Laser Induced Desorption System for Measuring First Wall Retention in STEP
What the buyer wrote
UK Fusion Energy Ltd (UKFE) is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake the concept design of a system capable of in-situ quantification of tritium retention within plasma-facing (first wall) materials for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme. STEP is the UK's flagship fusion energy programme, sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and aims to design and construct the UK's first prototype fusion power plant capable of demonstrating net energy production, fuel self-sufficiency and a viable route to plant maintenance. UKFE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), is responsible for delivering the …
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- What the buyer calls it
- Laser Induced Desorption System for Measuring First Wall Retention in STEP
- How they are buying
- Advertised, open to anyoneAny supplier could bid without being invited first.
- Work starts
- 7 Oct 2026
- Work ends
- 31 Mar 2027
- Where
- in the South East
Who the buyer named
Operational Procurement was the named contact on this notice.