# STEP WP5 - Review of Zirconium Alloy Performance Towards Use In A Nuclear Fusion Environment

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Rolls Royce Power Engineer plc
- Award value: £38,788
- Award date: 27 September 2019
- Published: 3 October 2019
- Contract start: 3 October 2019
- Contract end: 8 January 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 09f923ba-ce8f-4dfa-abf0-3a27439c4612-317448
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4faad602-f648-44fe-bb74-710405f2c210

## Description

UKAEA wishes to appoint a Consultant to produce a report that details the performance of current commercial Zr alloys in a fusion-like environment and critical recommendations on whether these alloys can be used, their limitations and what promising areas of research exist in alloy development towards minimising the shortfalls of current alloys\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09f923ba-ce8f-4dfa-abf0-3a27439c4612-317448)