BATON ROUGE, US: In response to the tragic events in Japan, The Shaw Group Inc will assist Toshiba Corporation in providing support services for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan.
Shaw will assist Toshiba with mitigation, remediation and recovery services at the plant. A team of experts from Shaw’s Power and Environmental & Infrastructure Groups has mobilized to provide services both on the ground in Japan, as well as engineering, analysis, assessment and design from the US.
“The people of Japan have experienced an extraordinary tragedy. It is our hope that Shaw’s nuclear, remediation and emergency response expertise will assist in bringing prompt resolution and relief to the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station,” said J M Bernhard Jr, Chairman, President and CEO, Shaw.
Shaw has extensive experience in nuclear, environmental and natural disaster services. In the aftermath of some of the largest disasters in recent history, Shaw rapidly and effectively mobilized its workforce to provide support following the events at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear power plants, hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and earthquakes in Haiti, Northridge, California, and Sumatra.
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