Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Contact
Matt Burton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
National registration number
N/A
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Cryogenic Irradiation of Superconductors
Reference number
44831
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71335000 - Engineering studies
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short 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.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2021/S 000-013187
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.2) Other additional information
Completion date for supplier questionnaire extended to 13-7-21.
Encryption removed from supplier questionnaire.