Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/06/2019
External Reference: e9003b3a-5df0-486d-95f5-826382b0d82d
Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/06/2019
External Reference: e9003b3a-5df0-486d-95f5-826382b0d82d
Official name: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Url: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Address line 1: Culham Science Centre
Town: Abingdon
Postal Code: OX14 3DB
Country: England
Contact person: Rob Harries-Harris
E-mail: Rob.harries-harris@ukaea.uk
Phone: +44 1235468035
Title attributed to the contract: STEP Plasma Modelling
Description:
The UKAEA aims to establish a national programme that will explore the options, challenges and solutions for accelerating the delivery of fusion power through the development of a compact reactor, the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The programme will cover every aspect of designing a fusion reactor, including plasma performance and plasma control for steady-state operation. UKAEA invites expressions of interest from research organisations capable of carrying out plasma modelling for STEP. Specifically, modelling is required in the following areas: • First principles-based (gyrokinetic) simulations of turbulence and the associated plasma turbulence in the plasma core and pedestal. • Simulations of turbulence in the scrape-off layer (SOL). • Simulations of non-inductive plasma start-up and non-inductive current drive using waves in the electron cyclotron range of frequencies. The framework will have an initial duration of 1 year, extendable on an annual basis for a maximum of 5 years in aggregate
Additional data
User / Company
Awarded Date: 18/05/2019
Awarded Value:
1,500,000.00
Contract start date: 11/06/2019
Contract end date: 31/03/2020