MDR McDermott International Inc

McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) announced today that The Babcock & Wilcox Company ("B&W") has received a contract valued at more than $50 million from Kansas City Power & Light ("KCP&L"), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated, to supply a selective catalytic reduction ("SCR") system for the LaCygne Generating Station in Linn County, Kansas. The plant is jointly owned by KCP&L and Westar, and operated by KCP&L. Work will be completed on LaCygne Unit 1, an 825-megawatt unit which B&W originally supplied in 1973. B&W will provide the engineering, procurement and construction of the SCR system, foundations, structural steel, flues, ammonia storage system, process piping and electrical. Materials for the project will be sublet. Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., Inc. will begin preliminary tie-in work at the site in April 2006, with start-up scheduled for May 2007. The addition of the SCR will reduce nitrogen oxides emissions at the plant, thus improving air quality in the Kansas City area. "B&W has a long history of working with KCP&L," said David Keller, B&W president and chief operating officer. "We value that relationship, appreciate their confidence in our proven technology and construction capabilities, and look forward to continuing to help them meet their commitments to the environment and to their customers." Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCP&L (www.kcpl.com) is a leading regulated provider of electricity in the Midwest. KCP&L is a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GXP), the holding company for KCP&L and Strategic Energy LLC, a competitive electricity supplier. McDermott International, Inc. is a leading worldwide energy services company. The Company's subsidiaries provide engineering, fabrication, installation, procurement, research, manufacturing, environmental systems, project management and facility management services to a variety of customers in the energy and power industries, including the U.S. Department of Energy. Additional information on McDermott can be obtained at www.mcdermott.com.