VULCANS (the Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems) is a multi-year Research & Development project aiming to help develop very small nuclear power systems to support sensors and propulsion in space and in other remote and challenging environments.
key details
| Status | complete |
|---|---|
| Category (CPV) | 51000000 +5 more |
| Procedure | limited |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-02edfc |
Award
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Nuclear Laboratory | · | · | active |
description
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. |
notice history
1 notice published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2021 | Contract award notice (F03) | Earlier regulations | 026255-2021 |
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