Jacobs was selected to lead two decommissioning projects at the Dounreay nuclear site in Scotland, U.K., which Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) estimates to have a combined value of $15.9 million (£11.2 million).
Jacobs was selected to design and deliver the First Plasma Radiological Environmental Monitoring System (REMS), a key safety system for ITER, the world's largest fusion energy experiment.
Jacobs has received the International Excellence Award from the United Kingdom's Environment Agency Flood & Coast Excellence Awards for the Coastal Resilience Program at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.
Jacobs was selected to carry out essential engineering modifications as part of a $1.2 billion (ZAR 20 billion) program to extend the operating life of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant near Cape Town, South Africa. Koeberg is South Africa's sole nuclear power plant and generates 5% of the country's electricity.
Jacobs, together with the Environment Agency and contractor BAM Nuttall, celebrates the completion of the 20-year Broadland Flood Alleviation Project to improve 149 miles of flood defenses in the Broads National Park, a wetland area of international importance in eastern Norfolk, England.
Jacobs was awarded a two-year contract from the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy for project management of a wastewater laboratory that will screen and detect for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
Jacobs has been ranked as the Top Global Environmental Consulting Firm and No. 2 overall in Engineering News-Record's annual survey of the Top 200 Environmental Firms. The company reported $4.6 billion in environmental consulting engineering revenue for 2020, encompassing the categories of clean energy, air quality, environmental management, water supply and treatment, environmental science, wastewater treatment, hazardous waste and nuclear waste.
Jacobs has completed front-end engineering design for a new biopolymer production plant in Thailand for NatureWorks, the largest supplier of polylactic acid (PLA), a low-carbon bioplastic derived from renewable, agricultural resources. Now, Jacobs will begin final detailed engineering design for NatureWorks' new plant, located at the Nakhon Sawan Biocomplex in Nakhon Sawan province.
