Notice Information
Notice Title
Cryogenic Irradiation of Superconductors
Notice Description
UKAEA's principal mission is to lead the commercial development of fusion power and related technology and position the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy. One project within UKAEA's remit is the STEP programme which is looking to design a commercially viable, compact fusion reactor, collaborating with partners to build a UK prototype by 2040. The magnet system in STEP, which confines the plasma, will operate at cryogenic temperatures (<30K) and will be exposed to ionising radiation, primarily neutrons and gamma rays. There is a requirement to understand how the magnet materials will behave under these conditions. In order to characterise the behavior of these materials at these temperatures, UKAEA is exploring the feasibility of exposing samples to neutron radiation at cryogenic temperatures and maintaining the samples in a cold chain until analysis. The STEP programme is seeking to understand the potential avenues to acquire this data and seeks responses.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) was formed in 1954 when the UK Government set up a new body to oversee the nation's nuclear research programme. UKAEA's principal mission is to lead the commercial development of fusion power and related technology and position the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy. One project within UKAEA's remit is the STEP programme which is looking to design a commercially viable, compact fusion reactor, collaborating with partners to build a UK prototype by 2040. The first major milestone is for STEP to produce a viable concept design by 2024. The magnet system in STEP, which confines the plasma, will operate at cryogenic temperatures (<30K) and will be exposed to ionising radiation, primarily neutrons and gamma rays. There is a requirement to understand how the magnet materials will behave under these conditions. In order to characterise the behavior of these materials at these temperatures, UKAEA is exploring the feasibility of exposing samples to neutron radiation at cryogenic temperatures and maintaining the samples in a cold chain until analysis. The STEP programme is seeking to understand the potential avenues to acquire this data and seeks responses from the following types of organisations: Organisations with access to a reactor or beamline, with the capacity to irradiate several samples to a fluence of at least 1022 neutrons/m2 in under a year. The expectation is that multiple samples will be irradiated simultaneously, although this is not an absolute requirement if the flux is high enough to still allow several samples to reach the desired fluence in the given timeframe. Organisations with the engineering capacity to design and/or manufacture experimental equipment for insertion of cryogenically cooled samples into a reactor or beamline. Organisations such as test reactor institutes, or engineering companies with access to test institutes.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02baf6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015026-2021
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
42 - Industrial machinery
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
09343000 - Radioactive materials
09344000 - Radio-isotopes
42151000 - Nuclear reactors
71323200 - Plant engineering design services
71335000 - Engineering studies
98113100 - Nuclear safety services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Jul 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Jan 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Matt Burton
- Contact Email
- matt.burton@ukaea.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABINGDON
- Postcode
- OX14 3DB
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
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- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Sandford & the Wittenhams
- Westminster Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
Further Information
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