Amentum CEO John Heller, who met with President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers Court early Thursday, said, “The U.S. state visit reflects the unique strength of the U.K.-U.S. partnership and our shared determination to drive economic growth and prosperity.”
Heller added, “The energy resilience and national security of both nations depend on continued leadership and advances in energy and technology—the focus of this visit. Commitments by both governments to back and invest in these industries help drive Amentum’s continued growth and investment in innovation, jobs, and skills on both sides of the Atlantic.”
Amentum, which currently employs more than 6,000 people in the U.K., is a lead delivery partner for the country’s new nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C and provides key technical and project solutions for small modular reactors and fusion research.
The company also provides safety and technology services for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines, manages and maintains the U.K. training estate for the Defence Infrastructure Organization, and provides program management and engineering support for the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
NWS contract: Earlier, on September 16, Amentum announced that it has been awarded a four-year contract worth an estimated £26 million ($35.25 million) by the U.K.’s Nuclear Waste Services to support the government’s waste management mission.
Under the procurement, Amentum has been appointed one of the suppliers on all four lots of the NWS Integrated Waste Management Specialist Nuclear Services Framework, a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework intended to provide fast, streamlined access to suitably qualified and experienced specialist capabilities and services in support of NWS’s integrated waste management program.
Amentum will provide NWS with a range of technical support covering the entire waste management lifecycle. According to the company, this includes topic areas such as waste culture, knowledge management, sustainability, strategy and business case, and underpinning technical support.
“As the only company to win positions in all four lots, Amentum has the opportunity to provide critical specialist capabilities and solutions to enable NWS in ensuring safe and secure management of the UK’s radioactive waste,” said Mark Whitney, president of Amentum Energy and Environment.
NWS is a subsidiary of the U.K.’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which is leading the clean-up and decommissioning work at 17 sites on behalf of the government.
