| A US nuclear company is bidding for lucrative | | | | worldwide, in 30 different countries, and insists that |
| contracts in Cumbria that could result in large | | | | large quantities of new jobs will be created if it is |
| numbers of new jobs for the region. | | | | awarded the contracts. |
| South Carolina-based Washington Group International | | | | Mr Rahe said: "We couldn't be as successful as we |
| is currently in the running for deal with the Drigg | | | | are in the States without community support and we |
| low-level nuclear waste facility and the Sellafield | | | | have a very strong commitment to the economic |
| nuclear plant. | | | | development of the communities in which we |
| Preston Rahe, Washington president for energy and | | | | operate. One of our aims is to diversify the economy |
| environment, is in the UK to support the company's | | | | through job creation spin-offs such as establishing |
| bid to assume the operation of the Drigg site. | | | | manufacturing and nuclear safety business as well as |
| In an interview with the Whitehaven News, Mr Rahe | | | | investing in technology." |
| explained that waste management company | | | | The Copeland area of Cumbria is the largest single |
| Washington hopes to be awarded the tender for the | | | | contributor of nuclear capability in Britain and the NDA |
| Drigg site and the contract for Sellafield clean-up | | | | is talking with candidate firms bidding for the Drigg |
| work when it is announced by the UK Nuclear | | | | repository contract this summer. |
| Decommissioning Authority (NDA) next year. | | | | Jobserve has an extensive database of jobs available |
| Washington employs more than 24,000 people | | | | for jobseekers including engineering jobs. |