Provision of Provision of a Graphite Technical Advisory Committee (GTAC) and Research in the Area of Nuclear Graphite Structural Integrity for the Office for Nuclear Regulation
This is a large award for Research & Development — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,405 valued Research & Development tenders in our corpus.
BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT The four remaining graphite moderated Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor (AGR) power stations represent a technology unique to the UK.
Together they account for the large majority of the electricity generated by nuclear power within the UK.
The AGRs commenced operation between 1978 and 1988 and are now experiencing ageing and obsolescence issues.
The licensee, EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (EDF), wishes to operate the reactors for as long as they are safe and economic to run.
As well as dealing with the physical ageing, there is a need for continuity of knowledge and experience that is faced both by ONR and the licensee.
The use of graphite as a moderator and carbon dioxide as a coolant has led to two significant technical issues that potentially challenge the essential safety functions of the core.
These issues are graphite dimensional change and graphite oxid…
What the supplier must deliver
O The support provided by these contracts
o The support provided by these contracts has proved invaluable to ONR in its regulatory work.
O The current contract is due
o The current contract is due to end in January 2027 and ONR is seeking to put in place a new two year contract, for the provision of support services in this area.
The scope of services outlined in this
The scope of services outlined in this specification covers the initial two-year contract period, work is expected to commence in January 2027.
Any required ongoing support and associated costs
Any required ongoing support and associated costs for further years will be agreed in advance, prior to commencement of any extension.
Therefore, it should be assumed that
Therefore, it should be assumed that the resources needed to deliver the required work under this contract will be approximately:.
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