=ar","language":"ar","url":"https://newsverum.com/ar/news/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026?lang=fr","language":"fr","url":"https://newsverum.com/fr/news/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026?lang=es","language":"es","url":"https://newsverum.com/es/news/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026?lang=de","language":"de","url":"https://newsverum.com/de/news/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026?lang=pt","language":"pt","url":"https://newsverum.com/pt/news/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026"}],"url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/aecon-atkinsrealis-siemens-energy-pickering-refurbishment-contracts-september-2026"},"version":"1"}