Energy-efficiency consultancy services

Tender description

This procurement is for Phase 2 of the advanced reactor design work area which is part of the 180 000 000 GBP Nuclear Innovation Programme (NIP).This work builds upon the work undertaken in the previous phases and contributes to meeting the objectives of the NIP. The programme is expected to deliver the following benefits: — enhanced designs, increased productivity and a step change in the way that nuclear design, development and construction programmes are delivered, — increased and widespread uptake of modern digital engineering practices within the UK nuclear industry for the design of future reactor systems, — improved understanding and safety of through life performance of reactor components, — a greater predictive modelling capability and understanding of passive safety arguments, — facilitate extended UK participation in associated international activities in designing of future reactor systems. Nuclear Virtual Engineering Capability (NVEC) Phase 2 (Lot 1) Building on the work conducted in Phase 1, the aims are to: 1) Establish a network of existing UK wide facilities for virtual engineering which enables face-to-face and remote collaboration; 2) Establish a NVEC and the production of an enduring operating model. Verification Innovation (Lot 1) The aims are to: 1) Enable improved measurement techniques and validation of higher fidelity models; 2) Implement methods to manage “big data”. Thermal Hydraulics Model Development Phase 2 (Lot 2) Building on the work conducted in Phase 1, the aims are to: 1) Provide a greater predictive modelling capability and understanding of passive safety arguments; 2) Develop capability for the UK modelling and simulation workforce.