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Oct. 20, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

MONTREAL, Oct. 20, 2010 /CNW/ - SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce the acquisition of Nucleonex, a specialized nuclear safety consulting engineering firm located in Montreal.

Nucleonex provides services to the nuclear industry in Canada and worldwide. The firm has particular expertise in nuclear safety analysis, licensing support and regulatory affairs, risk management, environmental qualification, plant life cycle management and training simulator updates. It is well known for delivering nuclear safety studies and services and for providing operations support to nuclear utilities.

"We are very impressed with the high caliber of expertise at Nucleonex and pleased to welcome them to the team," said Patrick Lamarre, Executive Vice-President SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "With the additional expertise of Nucleonex's personnel, we are positioned to offer our clients specialized services in a niche market. This complements our strong capability in delivering a complete suite of nuclear power plant services, from concept and operations to decommissioning, worldwide."

"This is a great day for Nucleonex and its staff," said Marc-Antoine Petrilli, who will become Managing Director of SNC-Lavalin Nucleonex. "By joining SNC-Lavalin we can offer our clients the worldwide experience and project excellence for which SNC-Lavalin is known."

SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has offices across Canada and in over 35 other countries around the world, and is currently working in some 100 countries. www.snclavalin.com.