$68 million scheme for two 500 m-deep, 5 m-diameter shafts and 1 km-long, 12 sq m-section tunnel network awarded to jv of Bouyges, Charbonnage de France, Dumez-GTM, and Campenon Bernard. Financed by users EDF, CEA and Cogema and owned by Andra, the national management agency for nuclear waste. December 1999.   Restricted tender, deadline 7th December, 2001, for the draft design comprising five lots: civil and mining engineering; nuclear engineering; mining mechanics; modelling and calculation, and computer graphics. Visit http://ted.eur-op.int, document S 213-146273 or contact Andra, Châtenay-Malabry, fax +33 1 46118258. This lab includes two 500 m-deep shafts connected to a network of 4 m-high tunnels. Geology consists of marls, limestone and very hard clay. Also visit www.andra.fr/en/labo/Bure-0001.htm 46/01.   Resumption of construction on the access shafts authorised by a Bar-le-Duc Court after work suspension further to a fatality which killed one worker in May. Andra, the national authority for the management of nuclear waste, and the construction consortium will set up a new quality insurance plan. Work to restart in February 2003. Visit www.andra.fr. Read E-News Weekly # 17 & 27. 48/02.   Award to the Belgatom / Coyne et Bellier / Deilmann Haniel JV of a €1.3 million contract for mining mechanics as part of the draft design for a deep storage for long-life nuclear waste. Visit www.andra.fr. Read E-News Weekly # 17 & 27. 04/03.  ATR Ingénierie has been awarded a €749,000 contract for lot 4B for modelling and calculation and Scetauroute a €1.6 million contract for lot 5 for data logging as part of the deep long-life nuclear waste disposal. Visit www.andra.fr. Read E-News Weekly # 17/2002 & 27/2002. 15/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 29th October, 2007 for studies for the underground architecture of the long-life nuclear waste repository. Read E-News Weekly 6/2006, 24/2004, 27/2002 & 17/2002. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=214958-2007, OJ S 175, or contact Andra, Chatenay-Malabry, fax +33 146118258. E-mail valerie.barrey@andra.fr. Also visit www.andra.fr/interne.php3?id_rubrique=70 39/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 19th November, 2007 for project management related to the digging of 800 metres of tunnel at -490 metres, as part of the deep nuclear waste research laboratory and repository in Bure. Read E-News Weekly 6/2006, 24/2004, 27/2002 & 17/2002. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=234991-2007, OJ S 193, or contact Andra, Châtenay-Malabry, fax +33 146118258. E-mail valerie.barrey@andra.fr 42/07.Setec bagged a EUR2 million contract for studies for the underground architecture of the long-life nuclear waste repository. Read E-News Weekly 6/2006, 24/2004, 27/2002 & 17/2002. Visit www.setec.fr 06/08.