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UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY has floated a tender for FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY OF ROBOT SYSTEMS FOR AN AUTOMATED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE TEST UNIT. The project location is United Kingdom and the tender is closing on 17 May 2019. The tender notice number is , while the TOT Ref Number is 32345042. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Procurement Summary

Country : United Kingdom

Summary : FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY OF ROBOT SYSTEMS FOR AN AUTOMATED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE TEST UNIT

Deadline : 17 May 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 32345042

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
Culham Science Centre,
Abingdon,
OX14 3DB,
ENG
Contact name : Vincent Tsang
Telephone : +44 1235466444
United Kingdom
Email :vincent.tsang@ukaea.uk

Tender Details

FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY OF ROBOT SYSTEMS FOR AN AUTOMATED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE TEST UNIT

Description : Working as part of the EUROfusion consortium, UKAEA's (the Purchaser's) remote handling centre: RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments) is currently involved in a project to develop a concept design for the Remote Maintenance (RM) system for DEMO (Demonstration Fusion Power Plant).

Given the large number of maintenance operations that will need to be carried out remotely and the many years between maintenance shutdowns, there is a strong motivation to automate many of the tasks to reduce both timescales and the need to maintain the skill base between shutdowns.

It is therefore necessary to research the application of automated robotics to fusion relevant challenges. Some subject areas that are expected to require development include:

• Localisation of robotic systems deployed to arbitrary reactor locations

• Automated maintenance for complex geometries (e.g. pipe nest)

• Identification of individual components and recognition of deviations in their condition

• Accessing concealed systems

• Automated decontamination and swabbing of complex geometries.

To further this development an Automated Inspection and Maintenance Test Unit (AIM-TU) is being developed. This unit will provide researchers with an experimental platform on which to develop solutions for future fusion power plants. It will consist of 2 robotic arms on rails (with supplementary tooling) and a variety of represent...

Closing Date : 17 May 2019

Value of contract : £180k