DALLAS, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
(NYSE:J) was selected by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy
Authority (UKAEA) to support research into nuclear fusion and
related technologies. Under the Engineering, Design and Build
Framework for Electrical Assemblies, Jacobs will support UKAEA's
research and development work in the Remote Applications in
Challenging Environments (RACE) facility at Culham Science
Centre in Oxfordshire,
England.
UKAEA is working to turn the process that powers the sun into
carbon-free, safe and abundant electricity for a cleaner planet.
Replicating the nuclear reaction that powers the sun could provide
low-carbon electricity for millennia to come.
Work will include engineering design and installation of control
panels, safety interlock panels, and wiring looms for a control
cubicle to support the testing of a new range of actuators being
developed by UKAEA. Jacobs' teams will design and build assemblies
at the company's manufacturing, fabrication and welding facility in
Barton, Lincolnshire, U.K., with
final commissioning and handover at the client's site.
Jacobs was also awarded a contract under the UKAEA's Engineering
Design Services Framework to provide technical and specialist
nuclear services across a broad portfolio of fusion-related
programs.
"We're combining our extensive experience of designing
components for nuclear fusion research with our technical
capability to turn those designs into the finished article,
leveraging our in-house manufacturing facilities," said Jacobs
Critical Mission Solutions International Senior Vice President
Clive White. "This strong linkage
between design and project execution improves project outcomes for
our clients."
UKAEA is responsible for a wide range of nuclear fusion research
including the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP),
a program to design and build the world's first compact fusion
reactor by 2040.
UKAEA Head of Procurement Paula Barham said: "These frameworks
bring exciting opportunities for UKAEA to work collaboratively with
the supply chain and maximize the potential value within those
relationships. This is vital to UKAEA succeeding and positioning
the U.K. as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy."
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