Published Date: 26 October 2021
Tender Status: complete
Tender Opening Date: n/a
Tender Closing Date: 8 October 2021
Award Date: 8 October 2021
Contract Start Date: 11 October 2021
Contract End Date: 31 March 2022
Contract is suitable for SMEs: No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs: No
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type: Services
Report on sector requirements and demand, covering:
o Demand from public and private sector organisations for Deployable Nuclear Power Sources and their fuels;
o Technical specification for isotope systems and fuel forms, in particular drawing on space mission profiles and launch safety requirements;
o Capabilities required to exploit the UK's nuclear waste inventory for isotope systems;
o Capabilities required and to develop micro-reactor fuel forms and reactors;
o Demand for access to SACRED and PuMA2 (including associated potential revenue or cost recovery mechanisms);
• Design/Engineering Specification for SACRED and for PuMA2
o Including project plan detailing path to final commissioning
o Based on above identified sector requirements
• Exploratory Research & Development into manufacturing approaches for fuel forms (both isotopic and fission) and subsequent performance testing
• Report on future Critical Micro-Reactor Testing and Validation:
o Technical requirements for a critical reactor facility
o Potential location and licensing conditions
o Level of investment required and customer pipeline
o Links to the UK AMR Demonstration programme
o Links to UKAEA's Fusion Programme.
Contact name: Paul Donovan
Address: 1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England
Telephone: n/a
Fax: n/a
Email: [email protected]
Price Range: £883,000
