# Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems VULCANS

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Business Energy and Industrial Strategy.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Business Energy and Industrial Strategy](/buyers/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED](/suppliers/national-nuclear-laboratory/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £883,000
- Tender value: £883,000
- Award date: 8 October 2021
- Published: 26 October 2021
- Contract start: 11 October 2021
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8fc2130e-cced-4b7c-ab8a-14eec49fdcce-480111
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-846abde3-a8f3-47c3-8ec6-3371cda5d179

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fc2130e-cced-4b7c-ab8a-14eec49fdcce-480111)