Published date: 12 January 2023
Last edited date: 19 January 2023
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, British Oversea Territories, Europe, Rest of the World
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
20230112121135-72814
Published date
12 January 2023
Closing date
27 February 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
3 April 2023
Contract end date
29 March 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Working with the STEP programme, the Control Systems Integration (CSI) work area is looking to support these ambitions by developing its knowledge of the necessary plant control systems and potential requirements of a Fusion Power Plant (FPP). As part of this, there is significant challenge in providing the necessary sensors for the control and monitoring of the plasma relevant aspects of the power plant. This specifically relates to the sensors and associated equipment required to operate within the harsh environment in and around the fusion machine (tokamak) itself. With the greatest risk being around the ability to provide the necessary measurements within a radiative environment.
Given that the greatest challenge will be in the measurement systems being able to meet performance requirements under irradiation, the identification of alternative ways to measure the required parameters is of interest to the STEP Programme.
Measurement systems undergo performance losses and eventual failure under irradiation which results in the inability to meet the requirements of control systems functions - both safety and commercial.
A traditional solution for overcoming challenges to radiation is to develop radiation hard technologies. For applications to a fusion power plant, there is a concern that the development of a radiation tolerant/hard technology will not be enough, and so alternative approaches should be considered.
This work should aim to identify novel approaches and solutions to this problem - it is essential a solution is found to enable commercial viability of fusion energy power plants.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Jo Davies
Address
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG
Telephone
+44 1235467082
Website
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
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